Native American Connections
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Mission Statement
Our mission, grounded in traditional Native American culture, is to reduce health disparities by delivering high-quality, comprehensive integrated healthcare and providing stable housing throughout the communities we serve. Our Vision Our vision is to be a trusted and compassionate leader in the community, one that is committed to the elimination of health and housing disparities among underserved populations.
About This Cause
The NAC mission, grounded in traditional Native American culture, is to reduce health disparities by delivering high quality, comprehensive integrated healthcare and provide stable housing throughout the communities they serve. Native American Connections (NAC) has provided services to Natives and non-Natives since 1972. As the needs of our clients have grown, they have expanded our services to include providing more than 900 units of housing across 22 sites and healthcare and recovery services to support a person's whole being and wellness. NAC History NAC started as a recovery home for Native Americans, known then as the Indian Rehab Center. NAC has since become a leading community development non-profit organization serving all of Maricopa County and has expanded its work, its services as well as its mission, over the ensuing 50+ years. Health, housing, and community are the three pillars that form the core of Native American Connections' mission through which NAC improves the lives of individuals and families. Through its culturally competent behavioral health programs and by creating and sustaining housing and community development services, NAC has been changing lives and improving all the communities it reaches. Healthcare & Housing Services Between 2006 and 2024 NAC opened five behavioral and integrated health locations and a Mobile Health Initiative, which brings mobile health care to all NAC sites (including the Surprise, HomeBase and Bridge Housing properties). Their two residential substance use treatment centers (Patina Wellness Center and Patina Mountain Preserve, provide 70 beds and 48 beds respectively) and NAC’s Outpatient Treatment Center brings an intensive 8-week outpatient program. The NAC Integrated Medical Clinic offers a wide range of wellness resources, comprehensive health services, and health education. They support the health of existing clients and residents and provide essential care for the individuals’ well-being. Native American Connections provides more than 400 units of Affordable Housing with dedicated programming for seniors, low-income families with children, and low-income individuals at our high-quality, safe, and affordable apartment communities. They also provide more than 340 units of Permanent Supportive Housing units, supported by a management and direct care staff of 35. Three NAC sites support our work in Homeless Youth Services. 1) HomeBase in Central Phoenix has 25-beds in dormitory-style living, four to a unit with shared bath, three meals a day, complete physical, mental, and behavioral health assessments, and 24/7 safe supervision. A Community Room, Computer Center, Classroom, and free laundry access are provided. 2) HomeBase in Surprise has 40-beds, two to a room with shared bath, and has identical on-site services for youth. These two service sites provide wrap-around care in a 24/7 environment provides safety and stability for the restoration of personal health and security, plus the educational, employment, and life skills support, which produce positive exits from the program. These youth shelters are not typical in the check-in/check-out overnight sense; they are community-oriented shelter housing sites with programmatic support and supervision. Each HomeBase site maintains a large, age-appropriate “closet,” stocked with clothing, shoes, backpacks, and hygiene supplies which are free to every youth. The average length of stay for youth at the HomeBase sites can vary depending on social and economic outside forces; it is normally at least three months, but it can range up to a year or more. 3) Saguaro Ki is a 24-studio unit transitional housing site, co-located on the campus with HomeBase Central, for homeless youth with income. At this service site, youth pay no more than 30% of their income as monthly rent; they sign a six-month lease which they may renew twice, and they meet weekly with a Case Manager to support their well-being and progress towards full independence. Youth also have access to resources to maintain income, to support ongoing education, to save funds for their eventual move-out, and to achieve long-term, stable housing goals. The average length of stay at Saguaro Ki is 12 months prior to positive exits. Currently, given the high cost of rental housing in the metro area, Saguaro Ki is a bargain for homeless youth with income.