Alaska Center for Children & Adults

What Alaska Center for Children & Adults does

Alaska Center for Children & Adults (ACCA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 1946 in Fairbanks, Alaska (originally as Alaska Crippled Children and Adults; renamed in 1998), operating a multi-disciplinary clinical and social-service platform for children and adults with developmental disabilities, mental health needs, and special healthcare requirements across Interior Alaska. Its service portfolio comprises six core lines: (1) the Disability Resource Center (DDRC), delivering state-contracted case management for intellectual and developmental disabilities across the Fairbanks North Star Borough, North Slope Borough, Interior Road System, and Yukon-Koyukuk Region; (2) the Infant Learning Program, the state's Part C IDEA early intervention service for children ages 0–3; (3) Child & Family Wellness, including Ages & Stages developmental screening delivered via the ASQ Online platform and the newer Early Emotional Wellness / Infant-Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) program; (4) Clinical Youth Mental Health Services, a standalone counseling line launched as a distinct program in 2025; (5) a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Diagnostic Team; and (6) a Loan Closet providing low-cost durable medical equipment rental ($10–$80 per transaction). The technical stack is commodity: ASQ Online for screening, Vimeo for media, Google Analytics for web telemetry, with no proprietary platform disclosed.

The operating model is a state-contracted human-services delivery platform, staffed by Speech-Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, developmental therapists, licensed clinical social workers, and behavior analysts. Revenue is assembled from Alaska Division of Senior and Disabilities Services contracts (DDRC, ILP), federal Part C IDEA allocations, Medicaid and private insurance billing for clinical services, private-pay equipment rentals, and charitable contributions. ACCA is accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA) and is the only designated DDRC operator for Interior Alaska, which confers a de facto regional monopoly on state-funded I/DD case management in the region. Heidi Haas has served as Executive Director since 2021, succeeding a period that included the 2019 consolidation of STAR Services into the DDRC.

Name

Alaska Center for Children & Adults

Legal name

ACCA, Inc.

Website

https://alaskacenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Alaska Center for Children & Adults is a Fairbanks-based non-profit (founded 1946) that delivers early intervention, mental health, developmental disability, and FASD diagnostic services to children and adults across Interior Alaska via state-contracted Disability Resource Centers and clinical programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability and Early Intervention Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Early Intervention ABA (Birth–3) (EDAKAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Assistive Technology (AT) & AAC Services (EDAJAKAF)

Keywords

• Early intervention services
• Developmental disabilities support
• Child mental health services
• Adaptive equipment loans
• Disability resource navigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairbanks

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Funding: State and federal funding for early intervention and developmental disabilities services, including Alaska DD Programs
2. Insurance Reimbursement: Private health insurance and public benefits fund early intervention therapy services
3. Equipment Rental Deposits: Refundable deposits for adaptive mobility equipment loans ($15-$80 depending on equipment), with non-refundable $10 cleaning fee. Deposits become donations after 3 months if not returned.
4. Donations: Community donations support the Loan Closet program for adaptive equipment

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ACCA is a nonprofit human services agency that provides early intervention, child and youth mental health, developmental disabilities resource navigation, FASD diagnostic evaluation, and adaptive mobility equipment loan services to children, adults, and families across Interior Alaska. Its core work is delivered through multi-disciplinary clinical teams (speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, developmental therapists, social workers) operating programs such as the Infant Learning Program, DDRC, Child & Family Wellness, and the Loan Closet, with services funded through state and federal grants, insurance, and donations.

