RurAL CAP will host two upcoming Digital Storytelling Training Workshops in Anchorage, Alaska on the following dates:
May 22-24, 2012
June 19-21, 2012

Digital Storytelling is a form of storytelling combining pictures, music and a narrative (your story)….

The Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc. (RurAL CAP) is looking for participants who have a story to share on the topic of Sexual Health or HIV (those living with HIV, or family, friends or even people that don’t know anyone, but have a story to share).

These stories will be used by RurAL CAP for educational purposes. This will also be an opportunity for you to share your story. If you are interested in being part of a class or a retreat please contact us at the information below. Travel Scholarships are available!

For more information, please contact Project Coordinator Michelle Gonzalez at mgonzalez@ruralcap.com, (907) 865-7360 or toll free in Alaska at (800) 478-7227, ext. 7360.

The Spring 2012 issue of RurAL CAP's Village Voices newsletter highlights information about a message of thanks, wealth and income inequality in our nation, Fort Yukon biomass project, teacher recruitment in rural Alaska and family safety tips.

About the Village Voices
RurAL CAP's Village Voices is a quarterly, statewide newspaper that reports from places as diverse as White Mountain in Norton Sound to Tazlina in Copper River. In every issue, RurAL CAP's Village Voices documents village life, tribal leaders, and the work of tribal governments around the state. Village success stories have always been the newsletter's priority. By publishing the accomplishments and achievements of Alaska's indigenous people, RurAL CAP's Village Voices continues to inspire and educate its readers on Native cultures and values.

Submit a Photo
Please continue to send photos of special events and activities in your community of fishing, berry picking, summer construction or other employment opportunity and community improvement projects, Elders, youth, scenery from your community, cultural activities, etc.

SAVE THE DATE!
May 28 - June 1, 2012
Dillingham, Alaska

Online registration is open now!
The Annual Rural Providers' Conference (RPC) will be held in Dillingham, Alaska, beginning Monday, May 28, 2012 with opening ceremonies and concluding on Friday, June 1, 2012 with a staking ceremony. The Bristol Bay Native Association (BBNA) is pleased to co-sponsor the conference with RurAL CAP. The 2012 RPC theme is "Wellness:  Our Circle of Life."

Click here to register online or learn more about the conference or click here to download a registration packet. Registration fees are $85 for adults and $45 for youth (ages 13-18). You may also download the registration packet below. Exhibitors may also sign up for tables at the RPC by filling out the form below and sending in a $30 registration fee.

A limited amount of table space is available for display, sale, and demonstration of cultural arts and crafts, or display of agency services information. There is no fee for local individuals’ craft sales. The exhibit fee is $30. Contact Bridget McCleskey at RurAL CAP at (907) 694-5321 or (800) 478-7227 for an application, or download one from the Eventbrite RPC registration page at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2761272039.  Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis.

The conference will be held at the Dillingham Middle and High Schools - a central location in Dillingham.  The Bristol Inn is offering discounts for the conference - (907) 842-2240 or (800) 764-9704 in-state toll-free. The Peter Pan bunkhouse is also available, as well as other hotels and Bed and Breakfast options - please contact Joyce Armstrong to find out more (contact information below). To learn more about past RPC events, click here and download previous year summaries.

[Anchorage – April 4, 2012] - The Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc. (RurAL CAP) is eligible to win up to $35,000 from the Starbucks Foundation through the Vote.Give.Grow. campaign during the month of April, 2012. One of only four charities in Starbucks' Alaska promotion, RurAL CAP will receive at least $10,000, with the possibility of earning up to $35,000 by receiving the most online votes this April.

Follow these steps to vote for RurAL CAP:
1.  Go to www.starbucks.com/votegivegrow.
2.  Turn your Starbucks Card into a Community Card by registering it and signing in. If you don’t have a Starbucks Card you can buy one on the site through eGift or at a Starbucks location.
3.  Vote for Rural Alaska Community Action Program.
4.  Come back and vote each week for the remainder of April. Each participant has four eligible votes representing one vote each week.

Please vote for RurAL CAP and mobilize friends, family, and coworkers to do the same. You can share your vote through Facebook and Twitter directly from the Starbucks voting page. This award will allow RurAL CAP to place resources where they are needed most in our local communities.

Thank you for your on-going interest and support as we work to improve the quality of life for low-income Alaskans. Your participation in Vote.Give.Grow. helps provide nutritious meals, affordable housing, reducing energy burden and weatherization services to families and children throughout Alaska.

RurAL CAP, a statewide, 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, has been working to improve the quality of life for low-income Alaskans since 1965.

RurAL CAP's Anchorage Assistance Weatherization Program is accepting application for weatherization services in the Municipality of Anchorage. Homeowners or renters may qualify for weatherization assistance for homes, apartments or manufactured homes.

Whether you rent or own your home...
Weatherization

• Determines the cause of drafts and heat loss in your home
• Offers energy tips to help you reduce costs.
• Improves warmth, safety, health and comfort through long cold winters
• Specializes in heating system test and tune, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, air sealing and insulation upgrades

Eligibility Income Guidelines

Effective 6/23/2011

RurAL CAP’s rural weatherization program was recently featured on WxTV, an educational project that produces videos of weatherization techniques and adventures. The project is sponsored in part by the National Community Action Program (NCAF). The latest posting features RurAL CAP’s weatherization project in Goodnews Bay, Alaska in 2011.

Click here for a link to the video!

Learn more about RurAL CAP’s weatherization program by clicking here.