NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION

Our goal is to help the Native Americans living on the Reservations in South Dakota survive on a daily basis. We want to be able to provide them with the basic life necessities such as food, clothing, paper products, etc. This gives many the ability to use what little money they do make to pay their bills, further their education, purchase a vehicle or cover medical needs. To continue to support the Reservations we need to be able to consistently increase our inbound and outbound distributions so that we may help more Native Americans in need.

Brand awareness is overall one of the major strategies that have been put into place in recent years. Allowing those that have never heard of our organization a chance to see the great things that can be accomplished through our many programs.

Expanding to provide more assistance through our donors and partners will be easily accomplished as our organization grows through fundraising and campaigns. We are constantly seeking new and better ways to assist and provide support to those in isolated areas of the Reservations.

Donor dollars fund the operations and fundraising of NAHA. These dollars provide the funds to procure (through strategic partnerships with groups like Feeding America, Good 360, and others) food and household necessities. Often $1 donor dollar can be leveraged into anywhere from $5 - $10+ dollars of subsistence provisions, as well as the ability to deliver and distribute these goods to Native Americans on reservations in South Dakota and Wyoming.

Direct clothing donations from donors have virtually $-0- procurement costs, and distribution of these necessary items can be included with food and other household goods at very low marginal cost.

And lastly through technology and social media we have been able to access those that have never heard of Native American Heritage Association. Allowing us to share the stories of those touched by the generosity of our donors with a larger group of individuals.

Over the last three decades we have continued to help Native Americans on the Reservations in South Dakota and Wyoming with daily life necessities. By doing something as simple as making sure a child has clothing for school or that a family has propane for heating their home during the winter months, NAHA has accomplished much more than just handing out food or giving someone a new sweater. We have given hope to those that were fearful of hunger, we have helped to empower those that had given up on providing for their children, we have helped the young to remain innocent a little longer.

There is still much to accomplish and as we continue to grow and expand our programs to meet new and different needs we will also continue to achieve a much greater goal of helping others.