Cherokee Nation opens food distribution site in Vinita
The Cherokee Nation’s first food distribution center built since 2014 is now open in the Vinita community.
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The Cherokee Nation’s first food distribution center built since 2014 is now open in the Vinita community.
The Cherokee Nation plans to build a Career Services training center at the Cherokee County Fairgrounds, a site the tribe recently purchased using federal dollars from the American Rescue Plan
Career Services offers an estimated 30 programs. Two of the newest are the lineman and fiber optic technician training programs.
TAHLEQUAH â The Cherokee Nation has received more than $4.3 million worth of grants for its Coming Home Re-entry Program, which assists tribal citizens recently released from incarceration. According to Career Services, which oversees the program, three new grants and one extension were awarded through the U.S. Department of Justice. The funds will help in various aspects of the growing program, which has assisted more than 1,100 CN citizens since 2015. âDuring the calendar year 2020, we assisted 247 clients with re-entry services, which far exceeded previous years, and we are alrea...