Category Archives: Emergency Services
Summer Care Packages Help Native Elders Combat Harsh Southwest Realities
Filled to the brim with necessities like first aid supplies, personal care items, baby supplies, batteries, water and nonperishable food, PWNA’s Summer Care Packages can be a lifeline for Native American Elders.
Answering the Call When Disaster Strikes on the Reservations
…having our warehouses stocked and ready is crucial as a first responder for the reservations, but we need your help to do this. A donation ahead of time can make all the difference when the next disaster strikes.
Your Gift of Winter Fuel Can Save a Life
While the New Year brings a chance to make changes in our lives, many in the Native community are still facing difficult choices – and a difficult winter. The long winters in the Northern Plains can dip to below zero temperatures and bitter cold can persist for 3 months of longer. Against incredible odds, […]
Indigenous Impact Challenge: Year-End Giving
Thanks to a special group of generous PWNA benefactors, every gift to honor and help Native Americans by Dec. 31 will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $50,000. This means that your donation will make twice the difference if you act this year.
Giving Tuesday: Give the Gift of Winter Warmth
These blankets, coats, scarves and gloves can literally save lives. #GivingTuesday is the perfect opportunity to show your generosity and care for our First Americans..
Caring for Native Elders During Summer Fires, Storms, Heat & Outages
…PWNA aids Elders by distributing summer care packages that are often sponsored by individual donors. These emergency care packages… help Elders when the inevitable fire, storm or extreme heat wave strikes.
A Look at the Impact of COVID-19 on the Navajo Nation
Several factors explain why the Navajo Nation is experiencing such a rapid spread of positive COVID-19 cases.
Disaster Relief by a First Responder for the Reservations
A national member of VOAD – Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster – PWNA provides disaster relief to reservations within its 12-state service area. As a state member of VOAD in Arizona, South Dakota and Montana, PWNA concentrates its emergency relief in these areas but evaluates other disasters on a case by case basis, if requested by the tribe.
Disaster and Emergency Preparedness for Native Americans
Preparedness. It’s a word that comes up a lot this time of year, with Mother Nature bringing seasonal weather disasters like tornadoes and hurricanes – and soon enough, the chill of winter. Additionally, September is National Preparedness Month. The physical environment on the reservations we support is often harsh; giving rise to a wide range […]
Say What? Free Native Housing Isn’t Free?
Not only do Native Americans pay for housing… their housing and living conditions are considered some of the worst in the United States.
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