Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc
Page 0 of 23 Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. (CITC) provided fully integrated services under its 477 Plan for this fiscal year. The integrated services allowed for reduced duplication of services and paperwork, coordination of services and the “one-stop” approach for service delivery. This report will describe the service area and the state of the economy for the region. Next, it will provide a description of how CITC successfully implemented the 477 programs into seamless services, and lastly, share success stories and pictures of 477 participants. Native Population Increase Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. service area is the CIRI Region. As reported in previous year, the region has experienced an increase of Alaska Native population over the last decade. For example, Anchorage alone has experienced an increase of 6,3601 Native People from 2000 to 2010, which is by far the largest increase across the state, and the Matanuska-Susitna Valley experienced an increase of 2,542 Native People from 2000 to 2010. Geographic Description Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc.’s primary service area is the 38,000 square mile CIRI region. The CIRI region includes the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, portions of the Kenai Borough, as well as the Municipality of Anchorage. Located between the Cook Inlet on Alaska’s southcentral coast and the nearby Chugach mountain range, Anchorage has a year-round open water harbor, anchors one end of the Alaska Railroad, and is an air transportation hub for hundreds of smaller communities disconnected from the road system throughout the state. Anchorage is home to 41% of Alaska’s total population[2] and serves as the economic, medical, judicial, transportation, and social service hub of the entire state.
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