Partnership With Native Americans

I've been partnering with PWNA for around 3 years, and they never cease to amaze me. Not only are they professional, yet approachable, but they provide superb customer service. They take the time to listen to our needs, and ask what works and what doesn't work for us. Every staff I've ever encountered have been polite, friendly and willing to go the extra mile to help out.

I work as a Coordinator at the Turtle Mountain Home Visiting program. We have worked with PWNA for over 8 years. We love the items that this organization provides to our clients. The items that are given to our clients help alleviate the cost of having to purchase it themselves. The cost of everything is rising and it makes it hard for some families to purchase these items on their own. All the staff are great to work and the items we receive are always very much appreciated. Thank you for everything that you have done for us!

Partnerships with Native Americans touches so many native people across their service area, improving our ability to be prepared for any disaster or emergency situation that arises. Most of my state (South Dakota) is rural and access to emergency response services is slower here than anywhere simply due to our rural area. Training and services provided by PWNA will assist my family and local community. I feel like we have become a family, striving to better prepare each other for anything that comes our way. The resources they provide are a great asset to our community but the support that goes along with those resources is invaluable. The staff are so very informative and helpful in every aspect of the organization. Knowledge, commitment and compassion makes the difference in how PWNA touches our people.
Here are some of the outstanding services and issues which I have had the opportunity to participate in with PWNA.
Emergency Preparedness activities
CERT Training- we had approximately 87 people from our reservation communities take this training
CPR/First Aid/AED- In my home community, we will have 6 people trained and ready to assist our local families
FEMA Training in the Tribal Curriculum Courses-our tribal and departmental leaders were able to take the course and gain the skills we need to become part of the overall NIMS.
Emergency Manager Convening’s -native emergency managers and teams are a little different than non native teams, we have distinct needs, PWNA knows this and helps us come together. Youth Mental Health First Aid-all communities need this training - today our youth are vulnerable and they need help, Video for Get and Go Emergency Kit-we planned, developed and filmed this with the intent of reaching the Lakota Nation and hopefully more native communities all with the support and leadership from PWNA
There are so many other PWNA events and trainings I have collaborated with and attended: Leadership Development, Four Directions Alumni activities – Thunder Valley Liberation Summit, Strategic Planning and Asset Mapping, Supporting conference attendance (Regional Tribal Emergency Management Summit, SDEMA, EOM and SDDOH State Conference), CIP – Community Investment Projects, Animal Welfare grants, Food Sovereignty grants. I just cannot show my gratitude for PWNA more - they have touched me, my family, my community and my tribe.

I am a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa in North Dakota and I also volunteer and run a food pantry in Dunseith North Dakota named the Heart of the Turtle Mountain Food Pantry. We have been a partner with PWNA going on a year now and they have been amazing with product assistance and household necessities which the people in our area desperately need!! We wouldn't be able to help as much as we are able to without PWNA assisting us. We love working with them!!

What an incredible team!! PWNA has provided extensive wraparound support for our tribal community, including impactful investment into our food sovereignty and emergency preparedness. Additional support has been provided for conference attendance to help grow our networks and capabilities. Other initiatives include several health and safety training options such as mental health first aid. PWNA is such a joy to experience, bringing our communities resources and hope!

The supplies that PWNA has donated to the Turtle Mountain Recovery Center has been very impactful for our clients. Many of our clients need assistance with basic care items and PWNA was able to provide these types of items which included shampoo, conditioner, lotion, deodorant, laundry soap, clothing, and so much more. The clients are very excited to receive items that they may not be able to afford on their own. PWNA is very easy to work with and look forward to partnering with them for years to come.

I am not sure what I would do without the wonderful help that our school receives from Partnership With Native Americans. This program has helped our school and the community that we services in more ways that I can explain. Partnership With Native Americans has allowed our school to help others that are in need of critical resources that they can not afford. When we distribute the items during our family nights we see the smiles that it puts on families that are having a hard time. It allows people a safe place that does not judge when hard times have hit. This program has given me personally great joy in giving back to the community that I teach in. My job is not just teaching, but helping the students and families that we serve and this program does that for our school.

My name is Sylvan Covers Up, and I am the Crow Tribe Disaster Emergency Services Director, and I have worked with PWNA on several occasions, and I must say that PWNA have been there by my side through it all. Joshua Arce, Laura Schad, and Cheryl Bad Wound have been the pinnacle at its best. PWNA provides everything that we need as far as resources needed in certain situations. We have provided an Emergency Management in Tribal Workforce class, and they were there to provide services. Each of them has done so much in their part to make PWNA, PWNA. They work tirelessly and they make sure you are comfortable. They do all the hard work for you so that way, you can worry about getting there. I appreciate everything they do and what they stand for. I wish them the best of luck in the future, and I pray for them and their families. Aho'

The Rosebud emergency preparedness program continues to strengthen community resilience through a multifaceted approach. In partnership with Partnership With Native Americans, key functions were delivered to enhance local capacity. CPR/First aid/AED, CERT (Community Emergency Response Team), and FEMA training were integrated into the tribal curriculum courses, equipping community members with critical emergency response skills. Emergency managers convened for strategic planning and asset mapping sessions in Rosebud, fostering interagency coordination and readiness. The partnership also supported conference attendance, including participation in the Regional Tribal Emergency Management Summit, to promote professional development and the exchange of best practices. Additionally, the program applied for assistance through Animal Welfare grants which was awarded to the local animal shelter. I am very thankful PWNA and Laura Schad had reached out with assistance over the past few years when resources were needed.

Nate Evans at PWNA is an immense asset to partner agencies in Western South Dakota, and a great resource for industry knowledge and assistance!

I work with Nate Evans in the Rapid City, SD location of Partnership with Native Americans providing sales and service for their forklifts and other material handling equipment. I am in and out of facilities of all industries and sizes, and Nate's warehouse is far and away the cleanest and most well-kept I have ever seen in my 10 years in the material handling industry. Nate's dedication and hard work doesn't stop at the warehouse operations, it also crosses over to his relationships with coworkers and business partners. Nate treats everyone with tremedous respect and knows that it takes a complete team effort to acheive true success. PWNA has a great overall team in Rapid City with Nate steering the ship and will continue to deliver A+ service to their local communities for years to come!

This organization's in kind contributions has helped increase community engagement in our FACE Program. The incentives are greatly appreciated due to the fact that our families have limited income. Increasing our participation numbers is one of our primary goals. With that in mind, this organization's contributions helps us meet that goal. Submitted by John Baker/Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle School, Bloomfield NM.

I have had the pleasure of being associated with the Partnership with Native Americans program for about 10 years, and it has been an amazing experience. The programs they offer provide valuable support to tribal communities, and PWNA has greatly supported our efforts in Indian Country to help develop up-and-coming leaders. Their programs have helped increase the knowledge and skills of these leaders, enabling them to make a positive impact in their communities. I have noticed that PWNA has a deep appreciation and commitment to assisting others and building lasting friendships.

I am so thankful for Partnership with Native Americans. I have been blessed to be able to work with a few of their programs.
Four Directions Leadership Cohort 8 (2023)
Four Directions Alumni Grant Writing Retreat (December 2023)
Native Youth Four Directions training with Chef Kim Brave Heart (2022)
I am an active community leader and the trainings offered are of great substance and provided me with so much information and new friends. The staff is very professional and personable and are great assets to all the programs provided.

The CRST Diabetes Program has a long history with Partnership with Native Americans. While the title of this non-profit agency has changed throughout the years their commitment to helping Native Americans has not. PPWNA has been an invaluable and unmeasurable resource for our program. We have been able to provide incentives to our program participants from items given by PWNA to us. The shipments received are of quality items and are incredibly appreciated. Household cleaning supplies and hygiene items are requested by patients and then are distributed for patients who come in for education services, clinic, immunization updates and to get their testing supplies. I am honored to be a program partner with PWNA. The Diabetes Program truly appreciates the staff in Rapid City, the drivers and the donors who donate the items to Partnership with Native Americans. We thank you all.

Partnership with Native Americans is an amazing organization that has provided the San Carlos Apache Tribe with:

Emergency Preparedness activities
• CERT Training
• CPR/First Aid/AED
• Active Shooter, Self-Defense & Awareness

Leadership Development
• Strength Finders, and goal setting/mission statement
• Customer Service

They have assisted with Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Response Training, and Leadership Development. To date, we have 42 tribal members that have received trainings under Partnership with Native Americans and have developed an educated Emergency Response Volunteer Team that meets the guidelines and requirements of FEMA.

Since my initial involvement in 2017, my partnership with the Partnership With Native Americans (PWNA) has been nothing short of transformative. My journey began with the enlightening "Train the Trainer" program, which paved the way for further engagement in notable initiatives such as the first and second annual Youth Food Sovereignty Summits and participation in the prestigious Four Directions (4D) Leadership Program, Cohort 7.

The breadth of opportunities facilitated by PWNA is remarkable. I was privileged to attend the Lakota Media Summit hosted by Thunder Valley CDC, an event that not only broadened my perspective but also enabled me to establish a significant professional connection, courtesy of PWNA's extensive network and resources. This encounter, among others, has been instrumental in enriching my professional and professional journey.

PWNA’s commitment to capacity building within Native American communities is evident through their continuous offering of workshops focused on essential skills such as grant writing and fundraising. Each workshop is meticulously designed to enhance professional development and empower participants, creating a cycle of growth and continuous engagement for native leadership.

The impact of PWNA on Native American communities cannot be overstated. This organization not only invests in the communities themselves but also in cultivating strong leadership within. It is a privilege to collaborate with an organization so deeply committed to nurturing potential and advancing the collective well-being of Native American communities.

I look forward to maintaining my involvement with PWNA and continuing to witness and contribute to the positive transformations they champion. If you are considering a partnership with PWNA, expect a journey filled with growth, learning, and profound community impact.

Partnership With Native Americans (PWNA) is an outstanding organization. The Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate has had their support for many years, however; I have had the privilege of working with Laura and the PWNA team for the past year and it has been wonderful! Just this year, this organization has donated food and emergency supplies to the SWO Office of Emergency Management that we were able to disburse to all 7 of our districts that operate as emergency shelters in times of need, in addition to our warming house that serves the local homeless population. PWNA's gracious donation means that we are more equipped to respond to disasters. They have also assisted with trainings, and various other projects including food sovereignty efforts. We are lucky to know them and have them as a resource!

I am a recipient of a few scholarships from the American Indian Education Fund. They are so wonderful to interact with and I am so grateful for everything they have done for me. Such as the welcome boxes which were so nice to receive and a great surprise, the spring gift cards are something I did not expect and they helped a lot! Also, the Holiday stockings, another great gift given. Things like these show that the organization really cares for you and is there to support you along your higher education path.

For over 8 years as the emergency manager for the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, Partnership With Native Americans has been an amazing partnership. We have been the benefactor of numerous training opportunities including SWOT, Continuity of Operations, Cert and EMT. These sessions have allowed the Oyate to become much more resilient as we respond to and recover from the 7 Presidential disaster declarations we have experienced in the last 6 years. When an unmet need arises Partnership with Native Americans has been there to assist with much needed food and emergency supply kits that help our Tribal members in time of great need. Partnership With Native Americans has had a significant impact on providing training for our Community Emergency Response Teams and EMT. We now have several Tribal Members working with local ambulance crews here on the reservation. Not only did PWNA provide the training but helped with job creation and ultimately these EMT are saving lives.

thanks
Jim Pearson
Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate
Emergency Management

This organization called Partnership with Native Americans supports Native communities in many different ways. In Taos Pueblo we received donations which we hand out as incentives for people participating in the Healthy Living program. If tribal members come to fitness classes or educational workshops a minimum 87 times a month they receive hygiene or fitness items to boost their intrinsic motivation rewarding them for taking care of their health. The program is consistent and supportive as they address the needs in Native communities through a wide range of programs caring for elders, animals that are considered family members in Native communities and helped greatly during the covid pandemic [providing masks, wipes, Clorox, anti bacterial wipes, paper products that we sold out in stores and in high demand and costly. In our community the cost of living is high and getting the incentives helps people to offset cost of food and rent which are quite high in this rural tourist driven community, We are thankful for their support and have work with them for over 6 or more years,

We have been partnered with them for a few month now and they do an outstanding job with the incentives they bring to our youth. It really has boosted community involvement.

We were delighted to partner with this entity to help supplement the food pantry that we run. There has been excellent communication between us in terms of ordering and deliveries. The driver who brings our product has been very friendly and accommodating. It has also been helpful to be notified by the staff when our reports are due.

I would like to thank you for being such an amazing partner throughout this journey of the Partnership With Native Americans. I am so grateful for having been associated with you from the beginning of this pandemic. In the span of 2 years, we have seen so many ups and downs, but I am glad we stood together. Your trust in my ideas and your management made us grow at a fast pace.

I would like to thank you for your dedication, efforts, hard work and patience towards our business. Without your belief in our company, we might not have been able to achieve the heights of success that we did. It is only because of our combined efforts that we are one of many Tribes working with Partnership With Native Americans in Indian Country.

Thank you once again, you are a wonderful partner and true friend. I hope we will work together always and take this business to great heights.

Sincerely,
Thomas "Sonny" LaBlanc

I am pleased to recommend Partnership with Native Americans and Northern Plains Reservation Aid under that umbrella again this year.
PWNA receives bequests from your will to assist with financial needs of Native Americans. Joe Langenderfer is the contact. phone 214-217-2600 ext. 111. Joe will be glad to assist you and tell you more about this program.
Darwin Long is in charge of Northern Plains Reservation Aid. Search NPRA for list of programs their descriptions and for making donations. This organization has 4 star rating.

