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National Relief Charities (NRC)
Organization:
Facility Type: Info/Hotline
Status: Open
Address:
500 E. Peyton St.
Sherman, TX 75090
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Main/General Business Number: 800-416-8102
Website: http://www.nrcprograms.org/
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Mission: From Website:
National Relief Charities (NRC) is a nonprofit dedicated to quality of life for Native Americans living on remote and poverty-stricken reservations in the Plains and Southwest. Our mission is "To help Native American people improve the quality of their lives by providing opportunities for them to bring about positive changes in their communities."
NRC has been serving Native Americans for 20 years. We are the only charity to work on over 75 reservations year-round. We have a network of nearly 900 partnerships with reservation programs. These are our Program Partners. NRC works through the Partners to bring much-needed relief to over 300,000 Native Americans who live in their reservation communities. The most important thing NRC brings to these communities is hope.
NRC is unique in several ways. We have a highly effective warehouse and distribution system that lets us truck over 4 million pounds of material aid each year — to remote reservation communities that most Americans never see and most organizations cannot reach. The goods we ship make their way directly into the hands of the Native American people who need them. NRC’s approach brings several other important benefits to those who work with us. The fact that our Partners are Native Americans who live and work on the reservations gives us added reach into reservation communities. It also gives us insights on how to work effectively on the reservations. This is how we evolved "The NRC Way" and our guiding principles of stewardship, volunteerism, and respect. NRC strives to be a consistent resource in Indian country and to provide the right goods at the right time and in the right way.
More a Partnership Than a Charity
All of NRC's work centers around bringing material aid, educational support, and onsite services that afford immediate relief to economically-depressed reservations. Our service area is concentrated in nine priority states, which encompass Pine Ridge, Rosebud, Navajo, and over 75 reservations with a high need for basic necessities. To make a difference in such a wide service area, NRC relies on the generosity of concerned Americans, and also on businesses that are able to donate goods in bulk.
Typically, material donations take the form of: food, water, produce; personal hygiene items such as shampoo, toothpaste and soap; household cleaning products, toilet paper, and laundry detergent; linens and blankets; coats and winter clothing; and school supplies. NRC covers any cost of shipping the goods from wherever they are to our warehouse in South Dakota or Arizona. Monetary donations also help us purchase similar goods at volume discounts. Both kinds of donations increase the quality and quantity of goods that NRC provides and ultimately to have a greater impact on quality of life for Native Americans. NRC delivers the donated and purchased goods to Partners, who distribute the goods in their communities. Everyone has a role to fill. That’s why we say NRC is more a partnership than a charity. We do not receive any government funding; we count on your support.
This organization provides Temporary or Permanent Service? Temporary
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PROGRAMS -
American Indian Education Foundation (AIEF) supports Indian education by providing students with scholarships and the tools to learn.
American Indian Relief Council (AIRC) provides a broad scope of relief efforts in South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Idaho.
Council of Indian Nations (CIN) provides food and other services in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.
Southwest Indian Relief Council (SWIRC) provides a broad scope of services on reservations in the Southwest.
Sioux Nation Relief Fund (SNRF) brings nutritional support to Sioux Elders who suffer from dietary and vitamin deficiencies.
Navajo Relief Fund (NRF) primarily serves communities on the largest of all Indian Reservations in the United States, the Navajo Reservation.
Native American Aid (NAA) assists needy children, adults, and Elders on reservations in the Plains.
Rescue Operation for Animals of the Reservation (ROAR) assists struggling animals and the people on the reservations who care for them.
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FAQ
Can I donate items?
Because we serve entire groups, such as every Elder in a Senior Center, it helps the most to have items donated in bulk and in like kind. For more information on donating items such as new toys, clothing, school supplies, or other needed items, please call our Donor Relations Department at (800) 416-8102.
National Relief Charities is also a member of VOAD (Volunteer Organizations in Disaster).
Info Source/Changes:Created At: Wed Jan 26 00:24:05 +0000 2011
Updated At: Tue May 03 19:38:12 +0000 2011
Updated By: DNug
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