Much of our work centers around material aid, educational support, and community-based services. PWNA also connects outside resources directly to reservations through its distribution network and Native partnerships. We care about quality of life for Native Americans and respect their self-determined goals for their tribes. One of the largest Native-serving charities to work in hundreds of tribal communities year-round, our service area is concentrated in 9 priority states and encompasses Pine Ridge, Rosebud, Navajo, and other under-resourced reservations. More a Partnership Than a Charity
PWNA has a strong network of partnerships with hundreds of reservation programs (our Program Partners) in hundreds of tribal communities. We work with and through these partners to bring much-needed relief to 250,000 Native Americans each year.
•PWNA partnerships reach remote reservation communities that most Americans never see and most organizations cannot reach — whether due to geography, a need for reservation contacts or cultural competency, or a lack of information about specific needs.
•We operate a highly efficient warehouse and distribution system that lets us truck about 5 million pounds of materials to our reservation partners each year.
•PWNA’s reservation partners ensure goods make their way directly into the hands of the people who need them. PWNA’s approach brings several other important benefits to those who work with us. The fact that our Program Partners are Native Americans who live and work on the reservations gives us added insights on how to work effectively on the reservations. Through our partnerships over the years, we evolved "The PWNA Way" and our guiding principles of stewardship, volunteerism, and respect. How you can help
To make a difference in such a wide service area, PWNA relies on the generosity of concerned Americans as well as corporations and foundations that are able to make grants or donate goods in bulk. We deliver the donated and purchased goods to our reservation Program Partners, who distribute the goods in their communities. Typically, product donations take the form of basic necessities, which are much needed in our remote communities. PWNA covers any cost of shipping the goods from wherever they are to our distribution center in South Dakota or Arizona. Monetary donations help us purchase similar goods at volume discounts and transport the goods to the reservations. Both monetary and product donations increase the quality and quantity of goods that PWNA provides and support a greater impact on quality of life for the Native Americans we serve.
