Native American Indian Assistance Programs
Bandon, Oregon; Reno, Nevada; Seattle, Washington
Tammy Van, Director Tammy Van, Director Seven Fires Foundation is a 501(c )(3), tax exempt, nonprofit organization, with headquarters in Bandon, Oregon and satellite offices in Reno, Nevada and Seattle, WA. Our primary mission is to help preserve the ancient traditions for the generations to come. A part of this mission is to foster programs that are working to revitalize traditional teachings. These programs provide educational opportunities but do not provide the basic needs of the students. This is where Seven Fires Foundation is able to help by providing supportive services to the children and Elders. To find out how we are helping visit our Children and Elders pages. You can join Seven Fires Foundation in raising support by contacting our Director at Director 7 Fires Email or by visiting our contact page.
Friends of Pine Ridge Reservation
Friends of Pine Ridge Reservation is made up of individuals from across the globe who are interested in lending a hand to many reservation organizations in need and you are invited to peruse this site for some you would like to assist. As you wander through these pages you'll find these organizations' specific needs and where to send them so they go straight to the places that need help. Supports many social service type organizations and schools on Pine Ridge Reservation.Registered British Non-Profit
Brenda Alpin, Director Brenda Alpin, Director Assistance programs for Pine Ridge including heat assistance and travel as well as an ambulance project.
Fort Collins, Colorado MISSION STATEMENT Pathways to Spirit is a non-profit, all volunteer organization dedicated to the provision of material assistance to and cultural preservation of Native Americans on the reservations of South Dakota and along the Front Range of Colorado. Pathways seeks the easing of the effects of poverty, the reduction of discrimination, and the transmission of Native American languages and way of life across generations. The organization pursues this mission through direct provision of goods and services, education and training, and evolving partnerships with other organizations. Pathways to Spirit was founded in October of 1996, after traveling to the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Our concern and compassion led us to begin loading pick up trucks with neighborhood donations. One year later we purchased a 48 foot semi-trailer. Since then we have expanded our work to include programs to assist with housing, utilities, basic needs for all ages, and other projects. Carmeen Klausner, Director Carmeen Klausner, Director Numerous assistance programs for Pine Ridge and Rosebud including clothing, heat, mobile homes, and a new children's library and museum for the Porcupine District of Pine Ridge
Pathways to Spirit - Listing of Programs for the People
J. Porter Selman J. Porter Selman Please visit the Web of Life website for more information. WOLE also works in conjunction with the Native Indian Heritage Association (NIHO). WOLE has entered into a partnership with the Native Indian Heritage Organization [NIHO] on the Rosebud Reservation. Together we have built a Free Store for people to acquire the needed clothing, school supplies, and winter coats, food and anything else we can find that is needed. We also provide heating assistance for the Elders in the winter. The contact information is as follows: Pokey Stover
Native Indian Heritage Organization
First site south of the Old Rosebud Dump Site on BIA 1 Rosebud, S.D. 57570
( 605 ) 747 - 4744 M. - F. 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Pine Ridge Reservation Helping Hands
THE NEEDS OF OUR PEOPLE ARE MANY: -Good clean used clothing and shoes -Personal items (tooth paste, tooth brush, comb, brush, hair accessories, shampoo, conditioner, bath soap) -Bath towels and washcloths -Bedding (sheets and blankets) -Dish soap -Laundry soap -Used furniture( dressers, beds chair and table, couch) -Toilet paper -School supplies (notebooks, pens, pencils, erasers, colored pencils, markers, rulers, glue sticks, pencil sharpeners, folders, crayons) -Cooking skillets and pans -Non-perishable foods -Craft items -We collect toys, coloring books, stuffed animals and anything that is approiate for children of K to 8th grade ages. We save these items and give them away each Christmas to the children in the schools. -Help with propane (check or money order made out to Midwest Coop) -Help with food ( Wal-Mart gift cards) As you can see the needs are many, but when you live on such a fixed income and barely have enough money to make ends meet, there is none left for the other things in life. This is where our internet friends and we help out.American Indian Youth Running Strong
We're raising the standard of living and self-esteem of Indian reservation children. Teaching traditional and contemporary life skills, healthy lifestyles and respect for Mother Earth. Billy Mills, National Spokesperson. Why do we exist? American Indian Youth Running Strong® exists to combat the dire conditions present on so many American Indian reservations. Too many American Indians are living desperate lives of poverty. Unemployment rates that exceed 85% are common on many reservations. These impoverished conditions beget serious problems: pathetic housing, poor health (high rates of diabetes, for example), and the highest incidence of death due to alcoholism, accidents and disease in the U.S. As a New York Times (June 11, 1997) article put it: “A visit to Pine Ridge (Indian Reservation) is a striking reminder that most reservations remain places of bone-crushing poverty.” Unfortunately, almost 10 years later, that statement is still true. What have you accomplished? We are a small, proactive hands-on charitable organization with a staff of six, Indians and non-Indians alike, working directly at the grassroots level with those people who are trying, often with little or no financial means, to make a positive change in their community. With the guidance and leadership of our National Spokesperson, Olympic Champion and former U.S. Marine Captain, Billy Mills, we work with them as a support network to provide funding, volunteers, or the expertise necessary to accomplish their goals. We are very successful and have an excellent reputation on the over twenty reservations we work on. For those Indians working in the field, our support has often meant the difference between success and despair. For a comprehensive list of our many accomplishments each year, please write or email us to request our Annual Report and audit report. Every single dollar that we receive is accounted for and every grant we make is detailed. "We're raising the standard of living and self-esteem of Indian reservation children. Teaching traditional and contemporary life skills, healthy lifestyles and respect for Mother Earth" - Billy Mills, National Spokesperson.Sundog's Warriors Helping Hands
The first goal is to help elders and they hope to bring in as much firewood as possible to prepare for the cold winters. They are also making ramps at the homes of elders who need them to become more mobile and independent; preparing a boarding type of home, for the homeless and are involved in other ongoing projects on the reservation.If you have or know of an agency or group which is non-profit and he lps the elders, families and children with such things, as heat and electricity assistance, food, clothing, essentials, etc., please contact Me and I will add it to the list. Please provide all necessary information in your email, which you want included in your groups' description and information.
A special thank you to the people for provided this beginning list of groups and agencies who are helping people in need.
Please note, while these helping organizations have been highly recommended, it is always a good idea to write to them directly with any questions you may have.
Last updated on November 1 3, 2007