Utility/Heating Assistance Program
For The Lakota Sioux Elders of South Dakota
8 Siouxan Reservations in South Dakota
8 Siouxan Reservations in South DakotaPine Ridge Reservation, Cheyenne River Reservation, Crow Creek Reservation, Lower Brule Reservation, Rosebud Reservation, Sisseton-Wahpeton Reservation, Yankton Reservation, Flandreau Santee Reservation
Among the poorest indigenous people in the United States
Among the poorest indigenous people in the United StatesOver 60% of the homes are severely sub-standard
Over 60% of the homes are severely sub-standardAverage income on the Oglala Lakota Sioux Pine Ridge Reservation is only approximately $2600.00 per YEAR
Average income on the Oglala Lakota Sioux Pine Ridge Reservation is only approximately $2600.00 per YEARWinter low temperatures in South Dakota average 9* F (November through February)
Winter low temperatures in South Dakota average 9* F (November through February)Made worse with bitter wind-chill factors and Record Temperatures reaching -44* below 0*F (1996)
Elders have died from hypothermia due to inability to pay for heating
Elders have died from hypothermia due to inability to pay for heatingHelp Us Help the Elders!
All applicants screened and documented
Payments made directly to utility, propane, wood, or heat equipment companies
Donations carefully tracked and accountable
All donations tax-deductible
All administrative costs associated with cash and personal check donations
to this project are currently fully underwritten by
Audrey Link (Director) and The Link Center Foundation
Therefore,
All specified cash and personal check donations go 100% to help the Elders
(Mark your check, "Elders Heating Fund")
Send Cash or Check Donations to
Link Center Foundation
P.O. Box 2253 – Longmont, CO 80502-2253
or
For Information on How to Donate By Credit Card
