Community Resources

State of Alaska
​Senior & Disability Services

Our mission is to promote health, well being and safety for individuals with disabilities, seniors and vulnerable adults by facilitating access to quality services and supports that foster independence, personal choice and dignity.

​Community Developmental 
​Disability Grant Program

The Community DD Grant Program (CDDG) addresses the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities for Habilitation, which is the acquisition or maintenance of skills to live with independence and improved capacity, and reduces the need for long-term residential care. Services that a person with a developmental disability (DD) may receive from the Program vary depending upon the person's age and unique needs.

​Home & Community Waiver(s)

Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) waivers allow people who would otherwise need an institutional level of care to live in their home or community and receive the care they need. These "waivers" are approved by the federal government and allow Alaska Medicaid to provide expanded services to people who meet the eligibility criteria for the specific waiver.

Mini Grants

Mini-Grants are a one-time awards made to individuals not to exceed $2,500 per recipient for health and safety needs not covered by grants or other programs, to help beneficiaries attain and maintain healthy and productive lifestyles.

Find a Provider

The State of Alaska Health & Social Services department has created a wonderful provider search tool. You can use it to find providers of Home & Community Based programs as well as PCA services in your area.

Aging & Disability
Resource ​Center

Alaska's ADRCs connect seniors, people with disabilities, and caregivers with long-term services and supports of their choice. The ADRC network serves Alaskans statewide, regardless of age or income level, through regional sites.

​Guardianship Information

After an individual reaches the age of 18 they are their own legal guardian. If you are concerned that someone you know is not able to make well informed decisions in regards to legal, financial, and/or heath matters you may want to consider petitioning for guardianship.

​​TEFRA Medicaid

The Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) is a Medicaid program designed to help children under 19 years old with costs related to their disabilities.
​This covers significant medical, developmental or psychiatric needs. 

State of Alaska 
Adult Protective Services

​Adult Protective Services helps to prevent or stop harm from occurring to vulnerable adults. If you are worried about someone in your community or would like to file a report of harm please click below.

State of Alaska
​Office of Children's Services

The Office of Children’s Services works in partnership with families and communities to support the well-being of Alaska’s children and youth. To learn more or make a report of harm, please click below.

State of Alaska
​​Medicaid

Medicaid, an entitlement program created by the federal government, is the primary public program for financing basic health and long-term care services for low-income Alaskans. Click Below to apply now.

Social Security
​Disability Benefits

What you should know before applying for Social Security Disability Benefits. This is a great resource for those who recently turned 18 or have never applied for Disability through SSA.

​​Infant Learning Program

The Alaska Infant Learning Program is a statewide system of professionals dedicated to serving all Alaskan families with children who are at risk for or experience developmental delay.

​Personal Care Services

​PCA services provide support related to an individual’s activities of daily living (i.e. bathing, dressing, eating) as well as instrumental activities of daily living (i.e. shopping, laundry, light housework). PCA is provided statewide in Alaska through private agencies. The administration of the PCA program is overseen by the PCA Unit of Senior and Disabilities Services, Department of Health and Social Services.

​Traumatic & Acquired Brain
​Injury Program

The traumatic & Acquired Brain Injury program funds non-profit agencies to provide services to individuals who have been diagnosed with Traumatic or Acquired Brain Injury.

​State of Alaska
General Relief Program

General Relief Assistance (GRA) provides for the most basic needs of many Alaskans without the personal resources to meet an emergent need and ineligible for assistance from other programs. GRA is designed to meet the immediate, basic needs of Alaskans facing extreme financial crisis and is a temporary funding source for assisted living home placement.