Rural Alaska Community Action Program

RurAL CAP Vision: Healthy People, Sustainable Communities, Vibrant Cultures

The Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc. (RurAL CAP),founded in 1965, is a private, statewide, nonprofit organization working to improve the quality of life for low-income Alaskans.

Governed by a 24-member Board of Directors representing every region of the state, RurAL CAP is one of the largest and most diversified nonprofit organizations in Alaska.

In fiscal year 2014, RurAL CAP employed 752 Alaskans in 65 communities statewide. RurAL CAP recognizes the unique values and way of life of rural Alaskans. It plans its activities with input from and respect for the people it serves. It follows the belief that rural Alaskan communities have the right to maintain their cultural heritage and close relationship to the land while protecting their economic and human potential.