What drives someone to run 100 miles through rugged mountain trails, facing darkness, exhaustion, and pain? For Christopher Porcaro, the answer is simple: purpose. This September, the Seattle-based father and outdoor enthusiast completed the Mountain Lakes 100-mile ultramarathon in Oregon, raising over $6,200 for UNITY and Indigenous Earth, two organizations dedicated to supporting Native youth […]
The Poarch Creek Tribal Youth Council exemplifies UNITY’s mission of empowering Native youth to lead through service, cultural pride, and community connection. By organizing impactful events and fostering intertribal relationships, this youth council has strengthened its community and extended a helping hand to others in need. Their selfless acts demonstrate the transformative power of youth […]
UNITY has a very limited supply of blankets specially made for the 2023 National UNITY conference held in Washington, DC. The art used on the blankets was created by Evynn Richardson, Haliwa-Saponi, to coincide with the National UNITY Conference theme “Restoring the Spirit of Native Youth.” The design features the traditional northeastern blanket dance. The popular […]
In celebration of Arizona Gives Day, for the next 24 hours, everyone who donates $30 or more will be entered into a raffle for 1 FREE Registration to the 2023 National Conference in Washington DC (a $450 value). Your generosity today could take you or a loved one to the largest Native youth gathering this summer. […]
On Tuesday, April 4th, this day of giving aims to harness the collective power of individuals, communities, and organizations to encourage philanthropy to support Arizona non-profits. This year all funds raised will support the National UNITY Conference, Youth Programing, and registration scholarships for deserving Native youth. Take time to make a contribution to UNITY to […]
[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Phoenix, Ariz. – Each year, the National UNITY Conference brings together more than 2,000 attendees representing hundreds of Native American youth councils from Tribal and urban communities nationwide. At the Indian Gaming Association’s annual Trade Show, Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) presented a $50,000 check to UNITY to support its National UNITY Conference and registration […]
Victoria (Vicki) Vasques, the owner of Tribal Tech LLC, located in Virginia, stopped by the UNITY office recently to present a $10,000 check to the organization. Vasques, who also created the Ronald Maese Peralta Foundation (RMP), is Diegueno of the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians. Vasques, who was joined by her sister Michele Matteson […]
Invest in Native Youth by donating $45 in celebration of 45 years of UNITY youth leadership development. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, during the pandemic UNITY continued to provide support to Native youth with complimentary registrations, waiving Membership dues, free virtual trainings and fun youth to youth connections. On Arizona Gives Day this […]
Each year, dozens of our Native youth reach out to UNITY inquiring about funding opportunities to attend the largest Native youth leadership gathering, the UNITY National Conference. With 2020 being the year of virtual events due to the on-going pandemic, we know our youth are looking forward to gathering in person once again. Thus, UNITY […]
As UNITY celebrates Arizona Gives Day today, we reach out to the entire UNITY Family for support. Will you donate $25, $50, $75 or more today? Every penny helps ensure that Native Youth will continue to receive the resources they need. Click here to give back to an organization that has changed the lives of […]
