Cherokee Nation Angel Project applications available
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. —Applications will be available starting Monday, Oct. 27, for parents to register their Cherokee children for the Cherokee Nation Angel Project, formerly known as Angel Tree.
The program allows the public to purchase and donate clothing, toys and other gifts for Cherokee children who live within the 14-county tribal jurisdiction, and who may not otherwise receive gifts during the holiday season.
More than 2,200 children received holiday gifts through the program last year.
To qualify for the program, children must be 16 years of age or younger. Applicants must provide proof of income for all household members over the age of 18. For example, a family of three must not exceed $2,061 in household income per month, and a family of four must not exceed $2,484 per month.
Applicants must also provide proof of residency and each child’s Cherokee Nation citizenship card and clothing and shoe size. For more information, please call 918-266-5626, ext. 7720 or 918-458-6900.
Applications must be filled out at the following locations from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., through Nov. 7.
Oct. 27
Salina – A-Mo Health Center, 900 N. Owen Walters Blvd.
Oct. 27-28
Catoosa – Indian Child Welfare Office, 750 S. Cherokee St., Suite O
Muskogee – Three Rivers Health Center, 1001 S. 41st St. E.
Vinita – Vinita Health Center, 27371 S. 4410 Road
Oct. 28
Chouteau – Chouteau Public Schools, 521 N. McCracken
Collinsville – Victory Cherokee Community Building, 1025 N. 12th St.
Nowata – Will Rogers Health Center, 1020 Lenape Drive
Pryor – Cherokee Heights Housing Addition, 133 Cherokee Heights
Stilwell – Indian Child Welfare Office, 401 S. 2nd
Westville – 402 S. Park St. (house across from Westville Jr. High)
Oct. 28-29
Jay – Cherokee Nation Human Services, 1501 Industrial Park
Oct. 30
Bartlesville – Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation, 1003 S. Virginia
Pryor – Cherokee Heights Housing Addition, 133 Cherokee Heights
Stilwell – Indian Child Welfare Office, 401 S. 2nd
Westville – House across from Westville Jr. High, 402 S. Park St.
Oct. 30-31
Sallisaw – Indian Child Welfare Office, 100 E. Choctaw Ave.
Nov. 3-7
Tahlequah – W.W. Keeler Complex Financial Resource Building, 17675 S. Muskogee
