Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services

The goal of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma is the preservation of their culture, heritage and past while ensuring the success, furtherance and increased opportunities for each tribal member as they move to establish a brighter future which will provide enrichment and hope.

Programs and Services include:

• Higher education and employment (enrolled tribal members);
• Family Services (child care, social services and child welfare services for tribal members);
• Community Health Program (all American Indians in service area);
• Alcohol and Substance Abuse program (Tribal members);
• Senior Citizens Program (Native Americans in Caddo service area);
• Head Start (Native American children in Caddo service area);
• Housing Program (Tribal members in service area);
• Historic and Cultural preservation;
• Tag and Tax Commission (Tribal members);
• Firefighter program (Native Americans in Caddo service area); and
• Environmental program (Tribal members).

CNVR is not a scholarship program but is based on eligibility. If a person is determined eligible, CNVR is able to assist with the cost of training/re-training at universities, colleges, and technology centers to acquire the skills and education needed to become gainfully employed or retain gainful employment.

This tribe offers the following programs/services and more.

• Employment and Training Program offers classroom training, work experience, community service employment, on-the-job training, job development and placement.
• Family Advocacy Department provides child support enforcement, supportive assistance to keep families functional, child welfare services, and violence prevention activities.
• Alcohol and Drug Program.
• Community Services Block Grant is a program that helps families with utilities, rent, food and other services to prevent homelessness and unacceptable living conditions. The program also provides nutritional education and services for persons with diabetes and some other health issues.
• General Assistance provides direct payments to eligible families to meet essential needs. To receive assistance, a persons must be a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe, one-fourth or more Indian blood, and live in the Chickasaw service area.
• Low Income Home Energy Assistance provides assistance with home heating and cooling expenses, and sometimes utility deposits. Persons must have proof of low income, a CDIB card, and complete an application.
• Health Outreach Consultant.
• Senior Nutrition Program.
• Transportation for medical trips for persons with a CDIB card or enrolled members of the Chickasaw Nation.

Manages the clinics in Ardmore, 580-226-8181 Voice; Purcell, 580-527-4700 Voice; and Tishomingo, 580-371-2361 Voice.

This tribe offers its members services in the following categories: community services, education, financial, health services, housing property, and social services.

The Citizen Potawatomi Nation offers many services to its citizens and to other Native Americans throughout its tribal jurisdiction. These services include several different categories, including: Housing, Community, Edu-cation, Health, Veterans, Elder and Career Services.

Counties Served: Blaine, Caddo, Cleveland, Grady, Kiowa, Logan, McLain, Oklahoma.

The Eastern Shawnee tribe is dedicated to excellence in their journey to build the tribe of the future.

Ft. Sill Apache Tribe Indian Child Welfare Program:

Phone: (580) 588-2298 x109
Fax: (580) 588-2106
http://www.nrc4tribes.org/state.cfm?state=OK&topic=51

The purpose of the Iowa Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation (ITOVR) is to provide services to American Indians with disabilities residing within the ITOVR designation seven county areas of Kay, Logan, Lincoln, Noble, Pawnee, Payne, and Pottawatomie. These services are consistent with individual strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, and most importantly, informed choice, so that American Indians with disabilities may prepare for and engage in gainful employment.

See website for programs.

The Modoc Nation is a federally recognized Indian Tribe under the leadership of Chief Bill G. Follis.

Muscogee (Creek) Nation Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program is designed for American Indians with disabilities that pose a permanent impediment to employment to prepare for, enter and retain suitable employment consistent with their strengths, abilities, capabilities, interests.

This tribe provides servies in areas such as housing, tribal court, educational services, substance abuse programs, health and more.

The tribal government has numerous administrative departments responsible for managing various facets of tribal life, interactions outside the tribe and the reservation's infrastructure. Among some of its duties are social services, USDA Housing, and Black Hawk Health Clinic.

This tribe offers its members services that include health care services, housing services, education, child welfare services and more.

The Tonkawa Tribal Reserve is located in Kay County, in Northern Oklahoma.

Serves Native Americans with disabilities who want to get a job from the following counties: Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Grady, Kiowa and Washita.