NPRA addresses fundamental needs to help sustain Native peoples in NDakota reservations.
Housing, food,water,fuel,sewage medical and education services are provided. Transportation funds are needed to get the supplies out in inclimate weather. Donations are available for mothers and babies also.

Most issues facing Native American people including shorter life spans and infant mortality have come about due to government and white Americans abuses /atrocities beginning with uprooting a people from their way of life and putting them into Western culture stripping them of their dignity resources culture as well as taking many lives.

It is natural for me to want to give back to our original North American ancestors who have such beautiful traditions and knowledge /reverence for our Earth. We need to learn to live in connection with the Earth creating healthier air,water, land and seas today before our planet is destroyed.

When you give to PWNA AND NARA you are becoming a person who contributes albeit minimally rather than taking. Please learn more about these programs on line and give.

I have been with PWNA for the last 6 years and received scholarships from them every year. They have been so friendly, helpful, and quick to respond any time I need to contact them. I greatly appreciate them and their continue support.

PWNA is a great company who helps young students achieve their goals with scholarships, I got a scholarship with AIEF myself And they were able to help me so much. If I needed any books or school supplies, also the care packages they would send are amazing and helpful because it’s stuff you use everyday. with the help from them I’m getting closer and closer to my future goals and can’t wait to get there with their help.

Partnership with Native Americans is an outstanding program. They have helped our Women and Infant, Children Program so much. They have provided our community and clients with helpful items that they deliver to our reservation. All these items are so useful to our community members, and it helps our program with our Education outreach services, our gardening projects, our community development as well. I believe this program that they have built to help serve others is awesome. I give so much respect to the Staff, board members and volunteers at Partnership with Native Americans for all they do at helping all Native Americans Communities achieve a better quality of life.

We have been partnering with PWNA for 4 years. They are a tremendous resource for our Food Pantry. They provide us with staples such as flour, rice, milk, pasta and peanut butter in addition to a variety of other food items. The food we receive from PWNA is of excellent quality and nutritional value.

We have a limited budget so the items we receive from PWNA enable us to increase the variety and quantity of foods that we’re able to offer.

Our communication with the staff of PWNA is excellent. Their drivers are friendly, helpful and courteous. It’s been great partnering with them.

Partnership with Native Americans has been a valuable tribal community partner for a number of years. They continue to serve and support our local schools and elderly programs.
There are no words to express the gratitude and thanks to Partnership with Native Americans for the work they were able to commit too post pandemic.
Partnership with Native Americans has truly supported our community with much needed resources. With their support and commitment, our first responders have received updated life safety equipment. Our first responders they were also able to get equipment and training to teach our tribal communities valuable lifesaving skills. This is a process that will continue in our communities.
Partnership with Native Americans also supported our community members with preparedness training, 72-hour preparedness kits and community response training. This was great opportunity for our community members. The training and materials they were able to receive is invaluable to our community.
Thanks to the work from Partnership with Native Americans our community members have engaged in community meetings, started community response plans and continue to work toward being communities that will be prepared for local threats and hazards.
I am truly thankful for the commitment and support they have provided for our tribal communities.

I have worked with partnership with Native Americans for several years now. I find them very friendly and communication is excellent. They make it easy to work with them and the work they do is a tremendous support to the Native communities who struggle in so many ways. I am grateful for all those who support them and all the donations they receive to pass on to so many people in need. THANK YOU!

Partnerships with Native Americans has benefitted our small school on the Navajo Reservation. They work with our academic and residential departments, Family and Child Education Program (FACE) and our Parent Enrichment Committee. The items they provide assist students with much needed school supplies that are used daily. The residential department benefits from the supplies for cleaning and doing laundry. The FACE program is just starting and centers on early childhood education and adult education. They will be able to secure items to assist families with very young children and their parents. The Parent Enrichment Committee is able to provide much needed supplies to our parents and families which is important in our area of high poverty rates and being in an isolated location. The PWNA have always been ready and willing to share with us. The staff is professional and a joy to work with to assist our school.

The relationship that PWNA has with rural communities is amazing. They support programs in rural communities who may not have access to many resources in the urban areas.
They are amazing, considerate, patient and passionate about their services to others.
With the cost of living extremely high, their donations have helped keep partners in need supplied. We especially appreciate the support for our meals.

PWNA (Partnerships With Native Americans) is a company that truly provides phenomenal services to Tribal Members. As an instructor and in concurrence with our staff, PWNA strives to provide quality support, as well as training for all members.

Working with PWNA for the last several months has been a pleasure. Their staff, as well as management, are open, and honest with the utmost professionalism. While engaging with Tribal members we notice the PWNA has a special connection with the Tribal Members as well as those they contract with to do training and educational services.

On several occasions, PWANA Executive staff interacts with groups as they occur which in our experience, is not often that the relationships are that close when Executives are there to meet and greet with the people their organizations represent. To Tribal members, this is a special touch that no other organizations provide making PWNA a far more exceptional support organization than any other.

I have been honored to support the RESERVATION ANIMAL RESCUE, and have put them as a beneficiary in my IRA. The cause means so much to me because of my deep love for animals as well as a family kinship with the Native Americans. My paternal great-grandparents were teachers on a North Dakota reservation, and their children grew up with the Native American families there. I have enjoyed my interactions with Joe Langenderfer, Director of Planned Giving, who has shared my interest in this cause, and who is a warm-hearted individual. I am also grateful to Dr. Carol H. Holgate, Chairperson of Reservation Animal Rescue who heads up the organization and who sends me newsletters concerning the issues of RAR on a regular basis. I highly commend this wonderful charity and am grateful to know that my contributions as well as future distributions will be able to sustain and help the animals on the reservations who are especially vulnerable due to a challenging need for resources.

My family and I have gladly contributed on a monthly basis and have remembered Partnership With Native Americans through a charitable bequest in our Will. We enjoy having a “one- stop-shop’ for our charitable donations in support of Native Americans and PWNA fits that criteria with its wide range of social services, education scholarships and animal welfare programs.

Following a trip last Fall to three of the poorest reservations in the country in South Dakota, I saw first-hand the depth of the poverty among the Tribal Nations. At the same time I was filled with immense gratitude for their willingness to share their stories with my colleagues and me. And I learned a valuable lesson on the survival spirit of proud Native Americans in the midst of great suffering. Tribal members showed great appreciation for the collaboration with PWNA and the generosity of PWNA benefactors.

I respect anyone who exhibits pride in their heritage and culture, and Native Americans provide enormous inspiration.

Partnership with Native Americans services have been a blessing to the Zuni Pueblo. I’ve been working with PWNA as a Volunteer in various capacities for several years including the time it was referred to as National Relief Charities. PWNA has been an asset for Programs and Service Providers who provide diverse services. PWNA has been there to support efforts in addressing the needs of our community such as emergency shelter, enhancing financial and self-sufficiency and currently continuing financial literacy for the purpose of preparing members for qualifying and/or maintaining homeownership.
Services provided by PWNA have increased community engagement by enticing others to participate in our services. Our community and participants are grateful for PWNA’s support and the support of its donors, it truly makes a positive difference. Elahkwa! Thank you.

How? Do you do? And do you do as I do? Hello, my name is Michael Riley and I wish to share a moment of reflexion on this 'Good Friday' that is reflectant upond the plight of our "Native" American" people. It is an honor to have struck up a friendship the representative of Partnership with Native Americans this past year. This is a fine man. Joe Langenderfer cares for his cause, as do I.
To take this day in religious context, the trial and suffering of Jesus, one can hardly compare the depth and longevity of the plight of the Native Americans. My study of the atrocity to these poor people hurts my heart deeply. When I learned of the experience of life on a reservation, it makes you cry inside. I know why Jesus did it, but I know, through suffering greatness can be found.
Can you just imagine when Jesus came home, the love of meeting His Father once again?
Well this will be, and has been, the love shared by these most beautiful, and humble of peoples.
I will help Partnership with Native Americans after my stay here on earth. And with great joy.
God bless you all, and God bless America! Land of the free, home of the brave!

I have been working closely with PWNA for several years now in their school supply efforts. It has always been a pleasure to be a part of the process. I see how serious they take to make sure that every penny is being spent well to allow as many people to go back to school on their first day of school and ready to learn!

I've been working with PWNA going on 20 years and this organization does great things to support the needs of their community. They work due diligence at getting the most bang for their donated dollars helping the people that really need it. So proud to support them and their mission.

The Native Americans have always had a place in my heart. I’ve always wanted to do something to help…I looked into Partnership for Native Americans and I was impressed with the organization and the services provided. I decided to include them in my will - I had already been contributing to RAR ( reservation animal rescue), one of the eight programs. So I decided to include all the programs in my will since they provide where the need is greatest. I feel very good about my decision.

Reservation Animal Rescue, a program of Partnership with Native Americans, is one of the few organizations I have chosen as a beneficiary in my Will. They serve an under-served population and the staff with whom I have had contact with are always very knowledgeable and helpful. For that reason I give them a top rating!! And encourage others to donate to them as well. I love how they help the reservation animals.

We are a nonprofit that works with Partnership With Native Americans and have been extremely pleased with our relationship. Nate Evans is always quick to reach out to see how he can help us fulfill our mission, and he comes through every time. The staff is extremely professional, helpful and compassionate and we look forward to many more years of partnering to take care of South Dakotans.

We've known about PWNA for some time, but didn't know if we would qualify. This program accepted us and our Senior Center immediately and have been helping us ever since. They always come through when we need the supplies to help us continue to make healthy meals for our seniors in and around Walthill. We are very great full every time we receive a shipment of food or emergency boxes. Their help during Covid was definitely appreciated and a light in the darkness. Their staff, down to the drivers that bring the supplies are kind and caring. What a wonderful nonprofit that we are so fortunate to be working with.

The Dunseith Elementary School has had the privilege to be a part of the Partnership With Native Americans since 2012. We are a public school located in northern North Dakota approximately eight miles from the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Reservation. Our student body is comprised of 99% Native Americans. Our county and school district experience one of the highest rates of poverty among residents of the state of North Dakota.

Our school has participated in several programs offered by PWNA including their Literacy Program, Back to School Backpack Program, Holiday (Christmas) Program, Community Events Program, and a special COVID-19 food distribution held in December of 2021.

PWNA exemplifies its mission statement when serving rural reservation communities. Their established programs with guidelines for participation are easy to implement and rewarding to our students. The incentives for participation in these programs bring essential supplies to families who may otherwise go without these necessities. Regularly required reporting assures the proper use of all donations PWNA receives from generous donors.

The efficacy of the PWNA has been demonstrated as our school has been able to show improved reading scores including decoding, writing, and comprehension through participation in their Literacy Program. A skill that will serve them well throughout their lifetime.

PWNA’s impact was immeasurable when our school was able to give great quantities of food and personal protective equipment to students and their families during the pinnacle of the COVID-19 national pandemic last winter.

In-as-much-as the PWNA provides life essential provisions to families, it also seeks to offer pleasurable incentives to students for participation in their Literacy Program. Tasty and nutritious snacks, challenging and fun arts and crafts projects, engaging books, toys for young readers all pique the interest and desire to participate in the Literacy Program. These incentives many times are luxuries and highly desired by our children. The Christmas Stocking Program also aims to give enjoyment to our students. This program gives each student a huge Christmas stocking chock full of goodies including toys, games, coloring books and colors, toothbrushes, toothpaste, socks, gloves, stocking caps, shampoo, bubble bath and more.

Participating in the PWNA Back-to-school Backpack program has allowed our school to redirect funds to other essential areas within the school. The Back-to-school Backpack Program gave each of our 261 elementary students a canvas backpack filled with all the gear needed for a successful school year: paper, pencils, scissors, glue, pencil sharpeners, crayons, colored pencils, subject folders, hi-liters, and even face masks, hand sanitizer, and plastic gloves.

I cannot say enough honorable things about the Partnership With Native Americans. They have greatly helped to improve the quality of life for many of our students and their families. We have been blessed to be a part of PWNA’s story.

As a first year graduate student, I was thrilled to be accepted for the PWNA scholarship. I was fortunate to go in state and receive a tuition break and this scholarship helped cover a good chunk of the first year! The staff is also attentive and quick to respond, I felt heard and supported all year. The care packages were a perk too! I have also seen first hand how they service my community through food and hygiene items. It's great to have support for all walks of life in Indian Country.

I work with PWNA arranging transport and delivery of good to the reservations served near the Dakotas, Arizona, and New Mexico areas. PWNA does a wonderful job of supplying goods to those in need.

This non-profit has been a Gods send for our organization Families Working Together, and the relatives we serve on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. We are grateful for their support. It has been because of PWNA we are able to do as much as we do here on our reservation It was especially important during the pandemic when it was so difficult to get external support. We thank you and look forward to continuing our work with you.

