The Morongo Band of Mission Indians awarded nearly $400,000 in grants to dozens of nonprofits serving local communities across Riverside and San Bernardino counties as part of the fourth annual Morongo Community Outreach Awards Luncheon, held May 14.

The 80 nonprofits, which each received grants of up to $5,000, provide a wide array of services across the San Gorgonio Pass, the Coachella Valley, and the cities of Riverside, San Bernardino, Redlands, Palm Springs, Palm Desert and elsewhere.

The Morongo program focuses on groups that provide social, education, or health care services, support for military and military families, or that preserve Native American culture.

“The Morongo Community Outreach Awards are about celebrating the life-changing work performed by dozens of remarkable non

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