In September, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Social Services Department celebrated National Kinship Care Month by providing their Kinship Care Program providers with food boxes. Kinship care is any family member that is taking care of another family member. In the Community, more often this is grandparents who are supporting grandchildren. These cases come […]
On Wednesday, October 6, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Family Advocacy Center held a drive-thru event to continue their Start By Believing campaign to promote awareness on ending the cycle of silence and transform the way we respond to sexual assault. The event took place in the Two Waters employee parking lot; cars lined […]
Due to the COVID-19 virus, the 60th Miss Indian Arizona Scholarship Program was once again held virtually this year. On Saturday, October 9, five young women competed for the title of Miss Indian Arizona and the opportunity to represent all 22 tribes of Arizona. This year, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Skehg’ Hiosik Amber […]
This fall, three Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community youth have joined the Mesa Toro NYS Football Club, on the 14U football team. Brothers Kaleb and Xavier Lucero and Jayson Dutchover are all seventh-grade students and participating in football for the first time. Kaleb and Xavier are the sons of Elaine Lucero, and both attend Carson […]
Did you know that fewer than five Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members are foster parents and more than half of the Community’s children in foster care are placed outside of the Community? The Salt River Social Services Foster Care Licensing Team is looking for more SRPMIC members to help bring our children home. Starting […]
At the end of September, Public Works Road Landscape Maintenance Supervisor Jaydean Dallas put a year of studying to the test to become a certified arborist. Dallas, a Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member and son of the late Patrick Carlton Dallas, worked in landscape maintenance for the Arizona Diamondbacks at Salt River Fields for […]
In August, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council renewed the Community’s partnership with the Triathlon Corporation/Ironman for the next three years. This allows the route of the Ironman Arizona bicycle portion to continue to pass through the Community. This year there is a change to the route; they are eliminating the use of McKellips […]