I continue to serve as a volunteer with PWNA and have for nearly two decades as a member of the scholarship selection committee with the American Indian Education Fund. I have had the opportunity to support thousands of Native American students across the country and in various stages of their academic journey. Our selection committee members bring a wealth of experience and represent various tribes throughout the USA. Our committee has developed a very refined and successful process that has resulted in a 90% -95% retention rate.
The wonderful team at PWNA also provide personal and academic support for scholarship recipients, and send out personal care packages during the school year. In addition, phone calls, texts or direct messages let our students know how much we care about both their personal and academic success. These personal touches make a huge difference in our students lives and show we are willing to share in their journey.
Furthermore, PWNA is committed to growing a trusted, sustainable, and American Indian/Alaska Native led non-profit. Our CEO and the majority of the Board of Directors are tribal members. The future success of Indian country relies on the next generation of leaders, providers, and a well-trained workforce. I believe PWNA is delivering!
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I have worked in the emergency services for several years and have seen our people struggle in their survival living in remote areas of the reservations, where the nearest help could be hours away. The Partnership with Native Americans organizations has assisted me in my journey to help the Native American people and has developed a trust and a good working relationship with our communities. In several ways thru the years that I have volunteered and coordinated the assistance to the communities, everything from providing community development in the asset mapping in the communities. Also, the education such as CPR/AED & First Aid. The development of response teams and calling trees to respond to Cardiac Arrest emergencies, Community Emergency Response Teams to protect their communities in the event of a disaster. The PWNA has also provided CERT to the youth organizations to assist in youth activities and tribal events to learn the aspect of teamwork. We also work with the communities to develop gardens and we did workshops on how to do canning and storage of their harvest. When I was acting in the compacity of the Emergency Manager for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, we had a terrible Winter Blizzard and one of our communities that was snowed in, and our emergency vehicles were unable to gain access to the community with food and water and supplies. So the young youth Community Emergency Response Team jumped into action. The youth from that community grabbed the sleds and walked out the truck that was stuck and took the supplies to the community members, saving there lives. In another incident one of communities that PWNA and I help train and develop a Community Emergency Response Team in was experiencing a lack of emergency response to there community. So the Trained CERT Teams responded to the emergencies and stabilized the victims until the ambulance arrived. So the education, training and assistance in supplies is a no brainer in the tremendous impact that PWNA has dune in Native American country. Wopila for all the food, cleaning supplies, and health high gene supplies, water, blankets, Toilet paper when there was none in the stores. Rapheal, Laura and the rest of the staff are awesome and are very good at what they do. PWNA is the greatest org. that I know.

My family and I learned about the extensive and successful social outreach of Partnership With Native Americans last year. We have gladly contributed on a monthly basis to this outstanding charity ever since. We're especially impressed by the wide range of social services provided to Native Americans on the reservation. We're especially impressed by the emergency service provided whenever a natural disaster takes place. The staff and volunteers of Partnership With Native Americans are on-site almost immediately with their trucks bringing supplies and working shoulder-to-shoulder with residents to ensure that people are fed, being medically-treated, and receiving other life-saving benefits. Outside of emergencies, we're impressed with their day-to-day efforts of providing sustenance, school supplies and general hope for their future in a desolate land. Through training programs, we are very pleased that Native Americans are being empowered to also help themselves with better nutrition, animal pet care, and healthy living tips.

I"ve been with this Elderly Meals Program going on 4 years and all the food and emergency kits that are sent have made a BIG impact on my elders as they enjoy getting things that they need at home and which some can't leave their homes to go get things. So Partnership is a HUGE essential to my reservation elders and every donation is put to use here at the center too and helps with the food budget so we can provide more services to our elders. Thank you partnership and all the organizations that donate, its greatly appreicated and we look forward to receiving more donations in the future.

PWNA has been a great supporter of the youth and families of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe. Providing valuable donations and supplies during the tragic COVID-19 pandemic. Thank you for all you do!

Partnerships With Native Americas (PWNA) partnered with Thunder Valley Community Development Corporations (TVCDC) Food Sovereignty. They co-sponsored the First Annual Lakota Food Summit, donated 3,200 pounds of fresh produce and TVCDC boxed up and distributed the produce to community members on the Pine Ridge Reservation. PWNA also held a Cert. Training for the Workforce Development workers, co-sponsored the buffalo harvest, and donated garden seeds. TVCDC Food Sovereignty appreciates everything that PWNA has done.

This organization provides invaluable scholarship opportunities to minorities attending school. I would not be as successful in school without these scholarships. These funds make it possible for me to focus a majority of my time on my scholastic endeavors, without having to worry about monetary hindrances. This program offers a community with support systems in place to ensure student success.

We enjoy the relationship we have with PWNA and value the networking and training opportunities they have consistently provided. In the last year PWNA has gone above and beyond to ensure that tribes like ours have every resource they need to quarantine.
Throughout the COVID Pandemic, our tribe has received four truckloads of household items, cleaning products, personal products, sanitizer, non-perishable food, PPE, and an entire truck full of produce. We also received clean up kits, and CERT packs for our ‘just in time’ online CERT trained DARE team. Additionally, Our Office of Emergency Management has been sharing a scanner/printer/copy machine with the Tribal Police and with the mounting paperwork that we have generated over the last several months, we found that we had an immediate need for our own printer/scanner but no money remaining in the budget. The all in one printer they purchased our office has helped speed up the process of scanning and submitting FEMA reimbursements without having to stand in a narrow hallway with a mask and gloves while people slide past me for 8 hours to accomplish the task. Thank you PWNA for all that you do and for being such great partners all the way from the other side of the state.

Pete Red Tomahawk retired from working for the SRST nine years ago. He has assisted his community by communicating and contacting the Partnerships with Native Americans organization to help with bring relief to the Cannon Ball District. The Cannonball district community has a population of about 875 members and the community is continuously growing. The Cannon Ball district is located on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation (SRST). The community is a remote (rural) area without a lot of basic services. All services are located 30 miles south of Cannonball. The PNWA organization helped the district by providing healthy meals which increased community engagement, community education, and community health - provided services for infants, youth, adults and elders.
The SRST closed all tribal programs due to covid-19, beginning March 2020 – Present – programs still closed present date March 11, 2021.
Everyone was thankful.

Although we are early in our partnership with PWNA we have already seen the tremendous impact that this group has on the Native American community. Everyone that we have worked with at their locations throughout Arizona has been extremely professional, appreciative, and always working towards getting the best service and supplies to the people that need it the most. I take great pride in being a food-related partner with this group that has positively effected the lives of so many. The work they do is unmatched and the care they deliver is greatly revered especially in these troubling times. Thank you PWNA for allowing my company to play a small part in the amazing things that you do for people.

I have worked with this charity for over 17 years and counting. What I like most about them is how sincere and dedicated Richard Miller and the PWNC staff is, they work tirelessly to be sure that there communities needs are met.
What's even more impressive about this charity is they always make sure that they are getting the most out of their budgets to meet their communities needs. As a vendor we get get many many requests to help charities every year but this one has always been on the top of our list because they truly represent their community as if they are for their own families, its not a job to them its their mission and pleasure to be serving and that passion is unheard of nowadays.

PWNA, has been an awesome resource and a reliable program for my community. In its many donations, we've been able to help my community elders, during this time in need of this horrific Pandemic. The Items they've provided, has been the upmost helping source to the elders during the duration of the Pandemic. But not only during this Pandemic has PWNA, been awesome, but also during the countless years, they have serviced this community. In all, PWNA has been courteous and considerate, we'd definitely like to have them with us, many more years to come! Thank you PWNA!!

Partnership with Native Americans has proven to be a very honorable and trustworthy charitable organization. Having interacted with PWNA for more than a decade, I have confidence that product and monetary donations are used wisely and efficiently. The employees have proven to be upright and sincere in their interactions with the Native communities they serve, as well as with the business community that serves them.

We've done some work with Nate and Partnership with Native Americans in Rapid City, SD, and we've always had great courteous service and have really benefited from their help. Pretty helpful organization to our mission and we hope to continue the relationship well into the future.

PWNA has enabled me to attend university without having to worry about the financial burden of it all. It continued to let me know that I'm doing such a great job in my classes through emails, seasonal packages, and gifts as the midterm and finals crunch-time came around. They also helped greatly with networking and helping me dive deeper into which graduate school would be the best for me. I would recommend PWNA to anyone. Their programs have greatly influenced the lives of many people, including my own, with many more to come in the future. I'm proud to say that with the help of PWNA, I will now be on the path to earning a Ph.D.

What a life changing experience I had by participating in the 4DD program which is a 4 months professional development cohort. By which I have learned professional skills, wellness in the workplace, and not to mention personal growth. This has yet been the most effective program taught by highly experienced educators, mentored by entrepreneurs, and great leaders. I am now more confident in my work within the tribal communities by applying the tools given to me by this program. I can also say my work is more efficient because I have acquired a healthier way of communicating and being able to use and strengthen my core strengths. Now I strive to be the change I want to see in this world, thanks to Partnership With Native Americans.

Walmart and PWNA have been long time partners and I would highly recommend partnering with PWNA to anyone looking to make an impact within Indian country. My role is focused on making sure that Indian country is represented within Walmart and that we are doing all that we can to address the needs of Indian Country. As a representative for Walmart for Native Communities I am grateful to have worked with Partnership with Native Americans because of their incredible commitment to serving tribes in every way that they can with both immediate and long term solutions. Representatives from PWNA have taken me personally to visit the tribal partners that they work with to see first hand the impact they are making within these communities. I was humbled and honored by the personal time they put into helping me learn about Indian country and why their work is so vital for these communities which are in great need and rely heavily on PWNAs services. Thank you for the great work you do and thank you for partnering with Walmart!

We are an Early childhood program at Standing Rock. When parents enroll their child(ren) into our program, they receive an incentive bag from us which is items that we receive from PWNA. They also receive an incentive bag when they complete an Ages and Stages Questionnaire about their child(ren). This helps up to monitor the growth and development of the children here on Standing Rock. This also helps us to catch any problems early like speech impairment to help get the services needed for that child. Parents are excited to receive the incentive bag and helps them if they are low on items that may be in that bag. Its a great feeling to be able to help the children here on Standing Rock. Our children are the future. Thank you.

We are a non-profit addiction center in a remote area of South Dakota, where addiction, along with poverty is rampant. We provide services our clients, but because of PWNA, we are also able to help our cliental with some of the essentials they require for their households, their children, or for themselves. PWNA provides so much for the well-being of our community, and our clients. We are beyond blessed to be able to have access to their facility and the services they can provide for us.

PWNA have been an vital organization in Indigenous communities creating an impact that addresses unique issues and solutions in Indian Country and in urban areas. We have been able to partner with PWNA on scaling collective action and empowerment in our tribal nations and communities in the southwest area of the U.S. They have been able to contribute towards the the inclusion of Indigenous participation and presence in areas where Indigenous people were invisible or excluded. We greatly appreciate their ways of supporting and creating tribal synergies, furthering intentional organizing, and developing sustainable practices for Indigenous public health systems. Thank you PWNA for your important and critical work. -Denisa Livingston, DCAA

As a higher education institution that has a student population that is 35% American Indian, The Partnership with Native Americans has been a tremendous resource for our institution. We are going on our third year as a grant recipient for the Emergency Funds. Many of our students are just one crisis away from dropping out of school, and the emergency funds we have been able to provide have supported students through these critical times. We have been fundraising on our own as a grant recipient to continue this service once our grant funding has ended. We also have many students who benefit from the scholarship assistance PWNA provides. On behalf of our students, we say Wado, Mvto, Yakoke to PWNA and your donors! Your work is crucial to growing and supporting Indian Country!

Partnership with Native Americans
And how our community works with them
As I set here and drink my ceyaka (peppermint tea) locally harvested I want to first explain a bit about my community so that one can understand the workings and challenges that PWNA has had to work with.
First our community, Wanblee lies within the District of Eagle Nest and located on the north east corner of the Pine Ridge Reservation. Wambli means eagle in Lakota. And there is a very long, prominent butte, called Eagle Nest Butte. It is a historical and spiritual site. The altar of Horn Chipps was located here. He was the medicine man for Crazy Horse. We have approximately 338,000 acres within the district. The land base is extremely checker boarded and fractionated. We vote in an executive board that is comprised of a President, a Vice President, a Secretary, a Treasurer and a Parliamentarian. We also vote in two council representatives that sit on the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council. There are two subcommunities Pass Creek and Hisle. There are three different types of housing within the district, a private non-profit project, a school housing project and a few Oglala Lakota Sioux Housing projects. Each housing project have approximately one acre of space available for growing. We have one of the four elementary/high schools on Pine Ridge, Crazy Horse School. We have a IHS clinic, an Oglala Lakota College Center, a OST food distribution program, a few non-profits, mainly churches, and one privately owned grocery/convenience store. There are approximately 2,500 residents and about 92 jobs. Approximately 50 of these jobs are held by non-community members. We have a high unemployment rate and high rate of poverty and food insecurity and land loss is well known amongst our residents.
It all began with attending a Wanblee Community Action Team (WCAT) meeting. Ms. Phyllis Swift Hawk, GED Educator with Oglala Lakota College hosted and was addressing safety and preparedness for the community. She was the one who first invited PWNA into the community as a partner. I brought forward the idea of food sovereignty to the meeting. Mr. Raphael Tapia was at the meeting and we asked if we could put together a grant application based on preservation and preparation as opposed to tilling and garden preparation. We did. And with the support of PWNA, Laura Shad, we begin doing some traditional plant balm making with both adults and youth. We received testimony from a man with diabetes that said he had something like a sore or raw spot on his arm and what ever he treated it with it just wouldn’t heal. He attended our balm making and made some balm. He was curious and believed it wouldn’t hurt to try. He said immediately, within days, his spot began to clear up. We were so pleased to hear this and to be able to share that these medicines grew right in our back yards and that the balm wasn’t petroleum based.
The partnership began to have ripple effects as more partners were brought forward. We began by providing seeds and presentations on our natural plants/medicines. Because of this valuable partnership we were able to provide trainings on foods and food preparation. We hosted a cooking class and learned from a local chef, which PWNA brought to our community, how to cook, how to cut meats and prepare healthy foods. We presented on food preservation, which included dehydration, pressure canning, and ultimately, we were approved to purchase a freeze dryer. This is one of only two freeze dryers on the reservation. This freeze dryer answers so many of our local needs. Space for storage of food, nutritional content of preserved food, and availability of a awesome machine that will help us do this. We also planted a garden at the college center and had the youth sink their hands in the soil. Some fresh green beans were prepared for the youth and he said he never tasted such good beans. He never had fresh, out of the garden food before. He only purchased from the store. This partnership was and is very instrumental in our community journeying down the road of food security.
We were able to attend the youth food summit, in the Black Hills of South Dakota. We were able to present on a lot of the local plants/medicines that are available to us. We also utilized these to make a lip balm for the students. Ms. Phyllis Swift Hawk also presented on the sacredness and connection to the root nation, the four legged nation, the winged nation. This was a very impressive presentation and discussion. The youth are very fortunate that PWNA recognized the value in community history and indigenous knowledge. This was a very impressive summit where the youth were provided an opportunity to mingle amongst each other and learn this traditional ecological knowledge.
In closing my review is and can only be positive and supportive of PWNA. They have come to our community, maintain a very respectful demeanor, have supported our ideas and dreams, have helped us to create partnerships with many local resources and have inspired us to continue to dream and to continue to bring resources to us. We are hopeful for moving forward with a high tunnel that we hope to grow thousands of pounds of vegetables. We also hope that we can look at creating a community cellar that will serve three seasonal purposes. First as an underground green house, then as a storm shelter when plants are moved out, then as a storage for food when the storm season is over.
Without PWNA we would still be talking about these things. It is the continued presence of showing up and also holding us accountable that makes this partnership successful and has allowed it to grow. We look forward to a continued partnership that allows us to dream, to be food secure, to recognize our own indigenous knowledge and continue to ensure our community has this knowledge in the future. Thank You Partnership with Native Americans-Raphael, Laura and Joe. These are the individuals that we work with and they do a super job!!!!!

