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Mission Statement
Responding to immediate needs, we provide resources that improve the quality of life for members of the Oglala Lakota Nation, and create meaningful opportunities to build understanding for our volunteers.
About This Cause
Having adequate shelter is a necessity of life. Unfortunately, this is not the reality for many on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Our volunteers and staff work together on various construction projects for three days per week. To meet the varied and essential needs of the Oglala Lakota people, our work projects encompass: Building and delivering bunk beds for children Repairing homes Securing and delivering firewood Installing outhouses Building wheelchair ramps for elders Helping with community gardens Pine Ridge Reservation spans over 2.8 million beautiful acres and is the second-largest Native American Indian Reservation, yet contains one of the poorest counties in the United States. Conditions exist here that should not exist in the middle of the wealthiest country on earth. Our volunteers are shocked to see the harsh, third-world living conditions on the Reservation. The population has the second-lowest life expectancy in the Western Hemisphere coupled with staggering high rates of diabetes, alcoholism, and suicide. On the Rez, extended families and friends often share one home. Such overcrowding leads to a shortage of beds and mattresses, leaving children to share beds and sleep on the floor. Many homes lack running water, functional bathrooms, or kitchens.