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The National Society for American Indian Elderly

The National Society for American Indian Elderly. The National Society for American Indian Elderly was established in 1987 to assist American Indian elderly, concentrating on the needs of rural and on-reservation elders.

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The National Society for American Indian Elderly

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  1. The National Society for American Indian Elderly

  2. The National Society for American Indian Elderly was established in 1987 to assist American Indian elderly, concentrating on the needs of rural and on-reservation elders. The NSAIE has as its mission to support American Indian Elderly in their homes and as respected members of their community.

  3. The goal is to improve the lives and health of American Indian elderly through direct grants to the tribes, program enhancement, and VISTA volunteer placements to increase the capacity for our member tribes.  • The NSAIE is currently working with our member Tribes to improve conditions and funding levels, in conjunction with AmeriCorps, providing VISTA members that work to increase grant dollars, improve service quality and expand current services to a larger percentage of American Indian elderly.

  4. Project Goals • Decrease Isolation for Elders • Increase Services • Increase Quality of Life • Increase Service Coordination • Provide services that are locally necessary and culturally relevant

  5. The Corporation for National and Community Service SeniorCorps Foster Grandparents Senior Companions RSVP AmeriCorps AmeriCorps State and National AmeriCorps TRIBAL Civilian Community Corps (TCCC) AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) Learn and Serve America AmeriCorps VISTA Most AmeriCorps volunteers are selected by and serve with local and national organizations.

  6. SENIOR CORPS Foster Grandparents, Senior Companion Program • Foster Grandparentsserve one-on-one as tutors and mentors to young people with special or exceptional needs. • Senior Companionshelp homebound seniors and other adults maintain independence in their own homes. • RSVPvolunteers participate in projects, provide intensive educational services to children and adults, and respond to natural disasters, among many other activities.

  7. Foster Grandparents • Offering emotional support to child victims of abuse and neglect • Tutoring children with low literacy skills • Mentoring troubled teenagers and young mothers • Caring for premature infants and children with physical disabilities and severe illnesses Foster Grandparents are individuals age 60 or over and serve 15 to 40 hours week. They serve in schools, hospitals, correctional institutions, and Head Start centers. • Senior Companions • Offering companionship and friendship to isolated and frail adults • Assisting with simple chores • Providing transportation • Adding richness to their clients' lives Senior Companions usually serve two to four clients during their 15 to 40 hours of service each week. • (Stipend Positions $2.65/hr.)

  8. RSVPis one of the largest volunteer efforts in the nation—matching local problems with people who are at least 55 years of age and willing to help. • Tutoring children in reading and math • Building houses • Helping get children immunized • Modeling parenting skills to teen parents • Participating in neighborhood watch programs • Planting community gardens • Providing counsel to new business owners • Offering relief services to victims of natural disasters • Helping community organizations operate more efficiently • (Non-Stipend)

  9. AmeriCorps State and National AmeriCorps State and National volunteers participate in local service programs operated by nonprofit organizations, local and state government entities, Indian Tribes, territories, institutions of higher education, local school and partnerships between or among any of the above. Program recruitment, selection and placement of volunteers are the responsibility of the grantees. Volunteers serving in these programs help meet communities’ educational, public safety, environmental, and other critical needs.

  10. AmeriCorps TCCC is a 10-month, full-time residential program. AmeriCorps TCCCs have been established with: • Hoopa Valley Tribe • Navajo Nation/Rough Rock Community School • Tanana Chiefs Conference AmeriCorps*NCCC is a 10-month, full-time residential program operated directly by the Corporation. NCCC conducts service projects in partnership with local and state sponsors.

  11. Learn and Serve America • School-Based Programs.In these service-learning projects, students’ integrated community service with their classroom and extracurricular learning experience. • Community-Based Programs.Non-profit organizations that work in two or more states, State Service Commissions on National and Community Service are eligible to compete nationally for grants. These programs may also partner with schools. www.learnandserve.gov

  12. AmeriCorpsVISTA Volunteers of AmeriCorps VISTA work and live in the communities they serve, they are full-time volunteers that commit a year of service to their projects. Program recruitment, selection and placement of volunteers are the responsibility of the grantees. Volunteers serving in these programs help meet communities’ educational, public safety, environmental, and other critical needs.

  13. NSAIE VISTAs NSAIE VISTAs work on projects that are identified locally to support American Indian Elders. The projects are developed to be sustainable, meet local needs and improve the quality of life for Tribal elders

  14. NSAIE VISTA Site Placements • Made through our member Tribes • Local sites help choose the Volunteer • Volunteers are either College graduates or individuals with extensive work experience. • AmeriCorps pays for training and travel • Projects are determined locally

  15. NSAIE VISTA Accomplishments • Elder Volunteers Programs • Partnerships Developed • Grant Writing • Resource Development • Funding Identified • Donations Secured • Additional Resources

  16. www.cns.gov The Resource Center Developing a volunteer program: http://nationalserviceresources.org/epicenter/practices/index Information for the preceding slides was taken from: http://www.cns.gov/about/programs

  17. The Knowledge Preservation Project Project Goals: • To increase elder’s quality of life by designing and participating projects for the preservation of knowledge of elders cultural heritage. • The Knowledge Preservation projects will include the methods of food collection and preparation, traditional cooking methods, narratives and intergenerational project Funded by the

  18. Funded by a grant from the Administration for Native Americans

  19. The Knowledge Preservation Funded by a grant from the Administration for Native Americans • Narrative collection • Recipe collection • Intergenerational activities • Elder cooking classes in coordination with Headstart programs • Native foods intergenerational gardening projects and development of an heirloom garden program for seniors. • Identify Elders interested in donating traditional recipes they are willing to share for the next publication

  20. Intergenerational Projects • Gardening • Storytelling • Cooking • Culture Walks • Local Cookbook Development with High School Class

  21. Archive and Data Collection • On-line Archive of text, sound, picture and video • Inter and Intranet availability • University of North Dakota • NEEDS ASSESMENT

  22. Local Cookbook The Local Cookbook will support the Elder Services Program for your Tribe or Tribal Organization. The first printing will be paid for and we will print a minimum of 400 copies. The information, logos and pictures will be managed locally. The layout and graphics will be done by NSAIE. The color scheme will be determined by the local site. Projects will include: The Local Cookbook will be 64 pages of text, pictures and graphics. The page size is 5 1/2 inches by 8 1/2 inches. 16 pages and the cover will be full color. • The printing will be a high quality book with what is known as “beautiful” binding. These cookbooks are intended to be used as local fundraisers for the local program that participates.

  23. For the National Cookbook We would request that some of the recipes be available for use by the NSAIE for inclusion in the National Cookbook. Individuals who provide recipes that are included in the National Cookbook will receive a fee for their work.

  24. Specifications for Cookbook • High Quality Coffee Table Style • Extent: 326 pages • Size: approx 12 inches x 10 inches • Words: approx 33,000 • Recipes: approx 175 • Illustrations/maps: approx 6-10 specially commissioned artworks • Photographs: Estimated 300 including food and scenic photographs from world-class photographers • Printing: 4-colors throughout on high quality glossy art paper • To be Produced in Conjunction with Weldon Owen Publishing

  25. The National Society for American Indian Elderly 200 E. Fillmore Street #151 Phoenix, AZ 85004 (602) 424-0542 info@nsaie.orgwww.nsaie.org

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