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 ServicesTRIBAL SERVICES Tribal Services goal is to ensure that tribal members have their essential needs met and are trained, job ready and qualified for employment. Tribal Services provides a broad spectrum of services and opportunities to achieve this goal. These services include: Higher Education provides scholarship funds to NEC member students who pursue post-secondary education by enrollment in an Associates, Bachelors or Masters Degree program. Masters Degree awards are based on availability of funds. Scholarship Deadlines:
High School seniors: April 15
Continuing students: Fall Semester/Autumn quarter: July 15 Spring Semester/ Winter quarter: December 15 Spring quarter: February 15 Summer term: May 15 Vocational Training assistance is available for adults who wish to pursue job skills necessary to obtain and/or retain employment. Eligible applicants must be accepted into a certified vocational trade school, certificate, diploma or apprenticeship program at an accredited institution. Academic programs must be full-time and in an institutional setting. Direct Employment Assistance is available to eligible applicants who require financial assistance for transitional needs to secure and/or retain employment in the Nome service area. Transitional needs may include: household staples, professional work attire, work gear specific to their job duties, tools, rental and utility assistance or other identified needs. Welfare Assistance provides temporary financial assistance to meet the essential needs of eligible Alaska Native and American Indian residents of the Nome service area. Individual Self-Sufficiency Plans (ISPs) are developed using specific steps to increase self-sufficiency by meeting employment goals. Along with completing the Welfare Assistance Application applicants are required to complete an Welfare Assistance Intake Form. Burial Assistance provides financial assistance for funeral expenses when other financial resources are unavailable. TRIBAL YOUTH PROGRAM (TYP) purpose is to increase and enhance activities which will promote education, culture and healthy lifestyles for Alaskan Native and tribally enrolled youth enrolled in Nome Public Schools (NPS). NEC's After School Study Program provides homework and tutoring assistance for students in K-12th grade. This program begins in October and ends in May. NEC receives referrals from parents, teachers and school counselors for students needing tutoring or mentoring services. NEC sponsors AFter school Activities at the Nome Recreation Center for children in grades K-6th as an alternative to child care. The activities schedule is posted: www.nomealaska.org/rec_center Cultural Activities are provided throughout the year to instill traditional values in youth. In the summer, activities provided range from picking greens with elders to seal cutting presentations. NEC also works with Community Schools to provide after school Inupiaq language class for students in elementary school. In 2006, youth built three or repaired fish racks for Elder NEC tribal members. In 2007, NEC partnered with various organizations to provide a week long Summer Youth Camp at Pilgrim Hot Springs (see picture below). 2006 Youth Fish Rack Activity
2007 Summer Youth Camp at Pilgrim Hot Springs
In addition to cultural activities NEC partners with other youth programs to promote healthy children and families. The Nome Recreation Center, Nome Community Center, Kawerak, the Nome Youth Facility, the Norton Sound Health Corporation CAMP department and NPS are a just a few of our local partners. Since 2005 NEC has partnered with the Challenge Life Youth Foundation based out of Fairbanks to provide a five day summer basketball camp for youth in grades 4th-12th. Pre-school Scholarships are available to NEC tribal member children enrolled in the Nome Pre-School. Applications are available through Nome Pre-School and Nome Eskimo Community. For more information about NEC Tribal Services please call (907) 443-9121. TRIBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM The Nome Eskimo Community Tribal Resource Program was created to increase NEC’s administrative capacity to start, operate and manage a tribal environmental program. The NEC Tribal Environmental Program will study water, land, air and habitat resources, and establish partnerships with agencies to address climate change and its effects on Nome area subsistence resources. In addition, the program will collect data for the NEC Tribal Council to make proactive decisions and on the implementation of future projects that impact the environment. The program is funded by an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Indian Governmental Assistance Program (IGAP) grant. Housing Program Nome Eskimo Community Buy Down Assistance Services NEC Housing Department accepts applications for Buy-Down Assistance Services. The program is designed to increase home ownership and affordable housing opportunities to eligible low income tribal members. The program provides counseling on housing activities, responsibilities and the process from applicant to homeowner. HUD eligibility criteria are:
Nome Eskimo Community Weatherization Services The NEC Housing Department accepts applications for Weatherization Services. To qualify, applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:
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