Alaska Family Leadership Opportunities for FELT Graduates
Congratulations on completing the Alaska Family Engagement and Leadership Training (FELT)!
You’ve built real skills in advocacy and leadership—this page is here to help you put them to work. Below you’ll find organizations, committees, and leadership opportunities across Alaska where you can keep showing up for children, families, and communities.
Opportunities are organized by region and by type, so you can find what fits where you live and what you’re passionate about. Know of something that should be on this list? Email us at contact@a2p2.org.
- Know someone who would be interested in the Alaska Family Engagement and Leadership Training (FELT)? Encourage them to apply!
Statewide Opportunities
- Alaska Early Childhood Network (ECN)
- Alaska Early Childhood Coordinating Council (AECCC)
- Pyramid Model State Leadership Team (parent member)
- Governor’s Council on Disabilities and Special Education
- Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell)
- Alaska Association of School Boards
Tribal Leadership Opportunities
- Tribal Councils
- Village Councils
- Tribal Education Programs
- Tribal Health Organization Advisory Groups
- Tribal Family Wellness Committees
- Tribal Youth and Family Leadership Programs
School and Education Opportunities
- Parent Teacher Associations (PTA/PTO)
- School Improvement Teams
- Parent Advisory Committees
- Special Education Parent Advisory Councils (SEPAC)
- Title I Parent Committees
- Indian Education Parent Committees
Early Childhood Programs
- Head Start Policy Councils
- Early Head Start Parent Committees
- Parents as Teachers (PAT) Community Advisory Board (CAB)
- Infant Learning Program (ILP) Family Advisory Committees
- Child Care Program Parent Advisory Groups
- Learn & Grow Family Engagement Activities
Health and Family Support Opportunities
- Maternal and Child Health Advisory Groups
- Behavioral Health Advisory Committees
- Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Initiatives
- Community Prevention and Wellness Coalitions
Region-Specific Opportunities
Anchorage region
- Best Beginnings
- Anchorage School District Parent Committees
- Anchorage School District Special Education Advisory Council
- Anchorage School District Indian Education Parent Committee
- Stone Soup Group
- Anchorage community and neighborhood coalitions
- Cool Inlet Native Head Start
- Kids Corps, Inc.
- Anchorage School District Preschool and Family Engagement Programs
- RurAL CAP Head Starts/Parents as Teachers (PAT) Community Advisory Board (CAB)
- Clare Swan Early Head Start/Child Care Partnerships
Mat-Su Region
- Mat-Su Health Foundation
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District Committees
- Parent Advisory Groups
- Community Wellness Coalitions
- CCS Head Start/Parents as Teachers (PAT) CAB
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough
South Central Region
Prince William Sound Region
Arctic and Northwest Region
- Norton Sound Health Corporation (NSHC)
- Maniilaq Association
- Regional Wellness Coalitions
- Family Leadership Committees
- Kawerak Head Start
- Council of Athabascan Tribal Government
Southwest Region
- Bristol Bay Native Association (BBNA)
- Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC)
- Regional Tribal Family Advisory Groups
- Community Wellness Committees
- Bristol Bay Native Association (BBNA)Head Start
- Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) Head Start
Aleutian Pribilof Region
Interior Region
- Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Committees
- Resource Center for Parents and Children (RCPC)
- Community Early Childhood Coalitions
- Family and Wellness Advisory Groups
- Fairbanks Native Association Head Start (FNA)
- ThivAlaska Head Start
- Tanana Chiefs Conference Head Start
Southeast Region
- Tlingit & Haida Head Start
- Southeast Childhood Collective Head Start/Parents as Teachers CAB
- Juneau School District Committees
- Metlkatla Indian Head Start
- Community Early Childhood Partnerships
- Family and Wellness Coalitions