I have worked with PWNA in Rapid City, SD. This organization was very easy to work with, and the staff are very professional. I was made to feel important, and communication was so easy, and follow-up by staff were impressive. I would highly recommend anyone to inquire, apply, and be a part of this nonprofit organization. As an older student, and continuing my education i felt that assistance was provided, and mentors were offered as a means of support. Good Luck and best of wishes to anyone who joins this great team of professionals. :)

I own YM Solutions, LLC., a small business in consulting business specializating in broad public health (evaluation, interventions, methodologies, etc). Over the years, I've coordinated and worked with PWNA in delivering wellness, health and nutrition education and tools to the participants of the WMAT program and other career development programs. PWNA recruits participants from various tribes from Arizona and New Mexico and preparing mid-level professionals to receive valuable knowledge and practical tools to equip and enhance their levels and better contribute in their respective industries. I enjoy and continue to look forward in working with PWNA staff and the organization. PWNA has delivered many programs and opportunities for many Native Americans; and it does so with compassion, patience and humility.

Kindly,
Evelina Y-Maho, Co-Owner/Founder
YM Solutions, LLC

In Fall 2019 I was invited to partake in a PWNA's 4-Directions program as a Volunteer Key (Mentor). This program fosters leadership development within tribal communities, and this particular Fall 2019 Cohort was an exclusive Tribal engagement with The White Mountain Apache Tribe.

From October 2019 through January 2020, with the support, guidance, and resources provided by PWNA, I along with five other Native American Professionals engaged a group of nearly 30 middle and upper level program and government administrators employed by the White Mountain Apache Tribe (WMAT). WMAT's Tribal Administration primarily employs citizens of their Nation which resulted in a 100% Native American cohort, talk about true self-determination.

This engagement was embraced by all participants, mutually collaborative, and synthesized excellent outcomes while strengthening our collective Indigenous community's network. Communication with members of our designated sub-cohorts throughout the months were designed to support participants with their SMART Goals, consult with them on challenges in the work place and reinforced with monthly in-person training and workshops. We were able to build great one on one professional relationships.

I would recommend Tribal Administrations look to this program to continue to strengthen their internal capacities, competencies, with intent to build stronger Tribal Nations.

I'll be proud to serve again if asked to in the future.

Rob Salas, COO
Tribal Indemnity,
Phoenix, AZ

Partnership with Native Americans has been a great resource for me as an intern at a local non-profit. They provided me with chef training and connected me with so many amazing people that I continued to work with and learn from today. I participated in the t3 trainings, and I was able to take what I learned and use for a cafe business I am starting back in my community. New opportunities have also come to me to teach what I learned to others in my community about traditional cooking methods and food ways. I can't thank them enough. I will continue to support and work with them in anyway possible. - Chanse

I have had the opportunity over the past several years to work with PWNA as one of their many fundraising partners. Since my first meeting with this group almost 30 years ago, the growth and spread of their message and mission has been nothing short of miraculous. I strongly believe this growth comes from the integrity and pride that PWNA uses when sharing their message of hope with the general public year to year. There are so many nonprofits today that guilt or try to scare you into their fold, but PWNA educates and informs people of the "sad realities" our Native Americans face in today's world - this is definitely a message to get behind and a mission to support!

As a project collaborator, working with PWNA has been seamless and incredibly supportive throughout the whole project development process. The staff at PWNA are a wealth of knowledge and resources in their expertise area, which helped move the project along and build better relationships within the community. I'm so impressed with PWNA and honored to have worked with them. I couldn't have found a better project collaborator and partner than PWNA!

Our organization has been with PWNA for several years. We live in an area, located between two Indian Reservations, where poverty is rampant. We are an addiction recovery center where a overwhelming percentage of our clients are in need of necessary staples to lead an ordinary life. Without PWNA, that would not be possible. On a monthly basis, they send to our facility, an assortment of items to share with our clients. These items, such as shampoo, soaps, hygiene kits, toilet paper, and the list goes on and on, help alleviate the pressures upon these individuals and families, and help them maintain their households. Everyone we have worked with in the Rapid City office, are friendly, and go over and above to make the transition between their office and our facility go as smoothly as possible. We are ever so grateful to be able to have the relationship we do with PWNA out of Rapid City. God Bless them for all they do!!!

We are a nonprofit that works with Partnership With Native Americans on a continuous basis. They are so supportive to our work and we are grateful for the partnership. They have supported our community events - such as a volleyball camp for our youth led by a professional volleyball player. They've also been heavily involved in our capacity building for our youth CERT program. Our reservation is very spread out and with support from PWNA, we are able to train our teens in emergency preparedness so the youth can help their community before emergency help can get there. Last but not least, they recently taught a cooking class to our staff and community members through the Newmans Own Foundation food justice work; teaching knife techniques and how to cook healthy indigenous foods, all so our community can thrive. THANK YOU PWNA for your partnership! We are looking forward to all the work we will do together in the future.

Alice's Place is a domestic and sexual violence crisis center offering 24 hour crisis, shelter, advocacy, education and more. We have partnered with PWNA for eleven years. Their staff is absolutely amazing! The level of caring and dedication to what they do is so evident. The products we receive on a quarterly basis is absolutely vital to our our program. We receive hygiene products, clothing, shoes, diapers, paper towels, toilet paper, and the list just goes on. The products are distributed to the adults and children in shelter. The items we receive are always in great condition and so well received by our participants. The funding we save by not having to purchase these products is directed into other services like life skill classes, transportation of clients, and so on. We are greatly appreciative for PWNA and see them as one of our strongest allies.

I have had the opportunity to be involved with The Partnership with Native Americans (PWNA) branch of the American Indian Education Fund programs for the past decade and see the enormous impact provided to Native American students throughout the country. Scholarships awarded through PWNA, in particular, have given students an extra level of confidence towards reaching their goals academically and has also promoted the idea of giving back to tribal communities in a variety of ways upon completion of their degrees. I know every scholarship recipient is appreciative of the efforts of PWNA and all donors who support students in their educational and career pursuits.

We are grateful for Midwestern University's partnership with PWNA. With PWNA's support, our shelter medicine program is working to reduce pet overpopulation and euthanasia in Native American communities while providing basic preventive and clinical care for animals identified as needing additional medical services during mobile clinic visits to the reservations. PWNA's partnership provides surgical opportunities for students while educating them about animal welfare issues, including an understanding of how unsterilized animals contribute to a host of public health problems, particularly on reservations.

I am a first year law student and received PWNA's American Indian Education Fund scholarship for this academic year 2018-19. This scholarship goes above the typical funding support. I received a care package at the beginning of the fall semester and a Christmas stocking full of goodies useful for any degree seeking student. I have been connected with a mentor through PepsiCo and we have monthly phone calls, and received another box of supplies I use on a regular basis. With the government shutdown, some of my funding sources were delayed, but PWNA's AIEF scholarship was in my account and processed on time. This helped me tremendously because any shortfalls from my tuition and fees had to paid out of pocket or through additional student loans. I am thankful for the support provided by PWNA and know there are other students out there receiving the same quality of support. I have sent in my application again for my second year and I have shared this scholarship with other Native students attending my university. Wopila Tanka!! (Big thanks).

I have worked with PWNA for 6 years. They have provided a service to our Native American students that is invaluable. They provide basic needs (Soap, shampoo, deodorant, etc.), special treats (Easter baskets, Christmas stockings) and community involvement (Christmas Dinner). They have supported our residential students with basic needs.

The staff is extremely professional, helpful and compassionate. The required paperwork is clear and easily completed. I can't say enough about how wonderful this charity is.

PWNA has been a wonderful program for our department and have been very helpful in assisting our program needs and goals. Our partnership with PWNA consist of the residential and food programs which have been very beneficial in our operations. Donations received are utilized and distributed throughout our operations helping us provide the best possible services for our clients and meeting our goals. PWNA is an outstanding organization that is there to help and we are proud and honored to be a member of PWNA.

PWNA's Healthy Living program helps us to encourage families to enroll into Growing In Beauty Home Visitation Program. It also increases the rate of participation of families in the biweekly home visitation appointments and Group Connection Meeting each month. Families learn about child interaction activities that can help improve their parental involvement and their children's development. Families learn together in a secure environment at home among other extended family member such as grandparents, great grandparents, and so on. When they come to do a group connection they interact with other Parents/Children and share their experiences. So when families receive these healthy living products, parents make time to interact with their children instead of always going to work. At each of the monthly meeting we have different resources come out to share what they have to offer. Some resources include the local clinics, hospitals, department of economic security office, and etc.

I was recently at a dinner where we had the opportunity to hear from Native American students who would have never gone to college, but for the financial AND emotional support offered by Partnership with Native Americans - very inspirational! This is a trustworthy organization that understands the human piece of giving support and encouraging success. They are an amazing nonprofit that reminds us we need to do more for our first Americans - the Native Americans. From education to basic needs, like water and sustainable food programs, the people who work for and with PWNA are committed, respectful and effective. It's fulfilling to be part of their initiatives!

PARTNERSHIP WITH NATIVE AMERICANS serves as a resource for The Salvation Army throughout the country. Mark Ford, Director of Partnerships, has presented at several Salvation Army/VOAD seminars and conferences, educating participants about PWNA as well as about Native American history and culture. Our partnership is an invaluable educational resource in order to prepare for and respond to disasters affecting tribal lands. Thank you for being a partner! J. Berglund, Territorial Emergency Services Director, USA Western Territory, The Salvation Army

The Partnership with Native American collaborates with the Tohono O'odham Nation by sharing the New Baby program. The rural reservation population increases yearly with approximately 200 births. Services from New Baby encourage the participating mother to get to prenatal education, post partum education to meet with public health nurses(PHN), and scheduled professional healthcare provider appointments that enhance their quality of life. New Baby participants learn that meeting minimum requirements for healthcare education/classes and completion of the New Baby program card- noting 6 completed visits will place them in a position to receive incentives after the baby's delivery.Wonderful gifts;welcoming baby with receiving items nicely packaged in a diaper bag, A baby stroller that folds for easy carriage, a bathtub jam packed with baby use items will be given follow up to baby's first vaccine appointment being completed. These gifts are generally magic for this rural population. Increased attendance to scheduled Doctor visits and also keeping the community educations and appointments is observable with the prompting of the New Baby program gifts. The highlight of my workweek is a day meeting the prenatal clients in a PHN education for pregnancy health and a demonstration of the usefulness of the New Baby items they can 'work' toward ! Benefits from Partnership with Native American charity can be a lifetime of planning for good healthcare practices just because New Baby" gave a good start!

PWNA is an amazing service to Native people and Native Communities as a whole. Leadership, Nutrition and Sustainability programs that promote culture, history and support future generations are at the core of their services. Having seen it in action from the inside, I can absolutely give them 5 stars.

PWNA has been a trustworthy and reliable partner to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe Department of Language and Culture. Through the support of PWNA and their staff expertise of community engagement, we come closer to our overall quest to preserve and perpetuate our indigenous language, culture, history and traditions. Over the course of our cooperative partnership, we have worked together to bring experiential learning opportunities through the Huyapo Bwaa'ame Project or Our Desert Foods, to tribal members of the Yaqui Tribe focusing on the transmission of traditional knowledge of our relationship to our environment and the healing qualities of these natural foods strengthening the food sovereignty of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe.

We are appreciative and are grateful to PWNA for their support, expertise and understanding of the unique needs of Native Communities, we look forward to continuing our collaborative work with PWNA for meaningful projects in our community.

