Thanks to receiving our third Quality of Life Grant from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation this year, we been able to continue to expand our injury prevention education program across the Navajo Reservation where preventable injuries and deaths are three times higher than the national average. Our dedicated teams of paraplegic VIP (Voice for Injury Prevention) speakers and trained health educators travel great distances across Arizona, New Mexico & Utah to teach school children how … [Read more...] about ThinkFirst Navajo continues its presence on the Navajo Nation
Archives for 2014
Eve’s Fund expands scholarship program for students with disabilities
Research shows that nearly 50% of Native American students drop out of high school. Of those who do graduate, only 5% go on directly to four-year colleges. We created the Eve’s Fund scholarship fund in 2011 as a way to address the significant educational needs of high school students on the Navajo Nation. Our first recipients were all students at Navajo Preparatory School in Farmington, N.M. At this academically challenging residential high school, nearly 90% of the graduates go on to … [Read more...] about Eve’s Fund expands scholarship program for students with disabilities
Eve’s Fund awarded $10,000 grant for ThinkFirst Navajo Program
We are pleased to share the wonderful news that Eve's Fund has received another Quality of Life Grant from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, a leading organization dedicated to curing spinal cord injury and improving care for people living with paralysis. Eve's Fund was one of the 102 nonprofit organizations awarded a grant during the recent grant cycle. We are so grateful to the Reeve Foundation for recognizing the value of the work we are doing to prevent brain and spinal cord … [Read more...] about Eve’s Fund awarded $10,000 grant for ThinkFirst Navajo Program
Keeping Eve’s Memory Alive 9 Years later
On February 24, 2005, our wonderful, loving daughter died in West Hollywood of an accidental drug and alcohol overdose. Our hearts were broken and our lives forever changed. Slowly, we turned our grief and tears into action with the creation of Eve's Fund for Native American Health Initiatives. We have worked hard to keep Eve's memory alive in our literacy, injury prevention, and education programs for young Native Americans, primarily living on or near the Navajo Nation. Read more... … [Read more...] about Keeping Eve’s Memory Alive 9 Years later
Meet our current scholarship stars
Thanks to the generous support of individual donors, we've reached 70% of our Holiday Scholarship Campaign goal of $10,000. We're almost there, but we need your help before this year's campaign ends soon. If you haven't had a chance to donate yet, please do so now by clicking the donate button below. Every dollar you give can help change the life of a young Navajo student who, against many obstacles, intends to graduate from high school and get advanced education. Want to see what a … [Read more...] about Meet our current scholarship stars
