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Indigenous Lifeways and several other organizations are collaborating to gain funding to help our at-risk elders and families
Our Partners for McKinley Mutual Aid
McKinley Mutual Aid
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- $45,388.37
*Updated 6/19/2020 @ 4PM
100% of funds are being used for materials and gas money. 0% overhead--all volunteer!
Our Donors for McKinley Mutual Aid
McKinley Mutual Aid
Community Care Packages
Welcome, Yá'át'ééh , Hola, Keshi,
McKinley Mutual Aid is a collaborative effort among the following organizations:
- Indigenous Lifeways
- Northwest New Mexico First Born
- Strengthening Nations
- New Mexico Social Justice and Equity Institute
- McKinley Community Health Alliance
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, ppe and other supplies.
McKinley Mutual Aid prioritizes the following groups:
- Elderly
- Immune compromised
- Those living in uranium contaminated areas, and/or without running water
- Single Parents, Households with DV
- Immigrants and Unsheltered Relatives
- THE LAST MILE
McKinley Mutual Aid Accomplishments:
Fundraising Highlights
- Raised over $193,000 in Grants and Private Donors ($10k-Seventh Generation, $10k NDN Collective, 15k Decolonizing Wealth, 5k New Mexico Women, $10k Javier Martinez, $24k Paypal, $2k-Indigenous Lifeways, $1k-First Born [soon to be $5k] 5k-Private Donor, 30k Tarbell Charitable Fund, Recognition of Vanessa Roanhorse 2k-Cornerstones, 64k- C.O.R.E, 3k-Sisters of Mercy Recognition Sister Martha, 5k-Notah Begay III Foundation Re: Crownpoint Coivd-19 Relief Effort)
- 259 individuals have donated to our Paypal fundraiser which totals to OVER 45K!!!!
- 210 Masks from Constance Parng and Sewing Group, 500+ on the way!!!
- 100 Masks from Brenda H.
- 50+ Masks from Willcita C.
- 12 boxes- 12ct of Tanka Bars
- 1000 masks from Melinda.
- 300 masks from Pueblo Action Alliance
- 20k Cliff Bars in collaboration with Peter Stetina and Silver Stallion Bicycle & Coffee Works
Impact Highlights
- In March, Chopped, hauled and delivered 5 truck loads of wood
- in April, Procured 5 large truck loads (Uhauls) of food, water and baby supplies.
- To date, McKinley Mutual Aid has established its own supply chain through Ben E Keith (and Pueblo Fruits), along with other local indigenous farmers, including Ben Farms and White Mountain Apache Ndee Bikiyaa (The People’s Farm).
Partner Highlights
- Collaborated with Strengthening Nations and the United Methodist Church of Gallup to utilize their church as a distribution and storage center.
- Partnered with First Born, Growing in Beauty and Avenues Early Childhood to distribute baby supplies to families.
- McKinley Mutual Aid produces 250 40-lb food boxes per week, designed to feed a family for approximately 5+ days. World Central Kitchen is matching MMA production by supplying 250 produce and 250 dry food item boxes every week, which MMA then distributes to communities most in need.
100% of funds are used for materials and gas money.
0% overhead--all volunteer!
McKinley Mutual Aid Information
Please feel free to call our MMA by
Emailing
Krystal@ourindigenouslifeways.org
Requests are based on capability, supplies, and funding.
Donation Information
All Checks should be addressed to
Indigenous Lifeways
All Non-Perishable food items and Hygiene/Sanitizing product
donations can be dropped off with
Strengthening Nations office @
United Methodist Church, East Entrance
M-F 8:30am-11:30 am
1800 Redrock Dr #7000, Gallup, NM 87301
Call Pat when you are outside building.
505-585-4465
Media Coverage for Mckinley Mutual Aid
Feature in Ms. Magzine
Feature in University of New Mexico- Gallup News
Feature in Gallup Independent Newspaper
Earth Day, Ecofeminism and Racial Injustice in the Year of the Plague, COVID-19
4/22/2020 by HEIDI HUTNER
Feature in Gallup Independent Newspaper
Feature in University of New Mexico- Gallup News
Feature in Gallup Independent Newspaper
Providing Mutual Aid: Collaborative volunteer group merges amid pandemic
5/112020 by Elizabeth Hardin-Burrola
Feature in University of New Mexico- Gallup News
Feature in University of New Mexico- Gallup News
Feature in University of New Mexico- Gallup News
Called to a New Mission: Local Veterans, Nonprofits Lead Local Relief Efforts for Elders & Families in Need.
5/27/2020 by UNM Gallup News
Feature in Censored News
Feature in The Rockefeller Foundation Announcements
Feature in University of New Mexico- Gallup News
Navajo Volunteers race with food and water, as governments fail during pandemic
6/18/2020 by Brenda Norrell
Feature in New Mexico First Newsletter
Feature in The Rockefeller Foundation Announcements
Feature in The Rockefeller Foundation Announcements
Feature in The Rockefeller Foundation Announcements
Feature in The Rockefeller Foundation Announcements
Feature in The Rockefeller Foundation Announcements
CORE Expands Covid-19 Testing and Support Services for The Navajo Nation and White Mountain Apache Tribe with Support from The Rockefeller Foundation
6/18/2020