Community Services provides a variety of programs and services to help enrolled residents of the Gila River Indian Community find the shortest route to financial and social supports. Working under numerous programs, staffs in 7 community-based service centers deliver the numerous District Assistance Programs by providing short-term financial support when needed to clients and assisting them as they work toward their goal of self-sufficiency. Various Community Services caseworkers will meet with clients to discuss short-term and long-term goals and other services available to them during intake and outreach. They also respond in crisis situations. In these situations, staffs assess the immediate needs of clients and make whatever referrals are required.
The financial assistance that is provided may include: