Sweet Rivalry
Sweet Rivalry is an annual fundraiser featuring the best of Alaskan desserts. Culinary teams will vie for your vote as you taste incredible creations through the night. Funds raised by this event will help The Arc continue to provide services and programs for Alaskans experiencing intellectual and developmental disabilities.
OUR MISSION
To encourage and celebrate the potential of people who experience disabilities.
SUMMER CLASSES
The Summer Course are available for early registration.
Join The Arc of Anchorage for an array of exciting classes and recreational activities. Spend time with friends, or learn fun things and meet new people!
For 65 years, The Arc of Anchorage has been a family-focused, grassroots organization.
The Arc of Anchorage has a full array of disability services from birth throughout life for Alaskans who experience intellectual and developmental disabilities, behavioral and mental health challenges. We provide choices in disability services that best meet the unique needs of those we serve. We recognize each person has dream and goals, ambitions and interests, as well as aptitudes and abilities apart from the disability they experience.
Our Core Values
Respect – We honor everyone’s heritage, history, experiences and specific personal interests.
Integrity – We do the right thing.
Joy – We seize opportunities to create adventure and fulfillment in all aspects of life.
Our Vision
To be a community that recognizes and embraces people of all abilities.
Latest News
Pick.Click.Give. in 2022! PFD Applications are Due March 31
Are you an Alaskan resident and eligible to apply for the Permanent Dividend Fund this year? Alaska’s Pick.Click.Give. program allows Alaskans to designate any amount of their dividend check to a registered charity in Alaska. The Arc of Anchorage is a non-profit organization in Anchorage serving Alaskans who experience intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health and behavioral...
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Happy New Year From The Arc!
Wishing you and your loved ones a very happy new year filled with joy and hope, and of course,...
New! Housing Options Website Now Available
Are you or someone you know looking for safe and supportive housing options in the Anchorage area...
Have you filed for your Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) mypfd.alaska.gov/ check yet? Don’t forget when you do that you can support The Arc of Anchorage, and other nonprofits you love through Pick.Click.Give! Just click the link above to file!! Only 22 days left!
#PickClickGive #thearcofanchorage #PFD
We have sad news to share. The Mother of the Disability Rights Movement, Judy Heumann, has passed away at the age of 75 years old. She has been involved in creating the Americans with Disability Act in the 1990’s as well in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the Rehabilitation Act. The Arc of Anchorage will truly miss her and her advocacy movements she has made in our community. To read more about her work and life, please visit the article below.
Judy Heumann, disability rights activist, dies at age 75
apnews.com
WASHINGTON (AP) — Judy Heumann, a renowned activist who helped secure legislation protecting the rights of disabled people, has died at age 75. The news of her passing on Saturday in Washington, D.C...
Have you filed for your Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) mypfd.alaska.gov/ check yet? Don’t forget when you do that you can support The Arc of Anchorage, and other nonprofits you love through Pick.Click.Give! Just click the link above to file!! Only 30 days left!
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Get ready for Alaska's wackiest race - The Running of the Reindeer is coming to 4th Avenue! This Saturday March 4th at 4pm! This year's T-Shirt is a perfect Rondy edition to your collection.
This year's event is bigger and better than ever, with four different "herds" racing to outrun the reindeer. Join KWHL 106.5 and Fur Rondy for the 15th Annual Running of the Reindeer, a fundraiser for Toys for Tots. It's a race you won't want to miss! Register online now for just $35 per person or print your registration form from our website. Day-of registration is also available from noon to 4 pm at the Dena'ina Center.
Thank you to KWHL Alaska's Rock, Alaska Communications and Alaska USA FCU.
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Next week February 20-24/2023 the below High Schools will be having an Interscholastic Challenge to see who can donate the most clothing items. The Arc of Anchorage looks forward to seeing which High School will receive the most donated items. You are welcome to join, support and fill up The Arc of Anchorage donation bins at these locations. Please see flyer below for exact bin locations. For any questions, please see contact information below.
#westanchoragehighschool #chugiakhighschool #servicehighschool #bartletthighschool #southhighschool #donation #clothesdonation #TheArc
Today, we celebrate Elizabeth Peratrovich. She was a civil rights activist, the grand president of the Alaska Native Sisterhood, and influential to many.
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Purchase tickets here: sweetrivalry.com/
Sweet Rivalry is an annual event that raises funds for The Arc of Anchorage to continue its work in providing services and programs that benefit Alaskans who experience intellectual and developmental disabilities. Alaskans’ culinary teams will battle head-to-head in our live dessert course competition, featuring teams vying for your vote as you taste their exclusive dessert creations served during out ultimate dessert course.
Have you filed for your Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) mypfd.alaska.gov/ check yet? Don’t forget when you do that you can support The Arc of Anchorage, and other nonprofits you love through Pick.Click.Give! Just click the link above to file!! Only 45 days left!