Eve’s Fund for Native American Health Initiatives, Inc.

Hope in the New Year

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:13:49 +0000

“Once you choose hope, anything is possible.”

~ Christopher Reeve

As we look ahead to the New Year with optimism and hope, we’ll continue our dedication to literacy, injury prevention, mental health and education initiatives for young Native Americans.

Want to take a sneak peak at our To-Do List for 2012? Here’s a snapshot:

Teach 2,500-3,000 school children how to prevent traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries through our effective ThinkFirst Navajo Injury Prevention Education Program.

Train additional VIP (Voices for Injury Prevention) speakers—all Native injury survivors—on proven methods of teaching injury prevention.

Distribute 500 youth safety helmets in combination with safety essay competitions.

Running for Eve’s Fund Challenge

admin — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:54:58 +0000

We’re trying to raise $8,000 to buy bike helmets for kids living in poverty on the Navajo Nation. Please help this great cause. We need volunteers to run or walk for Eve’s Fund.

Navajo children in the southwestern United States face enormous obstacles in their lives, including poverty, domestic violence and abuse. Preventable injuries in this region are three times the national average.

Eve’s Fund is trying to raise $8,000 by December 1, 2011 to buy bike helmets for 1,000 Navajo kids. Many of these children share bikes or borrow them from recreational programs, but helmets are in short supply.

An $8 donation (the price of a good helmet) could prevent a brain or spinal cord injury…or even save a life!

If you are planning to run or walk in any kind of race in the next two months, please consider raising money for Eve’s Fund at the same time.

Whether you’re signed up for a short fun run with your children…a 5K…10K or even a longer race, you can celebrate your accomplishment and give the race an added purpose by telling your friends and asking them to make a tax-deductible contribution to our Running for Eve’s Fund Challenge.

To donate to our cause, just click the big orange DONATE button on this page. (Remember, just $8 will buy a helmet!)

To help even more, click the JOIN THE TEAM button to get your own page. You can then invite your friends and family to donate.

Click here to go to our fundraising page on Crowdrise.

Navajo youth learn about healthy lifestyles from the ground up

admin — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:50:45 +0000

This spring, Eve’s Fund helped launch the “From the Ground Up” Gardening Program in the Red Mesa Arizona community along with the school district and Four Corners Regional Health Center.

Now that summer has arrived, the program is in full swing.

Students at the Bluebird Recreational Camp learned why gardening is so important as part of a healthy lifestyle. They also took responsibility for planting, watering and maintaining the greenhouse at Red Mesa High School.

Calling themselves the Green Thumbs Club, the campers—who ranged from age 10 to 17—learned that gardening in the harsh Four Corners climate is possible.

Read more…

New and expanding initiatives…more hope and help for young Native youth

admin — Thu, 19 May 2011 17:18:14 +0000

We remain committed to helping Native youth overcome difficult obstacles, and continue our efforts to help these children live their best lives.

To read all about our new and expanding initiatives, please click the link below.

2011 Spring News Update

Mesa Elementary School celebrates re-opening of school library with authors of bestselling Magic Tree House series

admin — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:45:27 +0000

SHIPROCK, N.M.—On Wednesday, April 20, mega bestselling and beloved children’s authors Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce will participate in an event celebrating the re-opening of the Mesa Elementary School library, which was destroyed in a fire on Sept. 12, 2010. At 10 a.m. Mountain time, Osborne and Boyce will talk with Mesa Elementary students via teleconference, sharing the latest Magic Tree House adventures, answering students’ questions and encouraging the children to keep reading. The authors will also announce the donation of a Magic Tree House Teaching Bookshelf, which will add more than 500 copies of the popular books to the Mesa Elementary collection.

Eve’s Fund to offer scholarships for Native American students

admin — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:14:03 +0000

Eve Erin Crowell at her graduation from UCLA School of Law

“No skill is more critical to the future of a child, or to a democratic and prosperous society, than literacy.” ~ Los Angeles Times

To mark the 6^th anniversary of Eve’s death on February 24, 2005, Eve’s Fund has established a scholarship program for Native American high school students.

Each year, Eve’s Fund will provide scholarships for young Native Americans to assist with tuition at college-preparatory high schools and technical and vocational schools.

While several of Eve’s Fund’s current educational programs are aimed at elementary-age students, this scholarship program addresses the educational needs of Native high school students.

Eve’s Fund 2010 Annual Newsletter

admin — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:44:12 +0000

Our first five years of Eve’s Fund have been fast-paced and exhilarating. Together we have accomplished much. We have implemented new programs, developed new projects, created additional partnerships, expanded our base of support and achieved remarkable program and administrative success. This newsletter will summarize our major activities and accomplishments as well as highlight future projects and areas of need. Please read it carefully and let us know as soon as possible how you can further your involvement.

Download the full newsletter.

Changing Lives This Holiday Season

admin — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:11:41 +0000

Spreading Joy and Making a Difference

Smiles. Laughter. Hope.

That is what we will be remembering during the holiday season.

As we reached out to thousands of Native children and youth this past year, we were deeply moved by the joy on their faces as they participated in our programs.

Some of these children received a new book or bike helmet to call their own. Others got to attend summer camp or join a scout troop for the very first time.

These milestones — and others — were possible only because of the contributions we received from supporters throughout the year.

And for that, we thank you.

As we look forward to a New Year that promises even more hope and joy, we’d like to extend our warmest wishes to you and your loved ones.

ThinkFirst Navajo Team Raises More Than $3,000 for Injury Prevention

admin — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:18:47 +0000

ThinkFirst Navajo Team: Echohawk Lefthand, Matti Dodson & Christa Zubieta

On 10-10-10, more than 38,000 runners participated in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. We were proud to have three runners representing ThinkFirst Navajo, and even more proud to say that all three members of the team finished the race.

Echohawk Lefthand, Christina Zubieta, and Matti Dodson all completed the 26.2-mile course, and together they raised more than $3,200 for ThinkFirst Navajo’s injury prevention programs.

Day Camp Inspires Navajo Girls: Silly Games & Talk Circles Instill Confidence & Healthy Relationships

admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:23:54 +0000

In the last week of July 2010, Eve’s Fund for Native American Health Initiatives and Girls Leadership Institute put on a day camp for about 20 young Navajo girls at Red Mesa School near the Four Corners.

GLI, an organization based in Berkeley, California, has for ten years awakened thousands of girls to a life of emotional intelligence, positive self-expression, and healthy relationships.