ASAP / ATAP
The Athabascan Self-Sufficency Assistance Partnership Program (ASAP) serves all families in which the head of the household is Alaska
Native or American Indian. The goal of the ASAP program is to strengthen individuals, their families and their communities
by increasing their capacities to support each other through meaningful work and employment,
and to develop local resources and jobs to decrease dependency on cash assistance programs.
Services provided by the ASAP program include case management, on-the-job training, short
term job training, counseling and skill building, help with child care expenses, referrals for paid
employment, referrals for community work services, structured job search to teach specific job
search skills, transitional services including child care assistance and post-employment services,
GED or high school instruction, vocational training, and higher education.
The Alaska Temporary Assistance Program (ATAP) provides cash assistance and work services to low-income families with children to help them with basic needs while they work toward becoming self-sufficient. This program is provided under the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant.
The ASAP/ATAP Department also administers Denali KidCare, Medicaid, Food Stamps, WIC - Welfare Assistance and TCC Child Care Assistance programs.
Phone: 907.662.2581, ext. 108