Being a parent can be great fun, with many opportunities for love and excitement. It also brings challenges and hard work. Building a coalition of support for your family and knowing where to go for help when needed is important for you and your children.

Resources identified here are Alaska based and can help you address your needs.

Child Care Connection
Child Care Resource and Referral agency that has served South Central Alaska since 1986.
www.childcareconnection.org/

Child Care Assistance Benefits
This web site will help families determine the possibility that they may be eligible for Child Care Benefits. It includes an online calculator for determining the possible level of assistance. www.hss.state.ak.us/dpa/programs/ccare.

Municipality of Anchorage
For information on Child Care and regulation compliance history on individual licensed centers go to http://hhs.muni.org/childcare. Call 343-4758 for information on the compliance history for licensed Family Child Care Homes.

Approved Child Care Homes in Anchorage are regulated by this office
http://hss.state.ak.us/dpa/programs/ccare.

Child Health
Denali KidCare
Call 269-6529 in Anchorage or 1-888-318-8890 outside of Anchorage for an application. Applications can also be downloaded at: http://hss.state.ak.us/dhcs/DenaliKidCare.

Education
Alaska PTA
Supporting Children and Youth in Schools.
www.alaskapta.org/

Best Beginnings
Supports early learning and literacy.
http://www.bestbeginningsalaska.org/

State of Alaska
Department of Education and Early Development
www.eed.state.ak.us

Southeast Alaskan Families
If you have children between birth and 8 years old and live in the Southeast, this is a great resource for you.
http://www.southeastfamilies.org/

Special Needs Children and Families
Stone Soup Group
Supporting families who care for children with special health needs.
www.stonesoupgroup.org/