Product overview

Alaska Center for Children & Adults (ACCA) operates as a unified service organization offering multiple interconnected programs for individuals with developmental disabilities, delays, and mental health needs. The core programs include the Developmental Disabilities Resource Connection (DDRC) as a central navigation hub for disability services, the Child & Family Wellness Program providing behavioral health and family support services, the Infant Learning Program (ILP) offering early intervention for children birth to three, the Loan Closet providing adaptive equipment loans, the FASD Diagnostic Team for prenatal alcohol exposure evaluations, and Clinical Youth Mental Health Services. These programs work collaboratively to serve individuals across their lifespan regardless of income, with the DDRC serving as a first point of contact that may connect clients to other ACCA programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Developmental Disabilities Resource Connection (DDRC) Serves as a first point of contact to help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families access services through State of Alaska DD Programs, assisting with eligibility applications, mini-grant applications, and DD Waiver care coordination referrals. Serves Fairbanks North Star Borough, North Slope Borough, Interior Road System, and Yukon-Koyukuk Region.
• Infant Learning Program (ILP) Early intervention services for children birth to three years who experience a developmental delay or disability, delivered in family homes and community settings. Includes developmental assessments, Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP), speech, occupational, physical, and developmental therapy, and family support. All evaluation and service coordination services are provided at no cost to families.
• Child & Family Wellness Program Identifies social emotional and parent/child relationship concerns prior to age 17, providing early supports to build positive relationships, including behavioral health services, screening, evaluation, developmental guidance, and community referrals. ACCA has been a leader in the field of Infant Mental Health for more than 20 years.
• Clinical Youth Mental Health Services Clinical mental health services for children and youth ages 9-17 providing screenings, outpatient treatment, counseling, and care coordination with priority given to children with developmental disabilities or limited insurance access. Uses evidence-based practices under guidelines from professional organizations in each provider's field.
• Early Emotional Wellness (Infant Early Childhood Mental Health) Infant Early Childhood Mental Health services focusing on connections between young children (birth to eight) and their caregivers, providing caregiver education and guidance to support emotional regulation, relationship building, and social skills development. Program model is based on the Alaska Infant and Early Childhood Competencies.
• FASD Community Evaluation Service (Fairbanks FASD Diagnostic Team) Multidisciplinary screening and evaluation for children experiencing difficulties related to prenatal exposure to alcohol, including medical evaluation, psychological testing, occupational therapy evaluation, and speech language pathology assessments leading to diagnosis and intervention recommendations.
• Loan Closet Adaptive mobility equipment available for loan to community members, including wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, and canes. Refundable deposits ($15-$80 depending on equipment) with a non-refundable $10 cleaning fee; deposits become donations after 3 months if not returned.

Quantifiable outcome

• All evaluation and service coordination services are provided at no cost to families
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• State of Alaska Developmental Disabilities ProgramscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDDRC serves as the connection point for individuals to access State of Alaska DD Programs, including eligibility determination, resource navigation, and waiver care coordination referrals.
• State of Alaska Department of Health and Social ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAll early intervention team members are credentialed as Early Intervention Specialists by the Alaska DHSS. ILP services are funded through state and federal funding.
• Alaska Department of EducationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransition services coordinated with school districts for children aging out of ILP at age 3, including referrals and appropriate program placements.
• ACCESS AlaskaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReferral partner for adaptive equipment when ACCA Loan Closet does not have specific equipment available. Located in Fairbanks.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AbilityPath: Bay Area nonprofit offering early intervention, therapy, mental health, and adult day services for individuals with developmental disabilities. AbilityPath's integrated birth-through-adulthood service portfolio is structurally similar to ACCA's seven-program model.
• Easterseals: National federation of disability-service nonprofits originally founded as the Easter Seals Society. ACCA itself was founded in 1946 as 'Alaska Crippled Children and Adults' associated with the Easter Seals Society, making Easterseals the closest organizational ancestor and most direct comparable peer in mission, lifespan services, and community-based delivery model.
• The Arc of the United States: National disability advocacy and services organization with a network of state and local chapters serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. ACCA's DDRC program performs a comparable IDD navigation and resource-connection function that mirrors The Arc's chapter-level service model.
• Hope Services: California-based nonprofit providing lifespan services for people with developmental disabilities including early intervention, therapy, mental health, and case management. Hope Services' multi-program structure serving IDD populations across ages is a strong operational analog to ACCA.
• AccessAlaska: Fairbanks-based nonprofit providing independent living, advocacy, and disability services. AccessAlaska operates as a direct referral partner with ACCA on adaptive equipment and shares the same Interior Alaska catchment, making it the most geographically and functionally comparable peer.
• United Cerebral Palsy (UCP): National organization providing direct services, advocacy, and resource navigation for individuals with cerebral palsy and other disabilities across the lifespan. UCP's affiliate-driven service delivery and lifespan programs closely parallel ACCA's birth-through-adulthood model.

Others

• National Disability Institute: National nonprofit focused on financial and economic empowerment for people with disabilities. NDI is a thematically related peer in the disability-services ecosystem, though it operates in a different functional niche than ACCA's clinical service delivery.
• Jewish Family & Children's Services: Multi-program human services nonprofit offering mental health, disability, family support, and senior services. JFCS is thematically comparable as a similarly structured multi-program nonprofit combining mental health and disability services under one organizational umbrella.

Regional players

• Rural Alaska Community Action Program (RurAL CAP): Alaska-based nonprofit providing Head Start, Early Head Start, and family support services across rural Alaska. RurAL CAP is a regional comparable on Alaska-specific community-based human services delivery and early-childhood program infrastructure.
• Easterseals Hawaii: Hawaii-based Easterseals affiliate offering early intervention, therapy, and disability services in a similarly remote, geographically dispersed setting. Comparable to ACCA as a fellow former Easter Seals-affiliated provider serving a non-contiguous, low-population-density region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ACCADisabilityServices
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/acca-alaska-center-for-children-and-adults

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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