Partnership With Native Americans has assisted our parents and school with incentives throughout the school year. Our attendance has grown at our monthly Title I Parent Advisory Committee meetings. Our parents appreciate and look forward to receiving these incentives. Our Tséhootsooí Diné Bi’Ólta’ students look forward to school supplies, TOM shoes and snow boots, and Christmas stockings. I am excited for PWNA incentives and appreciate what our school receives. PWNA staff is very friendly and helpful. I appreciate their service to our school and Navajo Reservation. Thank you.

My organization is passionate about ensuring equitable access to our programs and services, and PWNA has been a valued partner in helping our community of practice develop new - and deepen existing - relationships with Tribal Nations. We are excited and fortunate to team with them in getting the word out about our respective offerings and joint efforts!

Partnership with Native Americans benefits my programs by proving incentives for youths and community members living in an underserved area. It makes my day to see the smiles  on kid’s faces when they receive their reward(s)…. Thanks PWNA!!
PWNA has enabled me to open new doors with their 4 Direction Program. I am currently enhancing my professional career; this was due to my PWNA advisor who is assisting me to reach my goals. It’s a very Cool Journey.
PWNA T3 program has provided me with teaching tools to implement. The indigenous cooking sessions were “off the hook” hands down! The teachings I learned makes me to live a healthier lifestyle. Amazing organization!

Partnership With Native Americans continues to be a shining star with their advocacy programs and investments dedicated to our nation's Native American communities. Year over year they have expanded the footprint of their outreach programs impacting more than 250,000 Native Americans .

I am proud to be affiliated with the initiatives set forth by this organization.

Partnership with Native Americans has been helping our community and surrounding communities for years by donating items that families are in need of. We are currently apart of the Healthy Living Program, we do home visits with families that have new babies and educate them on infant nutrition and home safety. The items we get from PWNA help with morale, improved programming, consistent appointments and overall well being of the families we serve.
The staff are always polite, professional and eager to help. I have never had a bad experience. Thank you PWNA for your continued support of our programs. We very much appreciate you all.

PWNA benefitted me personally through their 4D leadership develpment program, which I thought was a top-notch experience. My organization has also benefited through their grant program, which assisted us in getting our vegetable gardens set up for success. I know that several other organizations on the reservations in our area have also appreciated the services of PWNA.

The leadership has been caring and personable in all my interactions and I look forward to continuing our relationship moving forward.

Partnership With Native Americans has made a great impact on our clients. We are currently in the Healthy Living Program, and we have them exercise 3 times a week and their incentive at the end of the month are the items that are sent to us from PWNA. Products that are sent to us are of much use to our elderly clients and are very much appreciated.

My name is Paula Beasley, I am from the Navajo Nation in Sanders AZ. My dad started helping different ministries on the rez in 1996. I started helping him with the distribution and basically took over for him in 2009, when he got sick. We started with PWNA around that time, and they have been a tremendous help for our 11 ministries that we assist with. We have 3 ministries in Gallup, NM that help with the homeless and help with feeding them and clothing them, and we have 8 that help out various places on the rez. PWNA has been a huge asset with these ministries continuing. We have been very blessed to have PWNA as a part of out community. We are thankful for all that PWNA has done.

We work with this organization to help in many areas, with a concentration in education. However, Partnership with Native Americans has gone above and beyond in working with us, giving us information, and having relevant services for those we serve. Their staff are helpful, engaging, and flexible. They have made the time to visit with us to see how they can improve and to meet with the folks who utilize their services. I have nothing but positives things to say about these guys!! You can tell these folks really care and work from the heart!!!

PWNA has been a wonderful community partner! They support a variety of programs at the Sunrise House Family Resource Center! We are located in a remote location in Southern Arizona on the Tohono O'odham Nation however we are able to offer cooking classes, parenting classes and offer distribution days where we can provide community members with hygiene items, food items and support because of PWNA.

The staff is amazing and helpful, the systems they have in place are efficient and help us provide vital services to families in need. A simple thank you doesn't seem sufficient but we are very thankful for the amazing organization!

PWNA is a quality organization who provided support of our community garden project in San Carlos, Arizona for the Apache people. We are a new non-profit organization called Nalwoodi Denzhone community (NDC). PWNA recognized our vision of revitalization of the San Carlos Apache people and land, and they jumped right in to support our efforts. Our garden is now providing both education and fresh, healthy produce for many Apaches! We had a great experience working with Shane Burnette and look forward to further partnerships! Thanks PWNA!

I would like to share my wonderful experience with T3 Program with PWNA. This opportunity increased my knowledge in Native Foods and culinary skills to allow me to cook healthier for my family. Both the Chefs Lois and Walter were amazing and they were very helpful on understanding the use of fresh garden grown ingredients and healthy living and also the best use of specific vegetables for cooking would be better for my family. This training gave me a kick start on healthy lifestyle choices and self-improvement. Thank you PWNA

I participated in the PWNA 4 Directions Development Program, which helped me improve my leadership skills personally and professionally. My place of employment also uses PWNA to assist our families with many different items that help to make their lives a little easier.

PWNA has been an essential part of our transition programs at our university. We offer a transition program to new incoming students. Due the to the help we received from PWNA we were able to help American Indian students successfully transition into college by removing some tough financial barriers. We were also able to familiarize these students with the resources they have available to them on campus. The options they have for assisting students go beyond the traditional funding, but could also include items to help students living on campus. In the past, PWNA has also helped with emergency funding opportunities which is always needed. The PWNA are knowledgeable and friendly to work with! We look forward to continuing our partnership with PWNA.

As a collaborative volunteer with Partnerships With Native Americans in Rapid City, SD, we were able to continue our support for Native students at our small Rapid City, SD engineering school - SD Mines. Incoming freshman and transfer students from area reservations and cities come to school and our Office of Multicultural Affairs gives them tools they need to navigate the campus climate. Partnerships With Native Americans allowed us to supply them with first semester books, in our a 2.5 day orientation, so crucial to their success and retention in an academically and culturally challenging environment. Many years PWNA has also supplied our graduating Native Americans with gift bag sundries to give them a head start with essential items going forward on their career paths. They have also allowed members of our American Indian Science and Engineering Chapter (AISES), to fulfill many of their community and leadership outreach skills by volunteering during their donating drives to assist reservations during the Christmas holidays. Collaborations with PWNA have truly impacted the lives of our Native American students and youth, giving them essential lifeway assistance as well as for our Multicultural Affairs Pre-Orientation in the Fall at SD Mines, a" leg-up" in their college path and professional journeys. We truly appreciate such strong community collaborations.

National Relief has helped with our parenting program. It is very hard to keep participants in the parenting program, with the household gifts they receive after completing each parenting module, they keep coming to class. Once they graduate from the program, Family Focus is then assisting them in keeping the family intact. By using the items that the National Relief supply, Family Focus uses supplies for incentives for in home care plans to keep families together.

PWNA has provided many incentives for the GRHC community. By providing these incentives, this encourages community members to get health screenings and receive health education within their homes or at community events. By having this partnership with PWNA it has assisted in increasing awareness with many different health issues the community continues to face. Each individual that receives PWNA incentives are very grateful which helps boost their moral. Partnering with PWNA is a win, win relationship. Starting a partnership with PWNA will assist with getting awareness out into your community. We would like to thank PWNA for all of the services they provide for the GRHC community.

PWNA has been instrumental in providing incentives to help people help themselves. After decades of oppression, discrimination, and learned helplessness the people on our reservation are reluctant to leave their homes and participate in most activities, trainings and opportunities.

In addition the staff and workshops are positive role models who offer encouragement and support whenever we meet.

We had the honor of meeting Rapael Tapia one day. He stopped by our office on the Hopi Reservation. I work for the Hopi Special Diabetes Program as a Diabetes Educator and he offered the services of Partnership with Native Americans for our upcoming events. I placed an order for personal care items for youth and was totally surprised at the amount of items we received. We were able to use them for the Diabetes Expo, NB3Fit youth event, So-oh, Qua-ah Day event for elders, and a Farmer's Market event. Thank you for your support of our community initiatives, the participants were very grateful for the item they received. Askwali! (thankyou!)

As a mentor (aka Key) to individual participants in the Four Directions program of Partnership With Native Americans (PWNA), I have had the privilege to experience and to offer the much needed services and programmatic functions provided by PWNA to Indian Country. By encouraging and offering support to native american participants whom are professionals in their chosen filed, it is nice to be a part of a program like this to aid in developing culturally sensitive capacity in Indian Country. As a young professional many years ago starting out in the practice of law it would have been such a blessing to have had a resource like PWNA's Four Directions program to draw upon if and when I needed access to a resource or to hear an encouraging word from an experienced individual who could offer advice in a supportive yet challenging setting. The idea of mentoring and providing guidance is not a new one in native communities and I feel that by having the privilege to be apart of the PWNA's Four Directions program I continue to honor and pay respect to my heritage and hopefully to make a better tomorrow for all of Indian Country.

It started out as "National Relief" which was shared with me through another department several years ago here at Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation, where they were conducting outreach and noticed that they were providing incentives to their consumers. Since then, I have been working with "Partnership With Native Americans" for all incentives and the incentives provided a token of appreciation to our consumers throughout all outreach that we have conducted in the Tuba City Service Unit. Our consumers greatly appreciated the items received and at times request for more especially out on the Navajo Reservation and surrounding areas that we service.
I truly thank you "Partnership With Native Americans" for all the services that they provide.

We are a local business that has been partners with Partnership with Native Americans for a few years now. As a service provider to the organization, we see the people they serve and the help they provide those people. It's truly admirable to observe the staff and their interactions with the attendees. Their compassion and professionalism is second to none.
We've gotten the opportunity to tour the warehouse and attend their Open House events. The resources they have available to them, which in turn, becomes resources to the Native American community, is fantastic. The Open Houses are very inspirational and awe-inspiring, all the while being packed with fun activities for everyone.
When visiting the offices and warehouse, I dare you to not feel amazed and humbled by what this organization provides to its extremely proud Native American community. You will walk away wishing there was more you could do to support their cause.

I have worked with PWNA for a few years now. They are a very professional organization and do a great deal of good for those whom they serve. I sometimes wonder what the lives of those people they serve would be like if PWNA were not there filling in the gaps and serving them in the professional manner that they do.

By way of introduction my name is David Smith the principal at a BIE school on the Navajo Reservation. We have been partnering with the PWNA for 4 years. We have been able to invite community members, and parents to enjoy a holiday meal with there students at the school. The PWNA partnership has been instrumental in assisting us with holiday socks for students, which they really enjoy receiving and are excited to get a big sock, with useful items. We are isolated from major stores, so this service is great.

The healthy living program has been great in adding to our parent meetings and participation the parents have enjoyed every thing they have been given and is an incentive to come to the trainings and meetings.

Jemez Senior Program has worked with Partnership with Native Americans (PWNA) for a few years now and it has been great. PWNA Services that the Senior Program has utilized are: Food, Healthy Living, Community Event, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, Home modification (handicap ramp installation), Winter food boxes, and Bulk. Our community members benefit significantly from the partnership because the Senior Program does not have the luxury to provide the additional assistance to the Elders without the help of PWNA. We also appreciate all the donors who contribute to PWNA because they help make our communities a better place to live, "ta-ka-nopah"-Thank You! The staff at PWNA are courteous, helpful and caring which makes our partnership easy and smooth. The drivers who deliver our goods are always friendly. The warehouse workers make sure our goods are quality. "Ta-ka-nopah"-Thank you PWNA!

The Summit School District in northeastern South Dakota has worked with Partnerships With Native Americans as a collaborative partner since 2015. In just one year, PWNA has made many great community activities happen for our youth! From providing needed items for our children to start school on a positive note, providing items for our children to celebrate during the Thanksgiving, Halloween, Christmas, and Easter holiday, and help advance the literacy program for our youth and adults, none of these events would have been possible without this great organization , its employees, and donors.
We have worked very closely with Eric L. and his staff in the Rapid City office and they have been nothing but magnificent! From the communication of ordering, to the truck drivers delivering, everyone is wonderful to work with and are always knowledgeable when you have questions. PWNA is one of those rare nonprofits which really reaches out and provides resources right to the people.

I have been a "reviewer" for the National Scholarship committee for the American Indian Education Foundation (AIEF) for the past 14 years. I have served on several national committees for Native American students and find that this committee is the most dedicated and thorough committee I have ever had the privilege to serve. The other committee members are dedicated Native and non-Native professionals who spend countless hours reviewing hundreds of student applications each year as volunteers. Our goal is to make as many Native students educational experiences as successful as possible. It warms our hearts when the selection process is completed and we can actually see the faces in photographs of the students who have been awarded. We remember these students throughout the years. It is an honor and privilege to serve on this committee. It has been one of the most rewarding activities I have been involved with as a Native educator in my 40 years of serving Native students. Thank you.

Leupp Schools, Inc. (LSI) is a Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) funded-school located on the southwestern part of the Navajo Reservation along the Little Colorado River. The school serves approximately 200 students in grades K-12 including the Family and Children Education (FACE) Program. The vision of LSI is, “Building the Future, Keeping the Past.”

In keeping with the school’s vision, LSI made plans to pursue a garden project on the school campus. During School Year 2015-2016, the high school students developed an action plan which they followed closely under the supervision and guidance of the high school math and science teachers.

By the end of March 2016, the garden beds were completed and installed accordingly as planned. Before planting, a harvest blessing ceremony was performed by a local Navajo medicine man to ensure a successful harvest and to ensure the successful learning of our students.

