Every winter, on Pine Ridge Reservations, families and elders go without heat in their homes or warm themselves in front of an oven. In South Dakota where the reservations are located, the temperatures dip to 40 degrees below zero. The partial assistance traditionally given provides help only when the worst of the winter weather arrives and often not even then. ONE Spirit and the Lakota people are working on projects that will allow the 60,000 Lakota people on the reservations to plan for the winter weather and to enjoy a winter free of worry. We have begun with wood projects.

FUEL ASSISTANCE PLUS - A PROGRAM THAT:

• Stocks up wood for elders and families for the coming winter.
• Ensures that on the reservations where temperatures can dip to 40 degrees below zero, people will have heat.
• Repairs and winterizes homes to conserve heat and make the homes more livable.
• Provides employment to Native American men and women who must support families even though unemployment is at 90%.
• Allows the Lakota people to take care of themselves and their people.

For more information, contact Jeri Baker at jbaker@nativeprogress.org

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