Hope Reports
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Stay up-to-date with our on-the-ground work through our “Hope Reports” as we reflect upon work we have done within Native communities, highlighting programs, partnerships, and hope in action.
2024 Hope Report
January - September
Fulfilled Assistance Requests: 242
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242 Food Packs
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51 Cleaning/Hygiene Packs
GED Scholarship Updates
"That is always the hang up for most kids is paying for the practice tests and the exam so thank you so much for making this possible. This is one step closer to self-sufficiency for some of our people." - Stacey
- 38 GED practice exams
- 54 GED exams
- 4 gas vouchers
- Youngest recipient: 18 years old
- Oldest recipient: 45 years old
Our partnership with Lower Brule Community College in Lower Brule, South Dakota, assists Native Americans in taking their first steps toward higher education.
Other assistance provided:
- Sponsored breakfast for a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Training event by the South Dakota Attorney General's Office.
- Sponsored Starr Chief Eagle to showcase Native American culture at American Island Days, highlighting the event's origins.
- Sponsored youth mentors to do sexual assault awareness during Oglala Nation Powwow.
- Provided snacks, fruit, water, and hygiene kits for an Indian Health Service community event.
- Provided five conference scholarships to Native American professionals attending the Moccasin Tracks to a Healing Path.
- Provided shirts for memorial event in a tribal community.
- Provided shirt for an MMIP and anti-human trafficking community event.
- Sponsored 80 bags filled with supplies for Maggie's House, a shelter for young adults.
- Sponsored runner Dawn Marie Johnson, Sisseton-Wahpeton, for the 437 Project, a run across South Dakota dedicated to suicide prevention. The run helps raise awareness and funds for the invaluable services provided by the 211 Helpline.
- Provided shirts and elder gifts for language preservation event.
- Provided food for community events by The Great Plains Tribal Leader's Health Board's community programs.
- Sponsored graduation gifts to the Dakota Site Crow Creek Head Start.
- Provided funds for IYUHA AKU – BRINGING IT BACK a four-day educational camp for youth put on by Where All Women Are Honored (Winyan Wicayuonihan Oyanke).
- We purchased a thermal drone for a tribal community to aid in search and rescue missions for missing persons. Additionally, we bought a new camera and lens to upgrade their old equipment, which is mainly used for processing crime scenes, collecting photographic evidence, and conducting long-distance surveillance.
- Purchased buffalo hides for the Native Women's Society of the Great Plains to be used in ceremonies.
- Sponsored food and snacks for the Sexual Violence Institute.
- Provided funds for the Chamberlain High School Powwow.
- Partnered with the Lower Brule Drug Court Program to provide clothing and hygiene items for individuals going to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.
2023 Hope Report
January - December
Fulfilled Assistance Requests: 475
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775 Food Packs
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192 Cleaning/Hygiene Packs
Outreach runs: 30
Thanks to our partner organization, St. Joseph's Indian School, and other non-monetary donations received, we are able to fulfill larger requests for tribal communities.
GED Scholarship Updates
"That is always the hang up for most kids is paying for the practice tests and the exam so thank you so much for making this possible. This is one step closer to self-sufficiency for some of our people." - Stacey
- 76 GED practice exams
- 115 GED exams
- 89 gas vouchers
- Youngest recipient: 16 years old
- Oldest recipient: 49 years old
Our partnership with the Lower Brule Community College in Lower Brule, South Dakota. Will assist Native youth on their first step to higher education.
Other assistance provided:
- Provided funds/supplied Christmas gifts for:
- the Potato Creek Community
- Cheyenne River Indian Youth Outreach
- Lower Brule Headstart program
- Lower Brule Boys and Girls Club
- Crow Creek Headstart
- Foster children with the Department of Social Services in South Dakota
- Children from the Chamberlain community on the angel tree
- Provided food, snacks, and supplies for community holiday gatherings. This includes supplying food items for over 450 people.
- Provided funds for an event for youth who have lost loved ones due to suicide
- Sponsored food for the following events provided by The Great Plains Tribal Leader's Health Board's community programs
- Weekly Women's Support Group for those who are victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, or human trafficking
- Women's Conference
- Using Dakota Knowledge for Peer Support
- Funds for the Tokata Youth Center to be used where it is needed most
- Funds for IYUHA AKU – BRINGING IT BACK a four-day educational camp for youth put on by Where All Women Are Honored (Winyan Wicayuonihan Oyanke)
- Sponsored tuition and travel fees for a local student who was selected as an intern for the National Youth Leadership Forum: Medicine in Los Angeles, CA
- Funds for a local student to attend the High School National Finals Rodeo
- Sponsored food and snacks for the Sexual Violence Institute
- Funds for the Lower Brule Boys and Girls Club Easter event
- Funds for the Chamberlain High School Powwow
- Sponsored conference tuition fee and travel for the Lower Brule Drug Court program
Hope Reports
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2022 Hope Report
January - December
Fulfilled Assistance Requests: 440
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484 Food Packs
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132 Cleaning/Hygiene Packs
Outreach runs: 73
GED Scholarships
- 30 GED practice exams
- 30 GED exams
- 13 gas vouchers
- Youngest recipient: 17 years old
- Oldest recipient: 44 years old
Hope Reports Archive
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January 2022
At Native Hope, we strive to build relationships with tribal leaders to identify needs better. This month, we had requests from numerous organizations and tribal members throughout the state of South Dakota. Thank you, donors, for supporting us on this journey. We can not do this work without you!
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Hope Reports Archive
Scroll through and view our 2020-2021 work in action.
September 2021
Over the course of September, we traveled nearly 1,000 miles to provide aid to local reservations! This consisted of delivering over 1,200 boxes of much-needed items to three reservations, supplying three tribal schools with supplies for their students, and providing COVID-19 kits for families in need.
August 2021
With the COVID-19 virus resurfacing across the country, it is important to revisit our core values and listen to each other to protect our communities and loved ones. Our mission at Native Hope is to serve and provide direct support to Native communities and families to honor and preserve Native culture and traditions.
July 2021
July brought Native Hope and the surrounding communities many opportunities for outreach and flourishing connections. The team traveled nearly 1,500 miles around the state to attend fellowship events and provide assistance for programs and organizations to, in turn, provide for their communities.
December 2020
Giving fills the heart with warmth. This holiday season, Native Hope experienced the immense generosity of our supporters and partners. Their joy of giving allowed us to provide toys, food, clothing, natural medicines, blankets, heaters, and more to the Crow Creek, Lower Brule, Rosebud, Yankton, and Pine Ridge reservations.
Holiday Hope Report 2020
Relatives, on and off reservations, are battling the virus in high numbers—many need support. Native Hope continues its COVID relief efforts in various ways and with the aid of other organizations. These efforts would not be possible without the support and donations from our donors and volunteers.
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Watch the video to hear from the Chairman of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, Peter Lengkeek, thanking Native Hope for our efforts.
It's because of YOU, we can assist tribal communities. Wopila!