By the end of the first week in May 2016, the students finally planted flowers and vegetables in their respective garden beds. In the process of planting, unexpectantly, the campus beautification project emerged for the high school Botany Class. As a result, they placed three flower beds in front of the main school building and planted several rose bushes along the side of the main school building. The flowers are beginning to bloom and flourish, which truly adds beauty to the school campus.

This has been an exciting year for our students, particularly for the high school students who were involved with the hands-on learning project including manual labor. To actually see the outcome of their workmanship was highly rewarding for them. Planting was also a positive learning experience for all students, which was enjoyable for them. Watering the garden is another learning experience for the students because the seeds that were planted are now beginning to show signs of growth.

LSI is very grateful for the funding made possible through Partnership With Native Americans (PWNA) of Phoenix, AZ for our harvest project. All of the materials, supplies and equipment needed for our harvest project were obtained with the PWNA funding. The project coordinator has been very supportive and extremely helpful in guiding us through the process. LSI now has a garden and we are now looking forward to harvest time. Thank you very much PWNA for your kind assistance and support.

I would like to personally say that I am very impressed with the PWNA. Freightquote has worked with Rick in AZ for over 10 years. Much respect Rick is always on top of each order and is one of the best in the business with coordinating schedules. Their business model is one of a kind for all involved. Friendly and Outstanding in his role. Always a pleasure to work with!!! Impressive Organization!

I have worked with Mr. Rafael Tapia for many years. I recently learned of his involvement with Partnership with Native Americans. What a blessing this organization is to Indian Country, and the broader community. I toured their offices recently, I was overwhelmed with happiness for the work they are doing in the community. Providing basic needs for native communities with such grace and integrity.

This organization uplifts all of us. Any corporation thinking about joining this group, hurry! Run don't walk. You won't regret it.

I have been working with PWNA for over 25 years,and they have helped hundreds of thousands native americans with food,books,cloths,medical,household supplies,and even planted 300 fruit trees in a community 20 years ago.100% goes to the clients,they are great,people the Manager in Phoenix,Mr. Miller is a real stad up gentl;eman that cares a lot about the people and the company,sp if you are looking for a worth while donation,please this is the one,it really helps those in need
Sincerely
Larry erickson

In my experience, PWNA is managed very professionally -- resulting in great services and efficiency in their relief and development efforts. They are not just meeting the immediate needs of the people, but they are also developing long-term solutions to support the initiatives of their partners on the reservations. I've worked with PWNA for several years helping them to collect the products they need to serve the people in their care, and I've been continually impressed by them throughout that time. The organization is well put together, and the individuals truly care about the people they serve.

I work with PWNA to transport supplies to areas in need. PWNA does their best to get food, water, and toiletries to different locations by the most economical and practical way possible. PWNA is respectful to all companies and individuals alike.

The Partnership With Native Americans is one of the greatest contributors to Native American education; as a volunteer I received their contributions toward my education twice out of the year, which helped me substantially. 2015 was a hard year for me because I studied abroad in Wales, then I interned in Texas, and lastly I interned in Washington D.C. for Senator Martin Heinrich in the fall. All of these experiences required substantial monetary input on my behalf, but with their help it made the financial burden much easier on me during the year. I wanted to have this opportunity to say a heart felt “thank you” to the entire organization; they do a great job for indigenous youth who have the desire to achieve great things in their respective communities. As I get closer to achieving my Bachelor’s degree and I pursue a law degree, I will be sure to always keep these individuals in mind because I hope to send some of my own aid to those in need. With that being said, I wish everyone in the organization a blessed year and I hope your families prosper in the future.

As a social work associate, I hold educational baby showers and assist in coordinating Mammogram clinics. PWNA has supplied personal care items, baby items and various other items as incentives for our participants. Since partnering with PWNA I have seen an increase in participation. Our efforts to educate healthy pregnancies and breast cancer awareness are reaching many women of all ages. I appreciate the hard working PWNA staff, they are always courteous, professional and willing to go above and beyond to help their partners. Thank You PWNA!!

After being unemployed for about 6 months off the reservation, I returned to find that my reservation was no longer the place I call home. My community changed dramatically and I wanted to help in a way that could steer away from those negative changes. As a partner they were able to help my community with needed basic items. Seeking guidance from the PWNA coordinators, they were able to help me build my strengths to helping developing my community in a positive way. Currently my community has come together to create a community garden and first planting should be early next year. Building strong, self sufficient communities.

Partnership With Native Americans (PWNA) is a wonderful organization and I am honored for the opportunity to be a partner for positivity. PWNA has supplied personal care items and home goods for participants in our Healthy Living Program. Our clients are very appreciative of these items and appointment attendance has improved since our partnership began. PWNA personnel have always been very professional and it is easy to tell they love helping our Native Communities by their great customer service.

Partnership With Native Americans is an excellent organization. They provide the most basic assistance a community needs. The most recent action of assistance was in providing crate loads of bottled water to affected communities on the Navajo Nation along the San Juan River; assistance was given to farmers, ranchers, families who were adversely effected during the Gold mine spill in Durango.

May 8, 2015
As a counselor, I search for organizations that will contribute to my self-help programs. So I can encourage the students to be productive, lifelong learners of their community. National Relied Charities provides incentives that meet the needs of the students in my programs.
National Relief Charities members are compassionate about helping students and adults are self sufficient. Our school has participated in the following programs: Healthy Living, Christmas Stockings, Easter Egg Hunt, and Community Events: (Week-end Back Pack Program), (One World Play Project-Soccer), and School Supplies.
Next Year I am going to apply for the Hug a Bear Program to help children cope with their grief. NRC reaches out to the community and helps make everyone feel special.
Thank-you for being my partner and supporting our self-help programs.
Clara Marie Landavazo/Counselor
Baca/Dlo’ayazhi Community School in Prewitt, New Mexico

I am so thankful for the scholarship offered through the American Indian Education Foundation under National Relief Charities. The funding I received has helped me reach my goal of getting my bachelor's degree in business administration. Thank you.

We have worked with NRC as a transportation provider and they are a great partner to have. They are always willing to go the extra mile if problems arise to make sure our drivers will get loaded or unloaded in a timely manner. We know that we can rely on NRC for anything and vice-versa. Those relationships are only able to be built when you have good people working at your company. I would work with NRC all the time if it allowed itself.

The Shiprock Office of Dine' Youth has partnered with the National Relief Charities for several years in meeting the needs of the community, youth, and families. NRC works diligently in providing our program supplies to be disseminated to those in need. When working with the community at-large, you often come across individuals who are in need of support or who momentarily is in need. Most often, the recipient/participant is very appreciative of receiving supplies/items that contributes to their over-all being. Knowing that resources, such as NRC is available helps us in our continued efforts in working with our fellow people. Thank you, NRC.

Good day,I have worked with,supported,and helped NRC for the past 20 years.I first met them when they called and asked if I would be willing to haul fruit trees to Mountment,Az on my produce trucks for them.NRC planted over 200 trees to help beautify the area,and help the elderly people with shade.
since then, I have been part of their food and non-foods,systems.For the past 20 plus years,they have supplied food for every day needs,food boxes for the elderly,shut ins on the Navajo and Hopi Reservations,plus they have helped the Zuni Reservations,plus Arzona and California Tribes.
NRC has supplied ofer 200,000 meals for Christmas,Easter,Thanksgiving dinners.
NRC,is a great bunch of people,and are top notched,looking to help the partners in their area.
I would suggest if you need a organization to help this is the one,they are 1000% for the clients,please contact NRC and get involved today!!
They are the best

National Relief Charities has assisted our program tremendously with the many different items for incentives to be given to our clients. I believe without their support we would not be able to make our program a huge success for our clients. The elderly members within our communities live on a fixed income, so most of the items we give to them is considered of grave support. I am very thankful for everything you all provide for our people. Thank you so very much.

I work for a nonprofit charity in an assisted living home right off of the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. Our facility is for Native Americans and is run on donations so the supplies and donations that we receive from the NRC truly help in facilitating our mission. They are very professional and helpful and very consistent in the delivery of our products. The elders even took a field trip to see the warehouse last summer as an outing, It was great to put faces to names and to see the wonderful program close up.

We have been partnering with NRC for two years. We participate in their Literacy Program. All staff are professional, caring, and attentive. NRC has helped hundreds of families in our community with household supplies, food items, children's toys, and many other goodies. Our students are always very eager for the next delivery of goodies for our Literacy Program. Our community is a poor community and the help NRC provides us is greatly appreciated.

I can not say enough about the incredible work NRC does on the reservations in the Great Plains region. I have had the honor and pleasure of working with this organization for many years. I am amazed at the professionalism and genuine compassion expressed by each individual working at the organization. NRC has always put the reservation communities first without hesitation which. NRC is an incredible asset to my people across the region and I thank you for all you do.

I partner with the National Relief Charities out of Rapid City, SD and they have by far exceeded my expectations. The organization is run very professionally and smoothly. The personnel are outstanding and maintain good communication. My questions and concerns are always answered in a timely, efficient, and pleasant manner.
All the products, supplies, and books we receive are very useful to the students and their families.
The Thanksgiving and Christmas programs are wonderful for our families especially the Elders.
I look forward to many more years of this positive partnership.
Thank you to all the NRC staff and the donors!

For several years now, NRC have helped the members in our community with the items they provide. We provide health education to the homebound and elderly. The NRC staff have always been courteous, professional and the drivers are like family. There hasn't been one time when any of the staff at NRC made me feel like I was just another customer. They take the time to answer questions, get your information and follow up on deliveries with you. When I talk to one of them, I know I am talking to a friend. Their services are really appreciated by our community members and when we give out the stockings for Christmas, it is priceless to see the faces light up, not only on the children, but the elders as well when our Santa hands it to them. Thanks to NRC, we know we can help when help is needed. Thank you to all the NRC staff and the donors!

I have worked with NRC for several years now here on the Flathead Reservation and they have by far exceeded my expectation's. We use the healthy living program, Residential, Incentive, Food, Thanksgiving and Christmas programs. With their help we have been able to stretch our funding way farther than we could otherwise. They are always curtsies and always willing to help in any way they can very seldom do they not have answers for you and by chance if they don't they do their best to get an answer for you in a very timely manner. The drivers are sensational also they always pull up with a smile, joke or funny story for you. I truly enjoy working with them as they make you feel like apart of a family group and are so willing to help anyway they can. Hats off to you NRC and a big thank you from the Flathead Reservation for all that you do.

Olive Grove Consulting has supported NRC over the last two years and its leadership, programs, and values are exceptional. Both the board and staff are committed to true partnership with Native Americans rather than imposing their programs and services on reservations. Their humility, integrity and passion is inspiring and the impact they are making in Native communities will generate positive outcomes for years to come.

Winslow Council on Aging is a nonprofit organization in northern Arizona that operates the Active Adult Community Center. For individuals age 60 and older, we provide: Congregate Meals, Home-Delivered Meals, Transportation, Homecare Services, Exercise Classes, Health/Wellness Workshops, Food Bank, Senior Activities, and BINGO.

National Relief Charities has been a valuable partner for six years. The staff is courteous, knowledgeable, and efficient. Through the generous donations of food and incentives that we receive from NRC, we are able to supplement our senior nutrition and health/wellness programs. In addition to the regular donations every other month, NRC has provided us with items to assemble emergency preparedness kits for our vulnerable adults, elder stockings at Christmas, individual Thanksgiving dinners, and incentives for several community events.

National Relief Charities has enhanced our programs and provided many benefits to our participants. We are grateful for our partnership.

Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health has worked with National Relief Charities for 14+ years. We have sites in 9 locations on the Navajo Nation, White Mountain Apache communities and Albuquerque-area Pueblo locations. We are continually impressed by and sincerely grateful for the service commitment made by every one of our NRC partners. They ask how they can serve more fully and every person exemplifies service leadership. We are learning about additional opportunities for program collaboration and I want to encourage everyone to seek out this information for your agency. NRC is hosting its annual Open House in Phoenix, AZ for this year on October 9, 2014. I hope to see you there. We should all attend to learn how to build better relationships in service to all. NRC sets a terrific example for us to follow.

Native American students in 4th and 8th grade are one of the lowest scoring reading groups in the United States. Children who receive Speech-language Pathology treatment with literacy goals at an earlier age can be prevented from such delays. While being a program partner with National Relief Charities (NRC), I have been able to supply donated books to both children and adults receiving speech therapy in a hospital clinic. This has allowed for generalization of treatment outcomes from the clinic to the home setting. When offered incentives such as books, patients have increased motivation to return to therapy which positively impacts their treatment outcomes. The experience I have had with NRC is outstanding and I look forward to many more years of this positive partnership. Thank you NRC!

Molly Rutledge, CCC-SLP, CCP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Chronic Care Professional Health Coach
Navajo Reservation

My name is Mechelle Morgan-Flowers and I am the Utilization Review/Discharge Planner for the Tsehootsooi Medical Center (Ft Defiance Indian Hospital) on the Navajo Reservation in Northern Arizona. I have been at TMC for 17 years serving the Native Community. My husband is the Nurse Recruiter for the hospital, and we have two children going to the St Michael Indian School in St. Michaels, AZ.

I began working with the NRC program four years ago with our Elder Care Program and our Palliative/Comfort Care Programs. Since that time my volunteer work with NRC has expanded to our Drumming Circles/Yoga Classes/Parent Classes. We have worked with the organization with our community events and conferences which have included the Annual Cancer Conferences and our "Gathering of Healers".

