5/17/2023 0 Comments Justin higgsJohn UMC will host another clinic next month. The first mobile vaccination clinic was held Sunday, October 17, in conjunction with the Nanticoke Leni Lenape Tribe. This is the second event scheduled by Gail Gould, the New Jersey State American Indian Covid Coordinator, within the New Jersey Commission on American Indian Affairs. Several boosters and first-time vaccination shots were administered. John United Methodist Church held its first Mobile Command Vaccination Clinic. The email address is and her phone number (856) 506-2620. We are pleased at the strong interest of tribal members in this endeavor to address the challenges in tribal communities. Gail Gould also serves as liaison to the NJ Department of Health for implementation and reporting on the grant. To date 15 vaccine clinics have been conducted, including one for children. Additionally, three AmeriCorps members from the COVID SERVICE CORPS of Montclair State University will be deployed to assist this initiative. Tony Powell is the Tribal Coordinator for the Ramapough Lenape Nation in north Jersey, and Sherry Caputo, a Registered Nurse, is the Tribal Coordinator for the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape. Gail Gould is the statewide Commission Coordinator within the NJ Department of State. The grant has enabled the NJ Commission to hire a statewide Commission Coordinator, and each of the State-recognized Tribes to hire a Tribal Coordinator. The grant from the New Jersey Department of Health covers three years of services, including outreach and education, program administration and vaccination services. Native Arts and Cultures Foundation The New Jersey Commission on American Indian Affairs has received a grant of $580,000 to provide COVID-19 services to New Jersey’s three State-recognized Tribes and inter-tribal communities. We would greatly appreciate it if you would help spread the word to community members, artists, organizations, and/or colleagues in your network who might be interested.įor inquiries about the LIFT program and application process, please contact Reuben Roqueñi, Director of Transformative Change Programs, at or 50, or Laura (Cales) Matalka, Program Manager, at or 36.ĭirector of Transformative Change Programs Please see two informational flyers and our press release attached. You can learn more about the program and find a link to the application on our website, here: We encourage artists to apply who are shaping their practices and for whom the award may serve as a launching point in their career. Artist applicant must be an enrolled member or citizen of a federally-recognized or state-recognized American Indian tribe or Alaska Native corporation, or of Native Hawaiian ancestry. The application deadline is March 16, 2022, at 5:00pm PT.Įligible applicants must be individual Native artists working in dance/choreography, fiction/poetry writing, film/video, multi-disciplinary arts, music, performance art, theater and screenplay writing, traditional arts, or 2D + 3D visual arts. The program’s focus is to provide financial support and professional development to artists whose work aims to uplift communities and advance positive social change. LIFT is a one-year award and early career support program for emerging Native artists to develop and realize new projects. Native Arts and Cultures Foundation announced an open call today for applications for our LIFT–Early Career Support for Native Artists program.
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