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sNok signflz AUGUST 1, 2021 General Council meeting 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 12 Tribal Community Center Applications accepted September 1, 2020 (August) stuxtkin- m un • Wednesday, Aug. 11 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Tribal Council Chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. • Wednesday, Aug. 25 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Tribal Council Chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. (September) Kwayts- m un • Monday, Sept. 6 – Tribal offices closed in observance of the Labor Day holiday. • Wednesday, Sept. 8 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Tribal Council Chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. • Saturday, Sept. 11 – Tribal Council Election Day. Ballots are due by 6 p.m. to be counted. • Sunday, Sept. 12 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. • Wednesday, Sept. 22 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Tribal Coun- cil Chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. (Editor’s note: All events are tentative depending on the status of the Tribe’s COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic response.) LIHEAP program open in service area The Tribal Social Service’s LIHEAP – Low Income Home Energy As- sistance Program – is open to eligible Tribal members in the six-county service area and Clackamas County. This is a first-come, first-served program and income criteria applies. LIHEAP is federally funded through the Department of Health and Hu- man Services and is designed to help low-income households with home heating costs. For more information, contact Social Services at 503-879-2034. Purpose: Tribal Funding allocated to assist families with high costs of child care through a partial reimbursement program through the Social Services Department. This is a first come first serve program Full applications and supporting documents must be received to process application Approved applicants will receive the reimbursement September 1 through August 31 of the current year Each household will receive up to a $100 monthly reimbursement per eligible child Social Services will maintain a waiting list based on date/time of application in the event that approved applicants become ineligible at any point during the current application year Eligibility: The child receiving childcare must be a Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde (CTGR) member and 12 years old or younger Child must attend a Certified Licensed Childcare Facility Parent (s) / Guardian must be currently employed at least 20 hours per week or more and /or attending school as a part-time student minimum Two parent/guardian household, both parents/guardians must be working or attending school Household must meet the income criteria of 185% of Federal Poverty Level Documentation required: Completed Application Verification of child(s) residence or custody agreement (ie. 2019 Taxes, Rental Agreement, Snap report etc.). Copy of childcare facility license Release of Information for the childcare facility Copies of wage stubs for the past 30 days and current classroom schedule. For two parent/ guardian households, both parents must provide documentation Contact Social Services at (503) 879-2034 Smoke Signals: O facebook.com/GRHWC Grand Ronde Children & Family Services: facebook.com/CTGRCFS ET RI Y WE LL NE Grand Ronde Health & Wellness: Y IET BR GO facebook.com/CTGRgov CI facebook.com/SmokeSignalsCTGR The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde: MEDI - D SO B OFFICIAL TRIBAL FACEBOOK PAGES Grand Ronde Royalty: T- A LO CI facebook.com/CTGRYouthCouncil Grand Ronde Station: R facebook.com/GrandRondeStation Grand Ronde Social Services Department: facebook.com/CTGRSocialservices Grand Ronde Food Bank: facebook.com/GrandRondeFoodBank Spirit Mountain Community Fund: SH A K NE Grand Ronde Youth Council: L facebook.com/CTGREducation RE Grand Ronde Education Programs: -LI NO STE N facebook.com/CTGRRoyalty C L E -TA facebook.com/SpiritMountainCommunityFund Grand Ronde Cultural Education: Every Saturday 4 p.m. • Everyone welcome This is a Sober Event • Encouraging Sobriety facebook.com/Grand-Ronde-Cultural-Education Grand Ronde Community Garden: facebook.com/GrandRondeCommunityGarden Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department: facebook.com/Grand-Ronde-Tribal-Police-Department Grand Ronde Employment Services Facebook.com/EmploymentServices Ad by Samuel Briggs III Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, Oregon Toward Spirit Mountain At the Big Cross - Lighthouse Church • A-Ho- 503-879-3435 3