The NRC has worked with bringing supplies to our local schools and has expanded services into our communities.

This organization has been a tremendous help to myself personally as I go into the community to bring about healthy living, and it has also involved our children to "step up" and be volunteers at events. I am so honored to be a volunteer, along with my family, to bring about changes for our underserved population.

I LOVE THIS organization and their mission to help improve our quality of life for our Natives.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for all that you do for our communities. May you walk in beauty always. May you continue your work to help us. May we walk hand in hand to make a difference.

Wow words are not enough to share what NRC has done this year to help families in our school. We have had 2 food distributions and every student was gvien a stocking. We are now in the process of setting up a Easter Egg Hunt. Students are still talking about the stockings. I have worked with several people at NRC and each one has been just as helpful and nice as the nest one. With every event that is planned brings new excitement for us at our school. They are very oraganized and open to give a helping hand to families in need. I so look forward to our continure relationship and working together to help those in need.

Overall my experience I had with NRC they did some good communication. They always kept in touch and reminded me when my reports were going to be due. All the products we recieved were very useful to our families we served and it boosted our parent participation in the program. The parents look forward to the C.U.B.S store especially when we get new shipment.

The assistance NRC provides to our program has made a great impact on the community we serve. Our experience has been positive and continues to grow as we provide more services to our community. Our partnership with NRC has provided basic necessities to our clients that encourages their participation in our program. Keep up the good work NRC and let's make a difference in our Native communities...

Last Christmas my cousins and I decided to donate to a charity instead of exchanging gifts. We chose the winter fuel service through NRC's Southwest Indian Relief Council program. We were pleased to receive an update on what our contribution was able to help provide last winter to keep Elders warm. This giving meant more to us than the usual gift exchange and we are considering doing it again this year.

I finf the workers at NRC very dedicated people who sincerely want to improve the livs of
Native Americans. I was very pleased to help the students complete their education through
scholarships I provided for them. My late husband Robert Fischer and I have been a long
time supporters of this organization. I find the mission of this organization is to help the
Native Americans and I would continue to help in whatever way I can.

Having worked with NRC on multiple occasions over the years with printing projects I couldn't help but notice all the wonderful campaigns they promote throughout the year to help raise awareness and support for Native Americans.

I've heard the expression, "Give a man a fish, feed him for a day, teach a man (or woman) to fish, feed him for life" and have found NRC to be an organization who puts this into practice in a caring, culturally sensitive and effective manner. In doing so they help lift the quality of life for entire Native American communities and for future generations.

I met with many of the staff at NRC and found them to be knowledgable, caring and really committed to the plight of Native American's. They help Native Americans who live on reservations miles from anywhere (and so can't benefit from casinos) and who exist within these United States in terrible conditions with little help from our Government.

NRC is improving the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals every year. An impressive group that continues to grow the impact of their programs.

I recently attended a donor meeting at National Relief Charities and was most impressed with the speakers, who outlined the organization's mission and highlighted some very impressive results, especially in working to enhance educational opportunities and success for Native American students. They also do great work with animal rescue and outreach on the reservation. I look forward to learning more, and to contributing to their efforts.

By helping a few of their workers do what it is they do, I observed the levels of professionalism and efficiency and caring to which they seem devoted - which is great!

I have done work for and with NRC for 20+ years and have to say that they are one of the most professionally consistent and caring non-profits out there today. Not only do they give a voice and face to the plight of the American Indian, but they represent very well the pride and honor of these great people. As with all non-profits these days, fundraising efforts are challenged daily - I see numerous non-profits teetering off "mission", but not NRC. That is one thing I've seen over the years with this group is a consistent message of mission to the general public - that is an honorable trait and so respectful to present and future donors. A great group to work with, work for and be associated with in the fundraising industry.

I donated to ROAR because I was concerned about the plight of the animals of the reservation. Although I didn't give (couldn't) much, a flood of mail and phone solicitations followed. I stopped donated after I read some negative reviews of the charity, but the solicitations continued.
Yes, I tried calling the 1-800 donor help line - but guess what, no one picks up! What good is this donor help line if no one actually answers the calls? Why not make it easier for people to get off the calling/mailing list if so many complain?
I put a request to drop me from NRC's lists on the payment coupon of the most recent solicitation. I'm sure it won't be followed. And the worst part is, the animals of the reservation go without! I really would like to help but I just don't want that flood of mail and phone calls anymore!

Edited by FS2013: Someone from NRC actually responded to my review! Interestingly the responder - no name given - didn't address my concerns about the animals, only my "difficulties" with their help line.
Actually, it's the help line having difficulties - answering their calls, that is! Does anyone actually work there? When do they answer the phone? The number is correct judging by the automatic message.
Yes, I will drop you a line at the email you provided - hopefully someone will be staffing there!
And you do realize that I left the message on this board in the hope I'd get a response, not in an effort to make me feel better. I will feel better when the animals of the reservation get proper care.

At National Relief Charities , I have never seen a group of individuals who do so much with so little. I have been involved with other charities that are bloated with bureaucracy that do 1/10th work with 10 times the people.

They serve a segment of our population that has forever been neglected and underfunded. The NRC has done the smart thing in focusing on very specific needs and purposes within the Native American people.

These people are involved because they care, not because it is chic and trendy. I hope they can continue their good work at a time when non-profit dollars are dwindling.

Our company is proud to be a part of the fundraising efforts of your fine organization. We fully support your efforts to help improve the quality of life of the Native American community. Your passion for this worthy cause is what motivates our company to do good work for you. We are committed to doing excellent work for your cause and are humbled that you have selected us to be a part of this important effort.

I have been working with National Relief Charities for over 5 years in regards to their direct mail fundraising efforts. It is rewarding on many levels in that they are experts in the field of direct mail and very efficient and conscientious, plus it is great working with an organization whose core work in helping the Native American people is so much needed. NRC addresses the relevant concerns and definitely makes a positive impact.

National Relief Charities does amazing work the Native Americans. I support them fully.

National Relief Charities organization has been instrumental in providing services for our annual Veterans Day events for the past three years on the Hopi Reservation. The incentives and donations provided by NRC have been provided to everyone, from little children to the elderly, who attended the annual veterans day event. What items were left over, we used as part of the Christmas bags and goodies we provided for our local veterans.

Additionally, NRC was the key coordinator to assist us when we requested help for a local veteran who house nearly was consumed by fire several years ago. By their coordianted efforts, NRC was able to secure another organziation to pay for the costs of renovationg the veterans house. Mission successfully completed and veteran extremely happy. A show piece for other Tribal programs who could use this same assistance.

NRC is an outstanding non-profit organization and I would definitely recommend for all to use.

NRC provided shoes and boots to over 880 children at our elementary school this September. From the first contact with NRC in June to the final wave goodbye in September, the contacts were wonderful. Our many questions and concerns were always answered in a timely, efficient and pleasant manner.

Everything we needed to make the morning a success was provided to us. Had we had more staff on hand, and hadn't had two different and overlapping activities the students had to attend, we likely could have had all our students in new shoes by 11 a.m. As it was, everything was done in 4 hours. It was a whirlwind, but every child who wanted shoes had them.

The men who traveled so far to provide us the shoes had to be elsewhere by 1 p.m. It did not appear we were going to be finished getting students in shoes by that time. Their inventiveness and calmness allowed another school in our area to get shoes earlier than expected. The men also made it possible to have enough shoes left at our school for our students to try on, so that the driver could get on the road to a school site about 4 hours south of us.

Throughout what could have easily been a stressful, strained and unpleasant experience, the men of NRC who came to our school remained calm, humorous and so helpful. We will be better prepared next year. In the meantime, we are so grateful for everything these good men and their fine organization, NRC, provided to us. Tremendous appreciation to Denise as well. She answered my phone calls at all hours and did so much to support this endeavor.

We look forward to seeing NRC next year. We will be much better prepared. In the meantime, we are very appreciative of the graciousness, consideration and assistance NRC provided to our students and to our staff.

Tuba City Humane Society connected with NRC this spring and their ROAR (Rescue operation for animals on the reservation). We had no idea they existed but after we made contact things started to happen. Their office staff was so helpful and our first delivery consisted of dog food, bleach, paper towels and flea & tick treatment. The food and flea & tick treatments were given to our foster/rescue homes. The cleaning supplies went to our veterinarian who kennels and takes care of all our rescues until they are moved out for adoption. We also had a visit from their staff to Tuba City to talk with us and also the person in charge of the Southwest region came from S. Dakota and spent half the day visiting our home so we could touch base with all their programs. We found out that next year we can apply for grants for low cost spays & neuters and also to help with gas for the transportation of our rescues to Flagstaff & Kanab, Utah. We just received another pallet of blankets, toys, flea & tick treatment, bleach and cases of bottled water. There will be a very large free spay/neuter event in Nov. put on by Best Friends in Utah and we can use the water for all the volunteers. Also, ROAR has a calendar out for 2014 and two of rescues I kept are Miss March & Mr. Sept. That was a real surprise. Thanks to NRC for all your help for us and the animals. We appreciate it so much and really like working with all of your staff. They are so helpful and friendly. Sylvia Moore, Director

NRC helps our program be successful. I work as a Parent Educator with the public school district in Gallup NM and we service families by conducting home visits and working with teem moms in learning how to interact with their child and begin early in preparing their child for school readiness. We work with families with babies 0-5 years old. NRC helps by providing us with incentives to help these needy families with healthy living supplies. Our families look forward to receiving these products and I feel that they stay consistent with our home visits because they are excited to receive the incentives. NRC has been a great resource for us and we appreciate all that they do. Thank you for your help and support with our program!!

I run a Boys and Girls Club on my reservation and National Relief Charities has been a tremendous help with the youth we serve. Thanks to their help we have children and families who are able to get much needed items that they are not always able to afford. National Relief Charities staff are always professional and willing to provide a helping hand to our program. National Relief Charities is an important part of our program and its success in serving our tribal youth and I am very grateful for their assistance.

We serve individuals who are developmentally disabled. Recently two MSLA homes were built in our community. Becasue we serve people on the Reservation, needs are high for everyone. NRC has been very helpful in providing the individuals with products that they can use in their own apartments. All of the products help the individuals become more independent in cleaning, cooking, fittness and quality of life.

Overall I rate NRC as "top of the line" in helping people to suceed in his/her goals.

I have been taking part of the National Relief Charities donations for the over past 2 years and excellent repport with them. We are rated from 0.o to 5.o for IHS We Care, our department has received five, 5.o ratings, for eight months (October 2012-May 2013).

The incentives have brought in more clients for immunizations and have given us a 5.o rating for the Northern Cheyenne Public Health Department for the last 4 consecutive months. Our department is the only one to receive such marks out of 20 departments.

We attribute the high rating in part the NRC for the incentives that are given to the clients that are donated by NRC. Oh, I forgot to mention the prenatal classes and community home site visits, also receive the incentives as well.

The NRC assists us in serving our reservation with items that can be utilized to ease the burdens of every day life expenses for people who are in need, which blesses us and the community we serve.

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Rilla Kingfisher, Northern Cheyenne PHN Secretary

I have been working with the National Relief Charities out of Rapid City, So Dak and they have been very good to our organization which is the Porcupine Elderly Meals Program out of Porcupine,So Dak. Our elders enjoy the food boxes that gets sent down every month and i make use of the food items that we get for our elderly building etc...flour,sugar,canned fruits and canned vegetables,they are an excellent team that works with alot of people,they all conduct themselves in a very professional manner whether its going to volunteer at their warehouse or when there out delivering to the districts.

NRC is indeed #1 in our program and in our hearts and we certainly applaud this wonderful organization. NRC had been and continues to be our strong partner in our Community Service on the Reservation in our desire and effort to help provide food supplement to our local people. Our native friends greatly appreciate what we do with the NRC --- they were saying that in a place like this which is almost "out in the middle of nowhere" away from stores, etc., the food boxes and food bags we give out on a regular basis truly helped them in their daily needs. We have some people who came who have lost their jobs and they were truly grateful for this help. NRC does not only help our local people, it helps our Community Service program so much because it provides generous supplement to our other donations and supplies, thus saving us some bucks because instead of buying other food to give out, we can use those funds for other outreach programs that we do. I would also say that personnel at NRC Phoenix office are all very friendly, helpful, accommodating and available to us. We thank God that we have NRC as our program partner, they have made a tremenduos difference in our program and in the lives of the people that our program serves. KUDOS to NRC!

This organization is VERY fishy. We have been inundated with calls even though we requested to be taken off their call list at least four times. Up until this last call they said they would remove us from the list. Yesterday when they called, for the fourth time in a week, I got upset about not having been removed from their call list. The woman said that I had to call another number to be taken off the list!!!

What are they doing with all their money except hire people to call and call and call???

I would never donate to them again.

I find this service is very professional, well organized and assisting in all coordinated fields on their service area. What ever needs were requested was obtained and provided, never had any trouble or difficutly with request, shipments and service. When we brought volunteers to the center it was organized, welcoming and very helpful for clients that needed items for their hours of service. Love the service and I would recommend it anytime for the areas.

After making one donation, I have received dozens of pestering phone calls and wasteful mailings.
25% of money raised goes to more fundraising.
They posted on my face book page. My disavowing comment disappeared.
I strongly suspect that most of the "volunteers" who write reviews are on the payroll of this relentless machine. Do not make eye contact.

