Services

NPRA Services

How do you know you are making a difference? Just listen to some of the feedback from Elders on the Rosebud Reservation!

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Native Americans endure a legacy of healthcare disparities, leading to disproportionate disease rates.

The Northern Plains Reservation Aid™ (NPRA) Program provides a variety of services to hundreds of Native American communities on reservations in the Northern Plains. Due to the high rates of poverty and unemployment on these reservations, many Native Americans struggle to provide the necessities of life for their families. We have developed a unique approach in helping to ease some of this hardship, with special focus on vulnerable children and Elders.

All NPRA services involve Native Americans from the reservation communities we serve. These Program Partners volunteer their time and efforts to help fulfill our mission: “Serving immediate needs. Supporting long-term solutions.”

Our Services focus on:

Cradle Club

Encourages expectant mothers on the Pine Ridge Reservation to participate in pre-natal care and parenting classes, and provides baby-care essentials for newborns.

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Breakfast-in-a-Bag

Provides monthly packages of nutritious foods to Elders on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota.

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Christmas

Spreads holiday cheer with thousands of Christmas stockings, gift bags, or fruit baskets each year.

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Elder Care

Assists impoverished seniors by providing toiletry items, under clothes, blankets, and other necessities.

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Emergency Care

Provides disaster relief for tribes adversely affected by environmental emergencies, assists shelters on the reservations, as well as helps children in trauma.

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Food

Provides truckloads of pantry supplies to Elder Nutrition Centers and soup kitchens each month.

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Project Grow

Helps families grow nutritious vegetables by breaking ground and providing seeds for individual and community gardens each year.

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Thanksgiving

Provides a turkey and trimmings to about Elders, so they can enjoy a nutritious holiday meal with their families.

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Winter Boxes

Provides socks, gloves, hats, blankets, nonperishable food, batteries and flashlights and other winter emergency supplies.

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Winter Fuel

Provides wood or fuel vouchers to help cover the cost of propane or electricity for Elders.

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