Eve’s Fund for Native American Health Initiatives has received a $14,000 Quality of Life Grant, for injury prevention education, from the New Mexico Governor’s Commission on Disability (NMGCD). This funding will expand ThinkFirst Navajo, an established injury prevention education program serving Native youth across New Mexico and the Navajo Nation. The funded initiative, titled Use your mind to protect your brain, will include two powerful video components. The new media will … [Read more...] about Eve’s Fund Awarded Quality of Life grant for injury prevention education
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Injury Prevention for Navajo Youth:ThinkFirst at Zuni Elementary
Addressing the Injury Crisis Public health leaders increasingly recognize injury prevention for Native American youth as a growing priority. Specifically, in rural Native American communities, data show a motor vehicle crash death rate more than three times the national average. In addition, sports injuries, violence, and other unintentional trauma often cause brain and spinal cord injuries. In response, tribal communities are addressing these serious risks through culturally adapted injury … [Read more...] about Injury Prevention for Navajo Youth:ThinkFirst at Zuni Elementary
Literacy Program for Native American Youth
A Powerful Literacy Partnership Since 2008, Eve’s Fund for Native American Health Initiatives has partnered with Mary Pope Osborne to lead a transformative literacy program for Native Youth—part of the nationally recognized Magic Tree House reading initiative. This collaboration blends the beloved book series with culturally grounded teaching strategies to promote reading engagement, academic achievement, and educational equity. Consequently the partnership delivers high-quality books to … [Read more...] about Literacy Program for Native American Youth
Eve’s Fund sponsors scholarships for graduating seniors at St Michael Indian School
St. Michael Indian School graduates from left to right, Paige Nez, Gerald Meyers Jr., and Journey Burnside During Saint Michael Indian School’s 75th high school commencement on May 31,three graduating seniors were awarded scholarships sponsored by Eve's Fund for Native American Health Initiatives. Twenty-four young men and women received their diplomas. The ceremony featured speeches from Salutatorian Journey Burnside and Co-Valedictorians Kayah Robertson and Joy Vale. Each reflected on … [Read more...] about Eve’s Fund sponsors scholarships for graduating seniors at St Michael Indian School
Eve’s Fund & ThinkFirst Navajo sponsor massage tent at annual Shiprock Marathon
. Eve's Fund and our award-winning ThinkFirst Navajo program launched a new annual initiative: sponsorship of the massage tent at this year’s 42nd Shiprock Marathon. We were honored to continue our long-standing support of this important community event. For more than a decade, we’ve proudly contributed to this special weekend, through participation, education, fundraising, and service. Eve's Fund has been proud, active participants in the Shiprock Marathon for many years. Our involvement … [Read more...] about Eve’s Fund & ThinkFirst Navajo sponsor massage tent at annual Shiprock Marathon
