Volume 6, Issue 4

Fall 2011 2401 Eglin St. Rapid City, SD 57703

The Healthy Living service is the most utilized service NRC offers to program partners. To participate in the Healthy Living service you need to conduct classes, have people coming to appointments, or do home visits. If you do any of the three things you can receive items to use as incentives to get positive participation in your program. A good example is to get diapers from NRC to use as an incentive to get people to attend parenting classes. Working together to get people to

participate in positive activities is our goal!

Healthy Living Classes must have an educational component that focuses on self-improvement and need to be offered on a reoccurring basis. NRC hopes the incentives we provide will increase and maintain attendance at your classes. If you do home visits we are hopeful the incentives we provide to share with your clients will help to make the visits easier. If you have clients coming to appointments we provide items you can use as incentives to help ensure those clients show up.

Classes Appointments Home Visits

Every year NRC provides needed school supplies to reservation schools. This year, we received 70 requests for school supplies from schools in our service area. NRC

was able to provide supplies to over 17,000 students for their first day of school. The school supplies were split into four separate categories that include: preschool to kindergarten, elementary, middle, and high schools. The items that were sent out

included some of the following items:

NRC provides backpacks for each new school that submits a request for school supplies. Backpacks are intended for students in preschool through middle school. Schools that received backpacks during the

last school session will not receive them this year, but will get them the next school year. This method allows us to provide backpacks to as many students as possible. In order to receive school supplies you must be

a school on a reservation and submit your request by May 15th.

Backpacks Binders Calculators Colored pencils

Crayons Erasers Glue sticks Highlighters

Markers Notebooks Notepads Pencils

Pens Rulers Scissors Water bottles

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NRC Plains Service Coordinators

Congratulations to all the Fall NRC Honor Roll partners!! You are truly doing a great job and we appreciate you and your staff! Together we are working “to help native American people improve the quality of their lives by providing opportunities for them to bring about positive changes in

their communities.” Keep up the GREAT work!!

Area 1

Pine Ridge

Crow Agency

Northern Cheyenne

Area 3

Cheyenne River

Standing Rock

Crow Creek

Lower Brule

Lake Traverse

Flandreau

Area 2

Rosebud Omaha Ponca Santee Winnebago Yankton

Area 4

Fort Belknap

Fort Berthold

Fort Peck

Rocky Boy

Spirit Lake

Area 5

Blackfeet Nation

Flathead Nation

Fort Hall

Wind River

Service Coordinators are in charge of putting together orders, scheduling delivery trucks, and answering any questions you may have about requests or new items in the warehouse. Once the Service Coordinator receives your request they will review it and determine which service you are utilizing and which items best fit your needs. They will then call you and go over each item and give you an approximate delivery date and answer any additional questions you may have.

Your Service Coordinator and week of delivery will depend on what area you are located in:

Area 1 (Ed)– 1st week of the month

Area 2 (Tracy)– 2nd week of the month

Area 3 (Ed)– 3rd week of the month

Areas 4&5 (Tracy)– 4th week of the month

If you have any questions about products, requests, or delivery please give your Service Coordinator a call or send them an e-mail. The toll free number is 866-556-2472. Tracy’s e-mail is

tsazue@nrc1.org. Ed’s e-mail is edvocu@nrc1.org.

Partner Name Contact Name Been a partner NRC Services

Pine Ridge OST Health Education Karen Red Star May 2010 Community Events, Bulk, Holidays

Yankton TRIO Talent Search Linda Anderson November 2010 Incentive

Flathead Nation Respite House Sylvia Aims Back May 2008 Residential

Crow Creek Family Enrichment Lynn Harrison October 2007 Healthy Living, Bulk, Holidays

Ft. Hall Elder & Adult Protection Marcia Hall November 2010 Healthy Living

Sisseton Enemy Swim Fitness Center Evelyn Blacksmith June 2010 Incentive

Flathead Mission Valley Food Pantry Heide Riddle January 2011 Food Bank

Volume 6, Issue 4

Items we send to Residential facilities: Cleaning Supplies– All purpose cleaner, brooms, dustpans, etc.

Personal Care Items– shampoo, conditioner, lotion, etc.

Laundry Supplies– detergent, stain remover tabs, powder bleach, etc.

Clothing (when available)– shirts, pants, socks, etc.

Furniture (when available)- couches, chairs, mattresses, etc.

FREE NRC TRAINING SERVICES

Assisting NRC Program Partners to become more

professionally effective in order to improve

their services and results

The 2012 NRC Training Services will start the new year with a double training session on Friday, January 13, 2012 in Rapid City from 9:30AM to 3:30PM. Please save this date on your calendars. This full day of training will include two ½ day sessions entitled:

“Communication is the Key” –This session will address ways of developing stronger communication skills in the workplace includ-ing listening and how to respond rather than react to situations; reading body language; intercultural communication and appropri-ate language in the workplace.

“Let’s Play Ball!” – this training will focus on team building in the workplace, creating “synergy” with staff; and developing skills in motivating staff and volunteers. The training location for this day will be announced later, but as always, the day will include a free luncheon, healthy snacks, a gift bag and a certificate of training. Please check out the NRC Program Partner Online Resource Library and Networking Website for further information on upcoming training dates and other events at www.nrcprogrampartnertraining.org or contact Mark Ford at mford@nrc1.org

Residential Service

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NRC provides products to residential facilities for use in the care and maintenance of the facility and for use by the residents. The facilities that NRC wants to assist are those that serve people in a residential setting. Most of these target facilities operate on tight budgets and cannot provide all of the items needed for the people who come to

their facility. NRC hopes that the products that NRC sends to the facility will help the facility save money that can then be used to purchase other items needed for the residents.

When NRC delivers the supplies, the residents and staff of the facility are asked to help unload the supplies from the truck. All of the facilities that participate in this service are encouraged to have the residents perform duties to help keep

the facility operating. These duties can include: cooking, cleaning, and working on the grounds area. However, NRC does not require that the residents volunteer in order to earn the products. In order to receive these supplies we ask

only that the partner fills out the one page request/report form monthly.

Examples of Residential facilities: Nursing Homes

Correctional Facilities

Group Homes

Domestic Violence Shelters

Homeless Shelters

Substance Abuse Centers

School Dorms

Program Partner Conference 2012

2401 Eglin St

Rapid City, SD

57703

Phone: 605-399-9905

Fax: 605-399-9908

Toll Free: 1-866-556-2472

Our Mission “To help Native American people improve the quality of their lives

by providing opportunities for them to bring about positive

changes in their communities.”

We’re on the web at www.nrcpartners.org

April 25th, 26th, and 27th,2012!!! Program Partner display booths Information on NRC services

Interaction with other Program Partners Lots of door prizes!!!

BBQ and a tour of the Warehouse Entertainment

Honor Program Partners

Fun and Games