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. While nearly 50% of Native American students drop out of high school, our six … [Read more...] about Introducing our first Eve’s Fund Scholarship recipients…
Archives for 2012
Helping Navajo Youth Say “YES” to Healthy Living
For more than 20 years, Tom Riggenbach of NavajoYES (Youth Empowerment Services) has been leading Navajo youth and families on a unique adventure that incorporates outdoor activities, education and community service. This annual, multi-week adventure -- the Tour de Rez -- covers approximately 1,200 miles of Navajo Country (Diné Bikéyah) and welcomes about 200 participants each summer. Most students join the Tour for a weeklong journey that includes mountain biking, backpacking and rafting, … [Read more...] about Helping Navajo Youth Say “YES” to Healthy Living
Eve’s Fund Receives $5,000 Grant from Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
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. Read more... … [Read more...] about Eve’s Fund Receives $5,000 Grant from Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
Eve’s Fund Receives $5,000 Grant from Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
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 … [Read more...] about Eve’s Fund Receives $5,000 Grant from Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
Eve’s Fund brings HOPE to Navajo teens
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. On December 1, 2011, a group of 50 ninth graders gathered at Red Mesa High School to learn how they could prevent more … [Read more...] about Eve’s Fund brings HOPE to Navajo teens
