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

Eve’s Fund to Co-Sponsor 2012 Shiprock Marathon

admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:31:48 +0000

On May 5, more than 1,200 people will descend on tiny Shiprock, N.M. to participate in the annual Shiprock Marathon, organized by our community partner, NavajoYES.

For marathoners, this race is appealing because it’s the only one of its kind on the Navajo Nation.

But the event also holds a great deal of promise for those who aren’t long-distance runners.

For families from the surrounding Navajo community, activities include a Health & Wellness Expo, 10K trail run/walk and 1K Fun Run for younger children.

Introducing our first Eve’s Fund Scholarship recipients…

admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:29:43 +0000

For the 2011-12 academic year, Eve’s Fund awarded six $1,000 scholarships to students at Navajo Preparatory School in Farmington, N.M. This amount covered all required student fees at the residential high school.

We’re extremely grateful to Elfonzo Nephew of Nova Corporation and Derrick Watchman of Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise for providing the matching grants that allowed us to double our original funding goal.

Eve’s Fund Receives $5,000 Grant from Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation

admin — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:33:01 +0000

Priti Mehta (L), of the Reeve Foundation presents Quality of Life Grant to ThinkFirst Navajo VIP speakers, Doris Dennison (R) and Cecelia Fred (R)

FARMINGTON, N.M. – February 24, 2012 – Eve’s Fund for Native American Health Initiatives is proud to announce that it has received a $5,000 Quality of Life grant from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. The award was one of 76 grants awarded by the Reeve Foundation to nonprofit organizations nationwide that aid in providing more opportunities, access and daily quality of life for individuals living with paralysis, their families and caregivers.

Eve’s Fund brings HOPE to Navajo teens

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:50:47 +0000

Over the last 18 months, the residents of Red Mesa, Arizona, lost three young lives to suicide.

In this community–as in many communities on the Navajo Nation–there is an urgent need to provide Navajo youth with skills and support to help them recognize their own strengths and talents.

They need hope for a better future. They need a reason to live.

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.