I made the mistake of donating to this collection of charities a few years ago. At that point, Charity Navigator's rating was significantly lower--one star, in fact. Would that I had checked before sending a check. Since then, I have not donated again. Nonetheless, I have been harassed (that's really the only appropriate word) by phone calls. I have made repeated requests to have my number removed and made it quite clear that I want no more phone calls. But the repeated promises that the charity would honor my request have been false.

I see that the charity has responded to similar complaints by suggesting that perhaps a reviewer was mistaken by all the charities with similar names. I have made it a point to ask the caller whether he or she represented National Relief Charities (since the calls come under different names) and been assured that yes, the caller was from that organization. I am fed up with this organization and will never donate to a group that refuses to honor my wishes to be left alone and that treats me rudely when I express them.

I have also seen the responses claiming that the charity does not want to call people who don't want calls and offering an e-mail address and a phone number. My question: Why can't the organization have its callers record information that I've given multiple times?

National Relief Charities represents absolutely the worst experience I have ever had with charitable giving.

Council of Indian nations,soiux relief fund,Soiux nation...all out of area calls...nonstop for 4 years .Almost weekly and there seems to be nothing I can do about it.Because my mother would send them a few 5 dollar checks every year till she died.I have told them an easy 100 times she is no longer alive and they call week in and week out year after year.Harassment threats,blocking phone numbers,none of it stops.Do yourself a favor ...if you must donate do so anonymously.

We are being harassed by the telephone volunteers for the Navajo Relief Fund. In the last few months, they have telephoned us every evening, including Sundays. We estimate that they have called over 100 times. We have told them explicitly that we will not donate and want to be removed from their contact list. They ignore us and keep phoning. Though we are on a "Do Not Call" list and have informed them of this, they continue to call.

We have filed a complaint but the phone solicitors are unfazed by this information. My advice: give to another charity -- not this one.

This organization has helped Native American people for many years. They have made a difference in the lives of many people on the reservations. Giving to this charity is truly a worthwhile thing to do.

National Relief Charities has helped our elderly participants imensely by providing them with much needed items which they can not afford. Most our elders live on a fixed income and most live in remote locations on the Navajo Reservation and have no transportation. The incentive items are delivered each month on time, which is a plus because scheduling is important and time conflicts are avoided. NRC has made our relationship with our elders stronger, thus making us a tighter unit. The incentives provides our elderly with healthier living such as cleaner homes, chosing healthier eating habits, and making daily living easier. NRC employs the sincerest, energetic, compassionate, and hardworking empoyees who are always wiling to help in any way. I would recommend to any organization who is willing to make a change in lives such as NRC.

National Relief Charities (NRC) has provided our after school programming with incentive items for our students and their families. The products they deliver for our program are well needed and are of quality condition. Without NRC as one of our program partners, we would not be able to offer these items to our students and their families. The NRC staff is always helpful and friendly to work with; they try to provide products that are tailored to our program needs.

I have another year under my belt with this organization, and I must say, they continue to amaze me.. National Relief Charities is truly about PEOPLE, and that is what sets them apart.. I will continue to help NRC as long as I can, and I feel good about doing so.. As a transportation provider for numerous different companies, none are so fulfilling, as knowing that we are delivering goods to help save lives, and deliver hope.. Thank you NRC for letting me be involved..

Overall our experience with NRC has been very good. The incentives help to bring people in for services and to keep their mammogram appointments so this service works great for us. We especially use alot of water since we plan exercies and fun run/walk events during our awareness months. I would like to see the sign in sheet with numbers making it easier to calculate the totals. I hear and see from other programs especially the Navajo getting more of a variety of things but we at hopi seem to get the same things over & over. Can you treat us the same as the Navajo communities? Thank you.

National Relief Charieties has been providing food and incentives for our program which works with adults with disablities as well as providing food for our community. We have received monthly donations which have helped us feed over 700 families many of which live on the Navajo and Ute reservations. This has provided a better variety and a greater quantity of food for the struggling families that need it. They have also given us incentives which are used for rewards to encourage our disabled clients to be successful in their goals and objectives that help improve their quality of life. Their donations have made it possible for our program to provide better service for the individuals we serve.

The Pueblo of Acoma has been partners with The National Relief Charities for the past several years and has been recieving food items and non-food items which has assisted our Detention Department out with all items that we have been receiving. Our Detention Population has really benefited with what has all been offered to us, with the economy being bad and the things that we really can't purchase or don't have the funds for The National Relief Charities has stepped in to assist us with our daily needs to get us by from month to month! With the support and service that we continue to get from National Relief Charities, we can continue to have a good working relationship! I just want to express and praise our partners at National Relief Charities to continue to do an Excellent job!!! Keep up the Good Work and many blessings go out to all you fine folks!!!

We recieve items each month for our residents that are in our local domestic violence shelter. We also recieve items for events that we hold for awareness. We also have incentive program for our volunteers. The items we recieve are great. The incentive program has really helped our volunteer base grow. We like giving out door prize bags to those who attend our events. It's our way of saying thanks for showing your support towards our cause. Thank you NRC!

I manage a Correctional facility on our reservation and have had the wonderful opportunity to work with NRC in providing the means to support our efforts in helping our people and our community. With NRC assistance we have developed a community beautification program which conducts clean up of our school sites, play grounds and lake areas. NRC also provides our program with the necessary supplies to help our Residents when they are placed in treatment programs. We are thankful for all the assistance we have recieved .

On one day I received FIVE calls from CIN, all asking for Betty C. Hall. Each time I explained that Betty C. Hall did not have this number, never did, I did not know Ms. Hall, and could they please take this number off their call list. Each time, they assured me they would. The next business day I received TWO MORE calls for Ms. Hall. During the first I said I would have to report them if I received one more call - do not call this number - and 10 minutes later I received another call. I went to the CIN website and called the number and selected the option to speak to a fundraising professional. Sadly, all I heard was a two minute commercial and a request to visit the website before it disconnected; I never spoke with a professional. I expect the work they do is better than the tele-fundraising.

I have volunteered for the American Indian Education Foundation for nearly ten years as part of the Scholarship Selection Committee. AIEF is one branch of National Relief Charities whose focus is to promote educational opportunities for Native American students. The Scholarship Selection Committee meets annually to award college scholarships to Native American students that show a strong desire to pursue additional education and give back to their communities. These students have often overcome significant hurdles to pursue their goals. The committee spends many hours carefully reviewing the scholarship applications in advance and then we meet as a group to discuss the applications. We describe what spoke to us about the students' essays and educational history, and arrive at a consensus of awarded applicants. This is a unique process that has worked well in selecting students that successfully complete their course of study. It has been an honor to work with the talented AIEF staff and fellow committee members who are educators and student facilitators from tribes across the nation. We've recently started awarding a small number of graduate level scholarships in addition to the majority of undergraduate ones. It is especially nice to support new and returning AIEF recipients who have excelled in undergraduate programs, and want to continue on to get their post-graduate degrees in fields ranging from medicine to sociology. I've found that the AIEF scholarship program is like many of the other programs that the National Relief Charities runs. It is well thought out and targeted to those most in need. The AIEF staff follows up with students throughout the year to see how they're doing, particularly important for those students that may be hundreds of miles from family and familiar surroundings. Part of what impresses me about AIEF and the NRC organization in general is their longevity--they're in it for the long haul and they continually strive to improve their service to Native American communities.

Our Animal Rescue has been program partners with National Relief Charities for 2 + years now. We have discovered a network of caring people in the NRC organization. NRC feels like family to us. They have been consistent and supportive in helping us to continue our aid to animals as well as people on the Rosebud Reservation. Their outreach has exceeded beyond any expectation we had. National Relief Charities has followed through on every level; which in turn, has empowered us to continue to be of service to those in need. NRC is an organization which provides more than goods or services... They give the gift of hope.

I teach parenting classes to young teen moms and dads on the Navajo reservation and NRC has been a tremendous help to me. They deliver incentives all the way from Phoenix to NM to help our program. The Navajo teen parents love to come to class and are rewarded with things they need for their children. For the needy population I work with NRC has been a tremendous blessing. They have been helping my program for six years now and I look forward to our continuing relationship. Barbara

I have been in partnership with National relief Charities for a few wonderful years! NRC has been a great program to work with and this includes the great administrative staff and drivers. This program brings many useful items that our participants make useof. Allour participants are always eager to see what sort of items they are receiving. the incentives really play a big part in encouraging our patients to keep their appointments.I always hear stories about how they were in need of a certain item and NRC supplied it. They call NRC their Wal-Mart. Our participants appreciate what the program does for them especially when times are tough; these incentive items really help them out in ways you can't imagine. We would like continued support from the supporting partners because we appreciate what they do for our community. Thank-you for all you do!!!

A few years ago, my wife and I became aware of the great work performed by National Relief Charities and we decided to help. In 2010, after learning a bit more about the organization’s goals, we expanded our support by becoming Heritage Circle Members. The reason is simple: this is a great organization run by people committed to helping the Native American community. Aside from food, clothing and other necessities, the organization also provides student scholarships through its American Indian Education Foundation. Last year, we had the privilege of meeting one scholarship recipient, and I was able to discuss this young man’s plans with him over lunch. It was truly enlightening to hear, first hand, how great an impact National Relief Charities has made to his family and community, how important this scholarship was to him, and how he planned to use his education to help his community. National Relief Charities is making a difference in the lives of people who appreciate aid because it allows them to help themselves. When you consider how much help NRC provides the Native American community for every dollar it receives in donations, it does not take long to understand how valuable their efforts are – and why we chose to support them.

I have been with NRC for sometime now. I have done the healthy living, community partner program, bulk items, Christmas stockings, Easter egg hunt, and school supplies. With out NRC we would not beable to lend a helping hand to our families or the poor families. The children would be left with out a present at Christmas and school supplies when school starts. I sure do thank NRC all the time for all the nice items that they supply to our program. My families and our elders are very thankful for items that they recieve from NRC. THe families always are in need of laundry soap, paper towles, toilet paper, tooth past, tooth brushes, baby diapers, pull ups, lotions deoderent, fabric softners, ect. arts and crafts, games, gloves, coats, and other items, with out these items alot of families would be going with out. A very big thanks to NRC for lighting up a childs face or helping my program with lots of different day toay living items that I can give them to make ther life easier> A big thank you NRC from Early CHildhood Services in Lake County. Please keep all your good services coming our way NRC

As a program partner on the Zuni Reservation I have had the pleasure of working with the NRC staff. National Relief Charities is by far one of the best non-profit organizations that I have worked with. The entire NRC staff is awesome. They are very helpful and always willing to answer any question and help in any way. The personal care items and household items that they provide to the Elders in my community are so very much appreciated. By providing these items our Elders are able to purchase more groceries or pay a utility bill. We live in a rural area where economic challenges are faced everyday. NRC is a great help for those in our community that are on a fixed and very limited income. Thank you to all who work with NRC.

My family receives incentives provided by the National Relief Charities as volunteers at the Wolf Point Food Bank & Thrift Shop. The incentives reward us for our time spent volunteering and encourage us to continue volunteering. In the past I have seen NRC support students at the local community college with household and personal care items like laundry soap, shampoos, even diapers for their children. The NRC supplies make a big difference in many lives.

I have had the opportunity to get to know some of the staff at the National Relief Charities over the past few years through our shared interest to help the native people of our country. I have had many conversations over the phone and in person about their programs, and they have always responded with enthusiasm to hear my ideas of how to make a difference as well as proudly tell me about their newest programs. I am happy to help support their ideas and sincerely believe they are doing positive things for native communities. I was also impressed that they are mindful to be sensitive to support what the native communities really want for themselves, and not dictate from an outsider's viewpoint. One of the NRC branches, the American Indian Education Foundation, offers a scholarship service which seems to truly give hope to the natives who strive to improve their education and reach higher goals. I met one of their scholarship recipients a year ago or so and was impressed how touched and appreciative the student was for his opportunity to study the field that interested him. I came to realize that even a small donation impacts the native communities in a deep way, which continues to inspire me to do as much as I can to be a part of it. As decedents of colonists who treated the original people of this land with little respect and fairness, we carry a huge debt towards our native Americans. Their misfortune today is a direct cause of our ancestor's trickery and plunder. It is only just that we now try to right that wrong in any way we can. There is so much we can learn from them.

I was a program partner with NRC on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. The staff was always helpful and found ways to help me when needed. Their services and products were invaluable and much needed. This is probably one of the best non-profit organizations I have had the pleasure of working with.

I am the domestic violence coordinator for the Pueblo of Nambe here in New Mexico. The program is under Behavioral Health Social Services and we also provide substance abuse counseling. Our relatives (clients) are community members that come in for services or we transport or follow up on home visits on how they are doing with their well-being. The incentives we get fro NRC is a tremendous assest to our relatives (clients) and they are very much appreciative and thankful for anythiing they get from us. We are a small community and trust is the biggest challenge for us to help those in need. These incentives helps us to open that door to know that we are human and that no one is better than anyone else. We as service providers are here to help change our negative behaviora and thinking to become productive healthy community members that can help others as well. "Passing on positive blessings"

Hello. I manage Boys & Girls Clubs of Dine Nation, Tonaneesdizi Unit, in Northern Arizona, the past few years I have worked closely with NRC with great results! After School and Summer programming are sustained thru this collaboration - community events, volunteer efforts, graffitti & community clean ups, Crime prevention activities, Character building activities, Health Education and Recreational activities, Cultural events, Academic success and so much more! Not to mention the incentives for Homework and Reading programs is great! Thank you very much for all the generous donors, wherever they be at.....the youth in my Club benefit greatly, as well as parents and community members!