New Mexico consortium aims to expand lending in low-income communities

Entrepreneurs in low-income and immigrant communities often lack access to capital that could help expand their businesses, thereby easing generational poverty. These business leaders, moreover, tend to rely on informal lenders who offer small, costly, high-interest loans that can lead them into a debt cycle.

Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation grant supports Tribal Building Rural Economies Training

West Sacramento, Calif. — Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) received a $500,000 Yocha Dehe Winton Nation (YDWN) grant to conduct . . .

Arsenic in water can lead to heart disease in young Native Americans, new study shows

A new study demonstrates that drinking arsenic contaminated water can lead to future heart problems in young Native Americans. Arsenic, a toxic metal, can be found in contaminated groundwater.

Arizona Tribe threatened by heavy rains and rising water

The Menagers Dam near the Tohono O’odham Nation in southern Arizona was put to the test of holding back waters as Tropical Storm Rosa pummeled the area. The Tohono O’odham Nation has declared a state of emergency.

Rural Community Assistance Corporation is supported by a grant from the S.L. Gimbel Foundation to increase drinking water access to seven southern California Tribes

West Sacramento, Calif. — The S.L. Gimbel Foundation awarded $50,000 to Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) to increase access to and consumption of safe drinking water for members of seven southern California Tribes. RCAC staff will work with La Posta Band of Mission Indians leadership to bring the Agua4All program to a consortium of seven tribes served by the Southern Indian Health Council in eastern San Diego County