SCAIR’s mission is to provide career, educational, cultural, mental health and supportive services to Native Americans/ Alaska Natives/ Native Hawaiians and their families. SCAIR is an official California American Indian Education Center, authorized and funded under the California Department of Education. SCAIR is also currently funded by a three year grant through the Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association, (SCTCA) which represents 19 tribes. The SCAIR Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program provides welfare-to-work training for Participants seeking a more secure and stable life for their families. Summary of services and programs offered by SCAIR:
• Career-based Training – Participants may seek assistance with job search and career exploration, career counseling, assessments, and job skills training. SCAIR also offers computer training and Microsoft certification training on a weekly basis.
• Educational Services – Participants may work towards obtaining a High School Diploma or General Education Diploma, enrolling in trade schools and community colleges, as well as tutoring, assessments and adult basic education.
• Personal Development Training – SCAIR recognizes the importance of culture and tradition and offers Participants and their families the opportunity to enroll in the Soaring Eagles Dance Program. SCAIR also offers parenting training to Participants.
• Mental Health Services –SCAIR provides personal, couples, pre-marital, career and group counseling services. Teenagers, ages 12- 18 may utilize counseling and mentoring services through the Native Teen Talkers Program. Youth, 18 and under, may receive grief counseling services through SCAIR’s Support and Grief Education (SAGE) Project. The SAGE Project was made possible through a partnership between the New York Life Foundation and the National Alliance for Grieving Children.
• California Department of Education Programs –SCAIR provides academic tutoring services for children in the larger Native American Community as a designated American Indian Education Center. SCAIR also recently received a five-year Tobacco-Use Prevention Education (TUPE) Program grant through the California Department of Education, office of American Indian Education. The Sacred Pipe TUPE Program educates Native American teens on the differences between traditional to***co and commercial to***co.
