"My Grandchild, education is the ladder. Tell our children to take it.” -Chief Manuelito (Navajo) Eve's Fund is pleased to announce it has awarded $15,000 to fifteen scholarship recipients who attend the Navajo Preparatory School in Farmington, New Mexico. These students were selected based on demonstrated financial need, scholastic potential, and leadership skills. Each recipient’s award covers in full the school’s required academic and residential fees. Since the scholarship program was … [Read more...] about Eve’s Fund awards $15,000 in scholarships to 15 Navajo Prep high school students
Gratitude and Hope at Thanksgiving
Corn is a primary staple of Diné (Navajo) life and a symbol of sustenance in Dinétah (the Diné homeland). READ MORE Dear Friends, As Eve's Fund for Native American Health Initiatives begins to wind down 2022, we are filled with GRATITUDE and HOPE at Thanksgiving. Just as the Navajo and so many other Indigenous people have been sustained over many, many years, we realize more than ever and appreciate how many individuals and organizations have made it possible for us to sustain the work … [Read more...] about Gratitude and Hope at Thanksgiving
Eve’s Fund awards scholarships to top three grads at St. Michael Indian School
Eve's Fund has awarded college scholarships to three top graduates of Saint Michael Indian School in St. Michael's, Arizona. The students were honored as recipients of the school’s legacy awards during its 72nd commencement on Saturday, June 4, held on the school campus. The annual awards, each of which includes a college scholarship, were given to graduating seniors Gabriella Simpson, Matthew Herrera, and Dayshon Dalgai. Gabriella Simpson received the Saint Katharine Drexel Award, a $1,000 … [Read more...] about Eve’s Fund awards scholarships to top three grads at St. Michael Indian School
ThinkFirst Navajo donates bike helmets during Brain Injury Prevention Month
Photo courtesy of NavajoYES ThinkFirst Navajo, Eve's Fund's injury prevention education program, has donated 100 bike helmets to the Diné Bike Project in recognition of Brain Injury Awareness Month, which occurs each year in March. The Dinê Bike Project, a program of NavajoYES provides restored bikes of all types to schools, communities and families across the Navajo Nation. Young people are given a bicycle and a bike helmet after they have donated some of their time to community … [Read more...] about ThinkFirst Navajo donates bike helmets during Brain Injury Prevention Month
Eve’s Fund has awarded $16,000 in scholarships in memory of Eve Erin Crowell
In memory of Eve Erin Crowell, Eve's Fund for Native American Health Initiatives has awarded $16,000 in scholarships to sixteen Navajo students attending Navajo Preparatory School in Farmington, New Mexico, for the current academic year. Nine of the students are receiving the scholarship for the first time, and seven students are continuing from previous years. The awardees are: Senior Joshua Begay (White Rock, NM), Junior Uriel Benally (Fruitland, NM), Sophomore … [Read more...] about Eve’s Fund has awarded $16,000 in scholarships in memory of Eve Erin Crowell
