United Indians Of All Tribes Foundation

PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND SOCIAL SERVICES THAT RECONNECT INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN THE PUGET SOUND REGION TO THEIR HERITAGE BY STRENGTHENING THEIR SENSE OF BELONGING AND SIGNIFICANCE AS NATIVE PEOPLE.

DESIGNED COMMUNITY PROGRAM - THIS GROUP OF PROGRAMS PROVIDES A WIDE VARIETY OF CULTURAL, SOCIAL, AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO THOUSANDS OF NATIVE PEOPLE FROM TEENS THROUGH ELDERS THROUGHOUT WESTERN WASHINGTON, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE CRITICALLY UNDERSERVED ELSEWHERE. THE NATIVE WORKFORCE SERVICES PROGRAM SERVES APPROXIMATELY 100 CLIENTS PER YEAR WITH JOB COUNSELING, TRAINING, PLACEMENT, AND REFERRAL TO OTHER SERVICES CRITICAL TO SUCCESS IN THE WORKFORCE. WITH OUR HELP, CLIENTS OVERCOME TREMENDOUS CHALLENGES, SUCH AS HOMELESSNESS AND LACK OF FORMAL EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, TO ATTAIN TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, AND GREATER SELF-SUFFICIENCY. A SIGNIFICANT MAJORITY OF OUR CLIENTS REPORT HIGHER EARNINGS AND GREATER WORK SATISFACTION ON COMPLETION OF THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM. OUR ELDERS NUTRITION PROGRAM SERVES MORE THAN 5,600 MEALS A YEAR TO 107 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS, AS WELL AS OFFERING TRANSPORTATION TO APPOINTMENTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. WE HOLD SEVERAL NATIVE CULTURAL EVENTS OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY DURING THE YEAR, INCLUDING A THREE-DAY POWWOW IN THE SUMMER AND A COMMEMORATION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY IN OCTOBER. OUR NATIVE ARTS PROGRAM OPERATES A GALLERY AVERAGING FIVE EXHIBITS PER YEAR DISPLAYING WORKS BY NATIVE ARTISTS, AND ALSO ORGANIZES ART MARTS DISPLAYING THE WORKS OF DOZENS OF REGIONAL NATIVE ARTISTS TWO TIMES PER YEAR.

YOUTH HOME - OUR RESIDENTIAL TRANSITIONAL YOUTH HOME, LABATEYAH, PROVIDES A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR 25 HOMELESS YOUTH AGES 18-23, INCLUDING YOUTH RANSITIONINGFROM FOSTER CARE. THE GOAL IS TO TRANSITION YOUTH TO STABLE PERMANENT HOUSING THROUGH OUR RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. AT LABATEYAH WE PROVIDE HOUSING AND MEALS, SOCIAL SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, LIFE AND JOB SKILLS TRAINING, OUTINGS, AND GARDENING IN A CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE ENVIRONMENT THAT INCORPORATES NATIVE AMERICAN WISDOM AND CEREMONY. IN THE TWO DECADES SINCE ITS FOUNDING, WE HAVE SERVED OVER 2,500 YOUTH AT LABATEYAH, NEARLY TWO-THIRDS OF WHOM HAVE GONE ON TO PERMANENT HOUSING.

FAMILY SERVICES - OUR FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAMS OFFER A FULL SPECTRUM OF SERVICES FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IN A BROAD VARIETY OF CIRCUMSTANCES. WE CERTIFY FOSTER CARE HOMES AND PROVIDE FOSTER CARE CASE MANAGEMENT AND INDIAN CHILD WELFARE SERVICES FOR NATIVE AMERICAN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN KING COUNTY, SNOHOMISH COUNTY, SKAGIT COUNTY,WHATCOM COUNTY, PIERCE COUNTY AND ISLAND COUNTY, SERVING OVER 160 FOSTER CHILDREN PER YEAR, TO ENSURE THEY ARE PLACED IN SAFE, HEALTHY HOMES WITH FAMILIES WHO HONOR THEIR HERITAGE AND CULTURE. OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM AT DAYBREAK STAR OFFERS A FULL-DAY PROGRAM FOR 17 THREE AND FOUR-YEAR-OLDS PER YEAR, SUFFUSED WITH NATIVE KNOWLEDGE AND CULTURE WITH PRIORITY GIVEN TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES, HOMELESS FAMILIES, AND FOSTER CARE CHILDREN. THE INA MAKA FAMILY TRIBAL HOME VISITING PROGRAM FOR NEWBORN AND YOUNG CHILDREN THROUGHOUT KING COUNTY OFFERS FAMILIES WITH AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE/PACIFIC ISLANDER CHILDREN ONE-ON-ONE HOME VISITS WITH SPECIALLY TRAINED PARENT PARTNERS, SO THAT PARENTS MAY SERVE AS THEIR CHILDRENS FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT TEACHERS. OUR PARENT PARTNERS ENCOURAGE RESEARCH-BASED PARENT-CHILD INTERACTION, DEVELOPMENT-CENTERED PARENTING, FAMILY WELL-BEING, AND INTEGRATION WITH OUR MANY OTHER PROGRAMS. SIXTY FAMILIES PER YEAR RECEIVE SERVICES, WITH POSITIVE RIPPLE EFFECTS BEYOND THOSE FAMILIES.DAYBREAK STAR DOULAS IS A FULL SPECTRUM DOULA PROGRAM. WE PROVIDE FREE-OF-COST SERVICES TO PREGNANT PEOPLE LIVING IN KING COUNTY THAT IDENTIFY AS AMERICAN INDIAN, ALASKA NATIVE, NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER. WE WORK WITH FAMILIES PRENATALLY THROUGH 3 MONTHS POSTPARTUM TO IMPROVE BIRTH OUTCOMES AND REDUCE PERSONAL, CULTURAL AND SYSTEMIC BARRIERS THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT INDIGENOUS PARENTS. OUR PROGRAM AIMS TO STRENGTHEN THE BOND BETWEEN PARENTS AND CONNECTION TO THE COMMUNITY.OUR STRONG FATHERS (OSF), THROUGH GROUP AND INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT, IS DESIGNED TO MEET NATIVE FATHERS' CULTURAL AND PARENTAL NEEDS. OSF WILL WORK TO REDUCE THE PERSONAL, CULTURAL AND SYSTEMIC BARRIERS THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT NATIVE FATHERS. MEETINGS WILL CONSIST OF TALKING CIRCLES, CULTURAL CRAFTS, PARENTING SKILLS, MENTORSHIP AND MORE!