To mail donations or for any other correspondence - please contact us at our mailing address:
SOTY
P.O. Box 637
Tarrytown, NY 10591
S.O.T.Y. is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization dedicated to aiding our tribal youth in North America. Your donations are tax deductible.
For immediate info, please contact us at: saveourtribalyouth@gmail.com
IF YOU WISH TO SEND ITEMS OF CLOTHING FOR PINE RIDGE OR OTHER RESERVATIONS PLEASE MAIL THEM TO:
S.O.T.Y.
C/O THE CHUMASH INDIAN MUSEUM
3290 LANG RANCH PKWY.
THOUSAND OAKS , CA. 91362
Note: a monetary donation to help cover the costs of shipping donated goods is appreciated with the donation!! :)
SOTY is an all volunteer run organization. So we appreciate the continued support of our sponsors and friends in achieving our mission to aid our tribal youth across the country. We are always seeking help in spreading the news of our mission. Please consider adding a link to our site on your website or Myspace pages.
Helping our Tribal Youth:
Consider helping an needy Native American child on one of many reservations in severe need of support.
S.O.T.Y.'s Child Sponsorship Program.
Enrich your life and that of a needy child on one of our reservations....JOIN SOTY’S CHILD SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM!!
There is no charge to join – it’s free!!
Too many children on the reservations of North America struggle to live daily with hunger, malnutrition, lack of proper clothing, care or concern for their welfare. It is hard enough being a child in this environment where the majority of families live beneath the poverty level guidelines in this nations.
Thousands of children live on reservations where infant mortality and teen death by suicide is at the highest national average.This is a frightening reality for thousands of Native American children growing up without hope for any kind of future. It is hard for those of us who do not live on a reservation to imagine what their lives must be like. For far too many families, there simply is not enough food to go around.Over 80% of families must depend on extremely limited government funds and food commodities to feed their children.
The majority of households are lead by single mothers or grandmothers trying to raise more children than they can feed properly. In the winter and on birthdays and holidays too many children lack needed warm clothing such as winter coats and boots. Most don’t receive birthday presents because there simply is no money for such luxuries. What would it be like to live in an environment where having three meals a day is a luxury? Could you imagine that? For far too many – one meal a day is a luxury!
................ YOU CAN CHANGE THE LIFE A CHILD ON ONE OF NORTH AMERICA’S POOREST RESERVATIONS BY BECOMING A SPONSOR – THERE IS NO CHARGE BUT PLENTY OF REWARD!
Please contact us to find out how you can sponsor a boy or girl by supplying them with a birthday present, food or clothing. In return, not only will you be supplying much needed assistance and support, you will have the unique opportunity to develop a cultural friendship with a child who desperately needs your care.
........................ SPONSORS ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED FOR The Pine Ridge, Cheyenne and Navajo Reservations and Sagkneeg First Nation of Manitoba, Canada --- as support grows so will this program to other reservations.
Contact us here at our Myspace page
sotykids@gmail.com
saveourtribalyouth@gmail.com
S.O.T.Y. is a 501c3 non-profit organization – your donations are tax deductible
SOTY - Save Our Tribal Youth -- Our Mission:
The Indigenous people of the Western hemisphere have a rich, diverse and wonderful history filled with stories, religions, differing family structures, economic systems and so much more. With this beauty of history in mind filled with heros such as Crazy Horse, Geronimo and many others, we at Save Our Tribal Youth have decided that the best way to honor our history as Native peoples is to bring the stories of our peoples to the tribal children on the reservations. We strive to serve as a conduit through which hope is communicated through speakers and many other methods to restore and heal our people through our culture. Here's to our people, our children and not only to the celebration of our rich history but our present and future through our children. We will strive to stem the tide of hopelessness, drug abuse, alcoholism and suicide with a rejuvenation of the Native American spirit of creativity, joy and life. It isn't necessary to be an Indigenous person to help SOTY - if you have a heart for children, an interest in Indigenous cultures or whatever your reason might be, we encourage you to join us. Thanks!
Also visit our sister site at: Chumash Museum: www.chumashcenter.org