Can you imagine your life without a good education? Can you imagine facing today’s world as a high school drop-out?
Nearly half of Native American students drop out of high school. Of those who graduate on time, only 5 percent go directly to four-year colleges. Most of these young people live in poverty and face enormous obstacles in their lives including lack of access to a quality education on the Reservation.
Goals, dreams and hopes for a bright future are in short supply.
For the past seven years, our Eve’s Fund Scholarship Program has changed that for some, by providing financial assistance to needy teens on the Navajo Nation. We have contributed support to students attending Navajo Preparatory School in Farmington, N.M. At this academically challenging residential high school, nearly 90% of the graduates go on to higher education.
To be eligible for assistance from Eve’s Fund, applicants must demonstrate financial need, scholastic potential, and leadership skills. Each Navajo Prep scholarship recipient receives $1,000 to cover the school’s required student fees.
These students are smiling and getting ready to soar to new heights. Learn more about them, their plans and what a difference the scholarship has made in their lives. Watch their short biographical video at: https://youtu.be/Wm69BE_OEis
For these students, a scholarship has made the difference between achieving a high school diploma and continuing their education or dropping out and living in poverty.
Thanks to the generosity of our donors and volunteers who helped us gain new supporters on #GivingTuesday, we have reached 81% of our 2017 Eve’s Fund holiday scholarship appeal. This year, if we reach our goal of $10,000, ten more promising students will be able to attend Navajo Prep School with the aim of graduating and continuing their education.
Your support can give these deserving young people a better future. Would you please consider helping us reach our goal by making a tax-deductible donation today? To protect your privacy, we do not publish the names of any of our donors.
You have an opportunity to make an impact and change a life forever.
Please click below to make an online donation through our secure Network for Good portal. You can also designate that a gift be made in someone’s name or memory.
Or, you can send a check to:
Eve’s Fund for Native American Health Initiatives
PO Box 73
Dalton, MA 01227
Please include your email address so we
don’t lose touch with you.
Thank you for your generosity! Nizhonígo Késhmish Ádiiłééł (Happy Holidays!) and please stay safe during your festivities.
Barbara Crowell Roy
President, Eve’s Fund
P.S. A big warm thanks to those of you who donated on #GivingTuesday and throughout 2017. We are truly grateful.
