General Info

Southwest Indian Foundation is nonprofit, charitable organization that provides services to Native Americans. Its services include substantial school grants and individual tuition assistance, homes for battered women and children, home repair and wood stove installation, Christmas food baskets for needy families, alcohol counseling and emergency assistance in the areas of food, clothing, heating fuel and temporary shelter. SWIF assistance is strictly limited to Native Americans, with priority given to the elderly, handicapped and families with dependent children. Along with the Navajo people SWIF also serves the Zuni, Hopi and other Pueblo tribes of the area. SWIF was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Gallup, N.M.