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Funded Program to Help Treat Children with Feeding Difficulties
September 18, 2024
Mealtime can often be challenging, especially when encouraging your child to eat. Is your child a severely restricted eater (less than 10 foods), or could they be dealing with a more complex feeding disorder? The Paso Del Norte Children’s Development Center (PdN Children’s) offers specialized support for children with feeding difficulties.
Thanks to funding from the Paso del Norte Health Foundation’s Healthy Eating Initiative, PdN Children’s Feeding Clinic is now providing advanced treatment for children diagnosed with a Pediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD)…
NAMI Southern New Mexico Expands Mental Health Support in Rural Communities
September 18, 2024
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Southern New Mexico is making significant strides in expanding mental health services across rural southern New Mexico thanks, in part, to a grant from the Paso del Norte Health Foundation. This funding has enabled NAMI to extend its reach and support communities with scarce mental health resources. NAMI’s foundation lies in its dedicated grassroots network of volunteers, who work tirelessly to build a support system tailored to the needs of those affected by mental illness.
Sherri Rhoten, Executive Director of NAMI…
Health Foundation awards 13 grants totaling more than $1.7M under Diabetes Initiative
September 18, 2024
In El Paso, the prevalence of diabetes outpaces the national numbers, with an estimated 15.3 percent of adults, or about 94,000 adults, living with diabetes.
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation recently awarded 13 grants totaling more than $1.7 million under the Disease Prevention & Management priority area to implement initiatives and programs for diabetes prevention, early detection, and management in the region.
Awarded grants
Centro Familiar para la Integracion y Crecimiento, A.C. - $50,917.90
Aprende a cuidar de ti - Adolescencia
To pilot a youth…
Fundación Paso del Norte kicks off Juárez en Acción volunteer event
August 20, 2024
Join the Fundación Paso del Norte, our sister Foundation in Cd. Juárez, at the launch of their community campaign, Juárez en Acción, with a park cleanup event and press conference. The Fundación’s goal is to register 20,000 volunteers during the month of September to support this and other volunteer improvement projects across Cd. Juárez. Bring your energy, friends, and family!
August 31
9:30 AM
Corredor Santa Cruz
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Health Foundation announces new REALIZE Executive cohort
August 20, 2024
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation launched its sixth U.S. REALIZE Executive leadership experience with a kick-off event on August 15, 2024.
REALIZE Executive is a world-class leadership development experience, custom designed by international leadership experts and Health Foundation staff, for emerging top-level management within the Paso del Norte region.
The new 16-member cohort, selected from many applicants and representing various organizations in our region, will participate in an intensive nine-month leadership development program and experience leadership…
Let’s Clear the Air – No Vaping at School
August 20, 2024
Parents, now that kids are back in school, it is important for them to understand the risks associated with vaping. Students are not allowed to use, possess, distribute, or deliver a vaping device or vaping paraphernalia. If caught, they will face disciplinary action.
Talk to your kids about vaping and the consequences they can face if caught at school. For conversation starters and responses, click here.
A Smoke-Free Paso del Norte is an initiative of the Health Foundation’s Healthy Living priority…
Kids Can Youth Entrepreneur Program: Building Skills for a Lifetime of Success
August 20, 2024
Generations of young entrepreneurs have shown that innovative thinking and a strong work ethic can create lasting success. The Kids Can Youth Entrepreneur Program (Kids Can-YEP), funded by the Paso del Norte Health Foundation’s Healthy Kids Initiative, is dedicated to fostering these qualities in the youth of southern New Mexico.
The program aims to equip at least 400 disconnected youth aged 6-17 with essential entrepreneurial skills through engaging and practical experiences. Delivered by the Community Action Agency of southern New Mexico, Kids Can-YEP operates across various…
Funding opportunity under the Healthy Kids Initiative
August 20, 2024
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation seeks Letters of Intent (LOIs) from eligible organizations to promote the Foundation’s Strategic Plan for the Healthy Kids Initiative.
Specifically, the Health Foundation seeks LOIs to increase the number of disconnected youth ages 5-17 who participate in out-of-school time (OST) programs. Connected youth are involved in out-of-school time activity in a safe place with a caring adult. Connected youth also tend to avoid situations and behaviors that compromise health while engaging in activity that promotes health.
Eligible applicants include…
Investing in grants and charitable expenses through 111 grants in 2023
August 20, 2024
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation ended the 2023 calendar year with $282.2 million in assets, up from $130 million in 1995. The Health Foundation invested $12.8 million in grants and charitable expenses through 111 grants across three priority areas to expand the opportunity for individuals to live healthy lives. Total grantmaking since inception rose to nearly $249.9 million. Administrative expenses remained less than 1 percent of foundation assets.
Click here to learn more about what the Health Foundation and our…
Funding to support out-of-school providers to develop healthy kids in the region
July 15, 2024
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation is pleased to announce a 2-year, $515,000 grant to the United Way of El Paso County to manage the BOOST Network and serve as the backbone organization for the Health Foundation’s Healthy Kids Initiative.
The BOOST Network is a hub for out-of-school time providers that work together to identify, explore, and create opportunities that increase the quality and effectiveness of afterschool programs for youth and families in our communities. The United Way provides technical…
