United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc. (UNITY) has been impacting lives since 1976. Thank you so much to those who gave as part of the national Giving Tuesday campaign. Your support will further UNITY’s mission, which paraphrased will Inspire Hope and Change Lives. If you haven’t made a contribution, it’s not too late to give! […]
2022-23 UNITY 25 Under 25 Awardee Parental genetics scientifically define parts of who we are, but it is not the only factor. From a young age, I have strongly resembled my mother, and I proudly smile each time someone reminds me of our similarities. However, each one of those smiles represents much more than […]
From the Desk of Jonathan Arakawa, Nationa UNITY Council Secretary, Northwest Representative and 25 Under 25 Awardee: The New Year is right around the corner. It is always an honor to represent UNITY and our Native youth. This report encloses some major events Native youth were each represented at. Along with my fellow UNITY leaders, […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sherrie Catanach, NM Indian Affairs Department Sherrie.Catanach@iad.nm.gov UNITY Mary Kim Titla, (480) 718-9793 mk.titla@unityinc.org  Mesa, AZ – United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc. (UNITY) is proud to partner with the New Mexico Indian Affairs Department (IAD) to provide resources at no cost to New Mexico Native youth ages 14 to […]
Jasmine Lamas, Akimel O’odham, UNITY 25 Under 25 Awardee reflects on her outreach during Native American Heritage Month: For my Native American month, I participated in the Phoenix Suns video as a representative of the Gila River Indian community, thanks to UNITY for inviting me. This meant so much to me for a number of […]
Join UNITY for this free training for Native youth ages 14-26 years old. Sign Up today to attend the two-day training on December 10-11, 2022 hosted by the Indigenous Youth Council of the New Mexico Indian Affairs Department, on the University of New Mexico Campus. Registration is open to the first 100 New Mexico Native youth […]
Who will you be giving to, on Tuesday, November 29? That day is #GivingTuesday—a global day of giving where people all over the world come together to support their favorite nonprofits. On November 29, 2022, the United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc (UNITY) has set a goal of $20,000 on #GivingTuesday. We hope you will […]
From the Desk of Jonathan Arakawa, National UNITY Council Secretary, Northwest Representative, and 25 Under 25 Awardee: Happy Holidays, UNITY! The holiday season has arrived. As exit Native American Heritage Month—something we celebrate daily—let us remember the reason for the season. We have the season of being thankful for our blessings and giving from our […]
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5)Â – A local Native youth program called UNITY has been awarded $200,000 in a racial equity grant from Bank of America! The executive director of UNITY said that Native youth are already making big strides across Indian Country and there are ways we can help boost their voices. Mary Kim Titla was the […]
OJJDP PUBLICATIONS & RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO NATIVE YOUTH OJJDP-Sponsored, October 2017. This fact sheet provides information about the Safe Routes Program in which youth identify a place they can go when they feel unsafe in their own home. NCJ 252020. 6 pages. Abstract | PDF The UNITY Peer Guides and Healing Indigenous Lives Initiative is […]
