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Emergency Preparedness: A Community-based Response
In addition to “disaster” events, PWNA responds to smaller emergencies that are disruptive to local communities. Over the past decade, PWNA responded to more than 55 disasters impacting Native American communities, with our aid benefiting 620,000 people.
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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.
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Olympics and the Spirit of Friendship and Solidarity
PWNA is proud and excited to cheer on three Native American athletes at the 2016 Olympics.
Posted in Humanitarian Also tagged Ashton Locklear, athletes, golf, gymnastics, Jamie Thisbeau, Native American, Navajo, Olympics, Rickie Fowlers, Rio de Janeiro, T'Sou-ke, volleyball Leave a comment