
Yá'át'ééh
Indigenous Lifeways and local organizations are collaborating to gain funding to help our at-risk elders and families within
Indigenous Lifeways and local organizations are collaborating to gain funding to help our at-risk elders and families within
Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our community needs during this COVID-19 health crisis. Your generous donation will fund our mission and bring food and supplies to elders and families in McKinley County.
Total Fundraised with PayPal- $78,652.92
*Updated 11/19/2020
100% of funds are being used for materials and gas money. 0% overhead--all volunteer!
Welcome, Yá'át'ééh , Hola, Keshi,
McKinley Mutual Aid is a collaborative effort among the following organizations:
We are an intertribal, interfaith, and interracial group of volunteers. As leaders of community-based nonprofits, we have a strong pre-existing network that allows us to quickly organize and establish a relatively immediate supply chain, production and dissemination. Each nonprofit is contributing to grant writing/fundraising, supply chain, compilation of boxes and/or distribution of food, water, wood, PPE and other supplies.
MMA prioritizes the following groups:
McKinley Mutual Aid Accomplishments:
Outreach Highlights
4,569 families received a McKinley Mutual Aid Community Care packages!
In collaboration with World Central Kitchen and MMA, 2,600 families received a food kit with the help of MMA food trucks and volunteers.
In total, MMA has reached 7,169 families!
In collaboration with C.O.R.E Response and MMA, we have delivered 6,136 hygiene/sanitize kits.
A total of 3881.5 Volunteer Hours logged!!
MMA Update on Phase II
Con Alma Health Foundation has granted MMA $40k to create a Community Covid-19 Gap Analysis and help MMA with organizational development.
MMA will be holding Community Town Halls in early 2021.
Please email krystal@ourindigenouslifeways.org if you would like to be involved.
MMA Fundraising Highlights
Impact Highlights
Partner Highlights
100% of funds are used for materials and gas money.
0% overhead--all volunteer!
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