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Dakota Tiwahe Service Unit
The vision of Dakota Tiwahe Service Unit is to promote social justice and social change with and on behalf of tribal members. These activities may be in the form of direct practice, community organizing, supervision, consultation, administration, advocacy, social and political action, policy development and implementation, education, and research and evaluation. The Dakota Tiwahe Service Unit seeks to enhance the capacity of tribal members and promote the responsiveness of organizations, communities, and other social institutions to individuals' needs and social problems. The Dakota Tiwahe Service Unit currently provides services through the following programs:
- BIA Social Services – General Assistance and Burial Assistance
- Native Employment Works (NEW)
- Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault
- Protection and Safety :Child Protective Services/Adult Protective Services
- Independent Living
- Family Preservation-O’onye Was’te and Fatherhood is Sacred
- Indian Child Welfare Act
- Sunktanka Oyate Wan Onispepi – Teachings of a Horse Nation AKA The Horse
Program - AmeriCorps
Dakota Tiwahe Service Unit - 425 Frazier Ave Ste. 2
Village of Santee, Niobrara, NE 68760
Though Dakota Tiwahe currently does not contract Tribal TANF it is important that tribal members are aware that these service are available to them. Dakota Tiwahe has made office space available for the use of the State TANF Worker. To obtain a current schedule of when this individual is in Santee call the Dakota Tiwahe at 857-2342 or the Center Office at 288-4226. To Contact the Tribal TANF program, please contact Lola Reynolds at 857-2380.
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