Iina
Welcome to the Iina Coalition, Inc. website!
The Iina Coalition, Inc.., a private, nonprofit organization located in Chinle, Arizona, serves a population of over 31,000 people in the central region of the Navajo Nation. The Coalition coordinates planning, programs, and services to promote health and wellness.
In 1997, local service providers met together and formed the Red Ribbon Campaign Committee to pro vide education and information about drugs and alcohol abuse and available resources which help in combating these dangerous and unhealthy lifestyles.
In 1999, having recognized that there were more needs to be addressed, the Red Ribbon Campaign Committee changed its name to Iina Coalition and expanded its role in our community and chapters. The Coalition applied for and was granted non-profit status from the Navajo Nation and I.R.S. and has been actively working since then, primarily in the fields of drug and alcohol prevention and nutrition awareness and education.
All activities have been carried out without paid staff, using staff of local service providers as well as community members. In 2005 the Coalition hired its first paid staff member to manage the finances and reporting for a nutrition grant from the State of Arizona and administered by the CHR Program. Additional paid positions were added to the Coalition in fall of 2006. In 2007, achieving self sufficiency into the future by continuing to grow, expand and provide increased community services, we now entered an important phase in our organization.
Office Location
Our office is located across the Chinle District Courthouse, on the south side of the Chinle Talbot House Catholic Charities office. The Iina Coalition, Inc. office is an off-white, double-wide trailer with brown trimming and bars on the windows.
Contact Info
Our hours of operation are 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday. Also, a brief reminder, Iina Coalition, Inc. observes the Federal Holidays.
Iina Coalition
Post Office Box 3271
Chinle, Arizona 86503
928/674-5215
928/674-2605 FAX
Mission statement.
“THROUGH T’AA NIHI ANIIT’EEGO (EMPOWERMENT) IINA COALITION WILL FOSTER PARTNERSHIP OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES BY CREATING A PATH FOR MENTAL, PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL WELLNESS WITHIN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR CENTRAL DINE COMMUNITIES.
Vision
-Support community groups to develop and sustain health promotion and substance abuse prevention programs.
-Provide technical assistance in grant writing and project management.
-Build community group capacity to manage projects through skill building workshops in grant writing, project planning and program evaluation.
-Provide a forum for communication and provide a clearinghouse for grant searches and information.
-Continue to build capacity of Iina Coalition, Inc. and seek funding to expand programs and services.
-Partner with NAHEC to provide student intern housing and stipends.
-Partner with NPRC to provide workshops for community members and local organizations.
Accomplishments 1997 - 2007
-Since 1997, the Iina Coalition, Inc. has either sponsored or partnered with other agencies in sponsoring many community workshops and events, such as the Red Ribbon Campaign. We have conducted summer youth workshops; participated in annual alcohol prevention awareness, domestic violence, child abuse and Justice Day activities.
-Develop and update Local Resource Manual in conjunction with the Family Spirit Programs.
-Received 2 major grants which allowed for increased partnerships, funding for Iina Coalition, Inc. staffing and services.
-Implemented the Canyon de Chelly Victim Impact Panel with the Chinle District Court.
-Obtained funds to carry out drug, alcohol prevention activities.
-Held a Meth Conference in Chinle, Arizona and Whippoorwill, Arizona with the Navajo Nation Division of Behavioral Health.
-Participated in the High Risk Youth Conference with Navajo Housing Authority (NHA) in Pinon, Arizona.