Where there were once makeshift homes and trailers, casino profits are funding improved housing for its members through Tribal first-time home buyer programs and other assisted home-ownership opportunities.

In addition to generating funds that will be donated to local schools in the Alexander Valley, the Dry Creek Pomo intend to use casino funds to provide Tribal members a chance to get a college education — an opportunity that they might not otherwise have been able to afford on their own.

The Dry Creek Pomo hold the elder members of the community in the highest esteem. Funds and services are available to the entire Indian community for the care of elders. This is due to the Sonoma County Indian Health Project Clinic (a consortium of seven tribes including Dry Creek, Lytton, Stewarts Point, Manchester Point Arena, Cloverdale, Federated Miwoks, and Mishewel Wappo), located in Santa Rosa.

As with every family and community, children are the future. For the Dry Creek Pomo, their children represent not only the future, but the continuation of a rich cultural past. For years, Rancheria families were unable to afford proper medical care for their children. Proceeds from River Rock Casino will help to provide the youth with the basic forms of health care every child needs and is entitled to.
With many families dependent upon both parents in the workforce, the Tribe has generated funds to provide day care assistance money to working families.