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Since 1972, we have been changing lives, strengthening families, and building healthy communities. We began as a small grassroots organization operating one program for Native American men in recovery from substance use disorder. Today, Native American Connections owns and operates 24 sites throughout Phoenix offering a continuum of affordable housing, health, and community development services which touch and change the lives of over 10,000 individuals and families each year.
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.
To be a trusted and compassionate leader in the community, committed to eliminating health and housing disparities among underserved populations.
We are a people first organization dependent on an interconnected mindset where everyone and everything has a purpose and is worthy of respect and freedom of expression. We welcome and embrace differences in those we work with and those we serve; We foster a culture of belonging in inclusive, accessible, and equitable ways reflected in our actions as an organization. We value the rich diversity that our staff and clients contribute to the communities we serve
Do what we say, produce ethical results, personal responsibility/ownership, accountability/actions, clear expectations, understand role impacting organization, be part of the solution.
High standards, quality services, best practices, best in class, excellence.
Accessible to all, promoting employee self-care, access for quality care, balanced/healthy work environment, practice what we preach.
Strategic growth to address the needs in our industry, to include, best practices, professional development, access to available resources, uplift staff.
Community engagement, garner support (financial + social), expand our outreach and collaboration, increase brand awareness.
Identify, develop, and retain employees to meet NAC's business goals and mission priorities. Strive to make NAC an employer of choice.
Identify and create greater availability and sustainably of operational resources. Maintaining NACs efficiency, effectiveness and strong financial foundation.
Demonstrate a commitment to creating an interconnected, inclusive, and welcoming culture. One that embraces differences, offers respect in words and actions, and fosters a sense of belonging for all people.
Expanding NAC’s market reach, through brand awareness and association. Be authentic in our communications that aligns with NAC values, delivering on promises, consistency in approach and transparency. Foster trust and drive business growth.
Expand our business model through strategic partnerships and people-centric innovation. Diversifying our programs and services portfolio to meet the growing need of the communities we serve.
Native American Connections' services are open to everyone and no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, sex, religion, national or ethnic origin, familial status, or disability be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination.
Members of the Native American Connections' Leadership & Board of Directors have witnessed the positive impact of NAC's affordable housing, behavioral health, and community development services on the lives of Native American individuals and families.
Under the leadership of Trula Breuninger and her committed staff, Native American Connections has transformed into one of the oldest and most respected nonprofit organizations reaching those in need throughout Phoenix.
Our Board of Directors share a common vision and enthusiasm to continue growing and strengthening the services of Native American Connections. Staying true to our roots, over half the board members are Native American, and to ensure the integrity of our services for homeless men and women, the board includes an individual who experienced homelessness.
On May 2, 2018, Native American Connections officially became recognized as an Urban Indian Organization through the Office of Urban Indian Health Programs under the banner of the Indian Health Service. Given this designation, our organization has the capacity to serve a more diverse population offering a wider array of health care options including medical, dental, pharmacy, behavioral health etc. Achieving this status allows NAC to gain more access to funding, healthcare resources and additional staffing needs to better serve the local community.
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A "chronically homeless" individual is defined to mean a homeless individual with a disability who lives either in a place not meant for human habitation, a safe haven, or in an emergency shelter or in an institutional care facility if the individual has been living in the facility for fewer than ninety (90) days and had been living in a place not meant for human habitation, a safe haven or in an emergency shelter immediately before entering the institutional care facility. In order to meet the ‘‘chronically homeless’’ definition, the individual also must have been living as described above continuously for at least twelve (12) months or on at least four (4) separate occasions in the last three (3) years, where the combined occasions total a length of time of at least twelve (12) months. Each period separating the occasions must include at least seven (7) nights of living in a situation other than a place not meant for human habitation, in an emergency shelter or in a safe haven.
Federal nondiscrimination laws define a person with a disability to include any (1) individual with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; (2) individual with a record of such impairment; or (3) individual who is regarded as having such an impairment. In general, a physical or mental impairment includes, but is not limited to, examples of conditions such as orthopedic, visual, speech and hearing impairments, cerebral palsy, autism, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), developmental disabilities, mental illness, drug addiction, and alcoholism.