About Us

Direct Assistance Services provides financial assistance to tribal members residing within the seven-county service area. The exceptions are Funeral Assistance that has no restriction on service area and the USDA Program that covers 15 counties.

Direct Assistance Services include the following programs:

• General Assistance
• Native Employment Works
• Tribal Emergency Assistance
• Employee Emergency Assistance
• Community Services Block Grant
• Elder Heating Assistance
• Low Income Home Energy Assistance
• Self-Sufficiency Funeral Assistance
• Child Care Development Fund
• Child Care Licensing
• USDA Food Distribution Program
• Lodge of Hope Shelter Services