Program areas at Center Pole
Other Activities: Household items received from a school that discontinued operations were distributed to those in need. These items included bedroom furniture, school supplies, washers, dryers, sports equipment, office supplies, office furniture, household items, vehicles, frozen food, equipment, tools, and machinery.
Social Enterprise/Workforce Training:Reservation youth, young adults and families are trained in workforce, business skills and life skills at our social enterprises that include a coffee roasting business, a community radio station, a resale shop, a cafe and gift shop andcultural tourism projects. Interns learn about creating non-profit organizations and businesses, money management skills and setting personal, educational and career goals.
Food Sovereignty/Healthy Food SystemsSustainabilityEstablishment of a healthy foods hub allowing greater food access in the rural reservation "food desert." The hub includes a food bank, a healthy foods cafe, a food recovery project rescuing about 440,000 lbs. of expired food a year from neighboring urban areas and redistributing it to the impoverished community; a program that serves meals made from the food recovery to the hungry in the community with a delivery to elders;and an educational program that promotes healthy lifestyles and teaches nutrition, natural farming, hunting, gathering wild plants and medicine and the preparation of traditional foods. An Indigenous Discovery Center is in the process of development to be a learning and training center for food sovereignty.