What's New

Posted: 2-23-10

Newly built ACCAP House For Sale. Affordably priced for first time homebuyers. Income eligibility requirements. Please click on What's New for further details.

Posted: 8-07-09

SENIOR COMPANION RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD

ACCAP is proud to announce that one of our Senior Companion volunteers won the prestigious “Spirit of Service” Award presented by the Corporation for the National and Community Service. The award was presented to Senior Companion, Sharon Padula at the 2009 National Conference on Volunteering and Service held in San Fransico, CA on June 23rd.

Sharon competed with more than 350 other senior volunteers nominated across the United States and she proudly represented Minnesota, the Senior Companion Program (administered statewide by Lutheran Social Services) and ACCAP!

Sharon volunteered over 1000 hours last year, serving Anoka County seniors as a dedicated Senior Companion, visiting clients weekly, taking them to medical appointments, grocery stores, senior centers/senior dining, etc. She has had a dramatic impact on the lives of her clients and has been an integral part in keeping her clients independent and a part of their community.

Sharon is an excellent example of older adults making a significant difference within our community. CONGRATUALTIONS, SHARON!!!!

Sharon Padula (on the left) holding her National Service Award

Sara Koch (on the right) from the MN Senior Companion Program

Posted: 7-07-08

Build a bridge to a better future!

Find out if you may qualify for public programs that can help stretch your family budget:

Medical Assistance
MinnesotaCare
General Assistance Medical Care
Child Care Assistance
Food Support
Energy Assistance
School Meals
Earned Income Tax Credit
Working Family Tax Credit

Use a computer with an internet connection.
Visit www.bridgetobenefits.org click the start button.
Answer questions about your household and income.
Learn if you or your children may qualify for any of nine public programs.
Find out how and where to apply, print applications and learn more.

Posted: 6-16-08

IF IT STILL WORKS, WHY WASTE IT!

Here's your chance to get a wide variety of gently used items at a great price. In our continuing efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle, Anoka County is pleased to announce our new Surplus Goods online store.
Anyone is welcome to bid on these items. They range from electronics to office furniture, all items are sold "as is" and on a "first come/first serve" basis. By "recycling" these items at reduced cost, the County will also reduce the amount of trash in local landfills.

Please visit us at www.anokacounty.us, click on Departments, click on Finance & Central Services, click on Purchasing, Click on Surplus Goods.

Posted: 3-06-08

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

We would like to invite Head Start parents to come and spend a morning with your

legislators at the state capital to discuss your family's experience with Head Start and

why it is a valued program. For more information contact Kathy (763-783-4361) or

Annie (763-783-4389). Thank you for your help and support of Head Start!

Posted: 11-28-07

Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a special tax benefit for hard working people who earn low and moderate incomes. Child Tax Credit is a federal tax credit worth up to $1,000 for each child under 17 claimed as a dependent on the worker's tax return. These are refunds, meaning families and individuals can get the money if they qualify, even if they owe no income tax. Find out more about it in a two-page flyer here and/or click on the following links:

www.irs.gov/eitc
www.tax-coalition.org
www.unitedway.org

Posted: 10/30/07

Autism Screening For Children In The News

The country's leading pediatricians group, The American Academy of Pediatricians, is urging all children to be screened for autism twice by age 2. ACCAP's numerous children's programs would like all parents to be aware of this. Read about it here.

Posted: 7/24/07

An important change in television broadcasting is coming which will require all analog televisions getting programming "over the air" through an antenna to be plugged into a special television converter to receive digital broadcasts. More information here:

Informational brochure (English)
Informational brochure (Spanish)