NATIONAL RELIEF CHARITIES
16415 addison road ste 200, addison, TX 75001 www.nrcprograms.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: Mission: Serving immediate needs. Supporting long-term solutions. Vision: Strong, self-sufficient Native American communities. NRC's Dual Role and Humanitarian Service Strategy: National Relief Charities believes that Native American peoples have the power within themselves to build strong communities. The community members we work with know the challenges that exist and are finding solutions to them. NRC is a consistent, reliable resource to lift up their efforts - to provide hope and support for their success today and tomorrow. NRC executes a dual approach to serving Native Americans. We respond immediate needs in reservation communities, providing food, water and other critical materials. We also support community-based projects that sustainably address the core symptoms of poverty and contribute to self-sufficiency. NRC approaches humanitarian service through an asset based community development (ABCD) strategy. ABCD encompasses all strands of services in NRC's program logic model

Mission: Serving Immediate needs. supporting long-term solutions. Vision: Strong, self-sufficient native american communities.

HEALTH: PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM: To support preventative care and health education initiatives by reservation programs serving tribal members, and to help them motivate healthy involvement in community service. SITUATION: The people NRC serves on remote and isolated reservations rely on limited Indian Health Services (IHS) for medical care. Transportation is a major problem because of the long distances to clinics and the lack of transportation. Severely underfunded and understaffed for the size and location of the populations it serves, IHS focuses on healthcare crises rather than preventive care. Due to higher infant mortality, lower life expectancy, diabetes at epidemic levels, tuberculosis seven times higher for Native Americans, and cancer-related disparities higher than for any minority group in the U.S., NRC supports reservation programs that address preventative and long-term healthcare needs. In addition, a long history of oppression has contributed to the limited view of opportunities many Native Americans envision for themselves and their families. Supporting self-determination and requiring people to take part actively in community projects and services in order to receive NRC materials and services adds to individual and community well-being. NRC RESPONSE: In 2014, NRC supported healthy lifestyle programs and community activities for 287,809 people. Among them, nearly 142,000 people participated in health events or other projects designed to increase community involvement in schools, elderly service programs and wellness initiatives; new moms earned 748 baby baskets full of essential products by participating in pre- and post-natal care, parenting and behavioral health programs; and 37,061 people participated in incentives and activities programs focused on obesity, exercise and other healthy activities for youth or Elders. NRC supported nearly 500 reservation partners who conducted health screenings for diabetes, high blood pressure, tuberculosis and cancer; education classes on diabetes prevention, healthy nutrition and heart health; youth programs such as cultural camps or suicide awareness and prevention; health appointments for immunizations, hospital post-release and medication monitoring; and home visits with those who are homebound or otherwise unable to access services. Related programs of National Relief Charities for Health services: NRF, SNRF, CIN, NAA, AIRC and SWIRC.

FOOD & WATER: PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM: To ease food insecurity among Native American Elders, children and families on the reservations we serve. SITUATION: Nearly one in four (23%) Native American households experience low food security, meaning not enough food quality, variety, or desirability of dietary intake. Because low food security is an everyday issue on the reservations NRC serves, nutrition-related disease rates are high. Contaminated drinking water is also an issue in many of the communities served by NRC. Although many food banks operate within NRC's service area, a study by America's Second Harvest shows that the majority of food banks lack an adequate supply of food to meet demand. NRC RESPONSE: NRC helped meet immediate needs by increasing our overall food support again in 2014. Our food boxes helped food pantries feed 66,376 people. NRC supplied staple foods for Elderly Nutrition Programs and soup kitchens, feeding an additional 25,669 people hot meals 5 days a week. We provided 16,912 meals for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. In addition, NRC provided emergency and breakfast food for 8,830 people, distributed much needed fresh produce for at least 1,200 additional tribal members and provided food for more than 26,000 people at community-wide bulk distributions. NRC's trucks and staff traveled hundreds of thousands of miles in 2014 to distribute these essential products. Taking a long-term view of food sovereignty and dietary health, NRC tilled 82 gardens, including 12 community garden projects on the Rosebud and Pine Ridge reservations, and provided seeds, gardening tools and chickens as appropriate for 70 gardens, including these and other gardens in our reservation communities. NRC also supported gardening training and food preservation classes. Related programs of National Relief Charities for Food services: NAA, NRF, AIRC, CIN, SWIRC and SNRF.

HOLIDAY: PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM: To help our reservation partners spread community cheer and participation at times when many families are experiencing more stress and disenfranchisement. SITUATION: Native American Elders and children on the reservations assisted by NRC are certainly aware of holidays celebrated across the U.S., but frequently their families cannot afford special holiday gifts or extras. Up to 43% of Native American children live in poverty, many of them raised by grandparents on severely limited, fixed incomes. Poverty rates on the 60 reservations served by NRC range from 38% to 63%. NRC RESPONSE: During the 2014 holidays, 50,225 children, teens and Elders received holiday gift stockings filled with practical items to meet immediate needs, and 14,916 children and families received incentives and prizes when they came together to participate in spring, Easter and other community gatherings. These types of holiday events also help partners and local volunteers develop skills for future event planning and community service. Related programs of National Relief Charities for Holiday gifts: AIRC, CIN, NAA, SWIRC, SNRF, and NRF.

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