Last week, the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council voted unanimously to put an additional $300,000 into the recently developed day work program that provides immediate assistance to Cherokee citizens who are unemployed, the Nation announced in a press release.
The program, launched in September, allows tribal members to earn money by taking temporary jobs or performing tasks at Cherokee Nation facilities. Members can earn $25 for working four hours and $50 for working eight hours.
“We started the program to provide help to Cherokee people by allowing them the opportunity to work for assistance while they continue trying to secure full-time employment or assistance through other programs,” said Chad Smith, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
More than 3,000 daily temp jobs have been provided to Cherokees so far, with up to 200 individuals coming in each day to be given their assignment with a Cherokee Nation program. The program has already paid out nearly $170,000, the release said.
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