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Important Presentation on Behavioral Health Integration and Collaborative Care

February 21, 2023

The Integration Leadership Council of the El Paso Behavioral Health Consortium is pleased to present: Behavioral Health Integration and Collaborative Care.

Physicians, PAs, APRN, other primary care providers and administrators are invited to learn and engage with experts on Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) who are currently providing implementation support and technical assistance on the frontlines of health systems across the country.

Thursday, March 2, 2023
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Texas Tech University Health Sciences El Paso
Medical Education Building

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Retirement after 24 years of service

February 21, 2023

It is with mixed emotions that we announce the retirement of Sylvia Soto on Friday, March 3rd.

Sylvia has been with the Paso del Norte Health Foundation and the Paso del Norte Community Foundation for 24 years as Director of Human Resources, Board Secretary and Executive Assistant. She has been an integral part of our team with countless contributions to our family of foundations. Her welcoming smile, hard work and dedication to helping others will forever be remembered and greatly missed. We wish Sylvia the best of luck in this next phase of her journey.

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Community meetings to provide feedback on Downtown Deck Plaza

February 17, 2023

The Downtown Deck Plaza Foundation and the City of El Paso want your feedback as they study the feasibility of creating a new community space over Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso. The proposed goal is to create a space as unique as El Paso’s people, natural beauty, culture, history, and neighborhoods.

Members of the public are invited to learn more about the proposed project and provide their feedback to help create a space that will become an amenity for the entire Paso del Norte region while reconnecting neighborhoods historically separated by Interstate 10.

Open house meetings…

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Foundation seeks HR Administrator and Executive Assistant

February 9, 2023

The Paso del Norte Health Foundation/Paso del Norte Community Foundation is seeking a high-energy individual to lead human resources administration and provide executive support to the Boards of Directors and CEO. The position requires a bachelor’s degree, excellent communications and interpersonal skills, and at least 5 years progressive experience with a business or nonprofit. Human resources certificate desired.

Click here to review job description.

Contact Information

Submit resumes with cover letter to: Sylvia Soto at ssoto@pdnfoundation.org.

Position open until…

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Health Foundation recognized as Best Place for Working Parents

January 23, 2023

The Paso del Norte Health Foundation was once again recognized as a “Best Place for Working Parents” for its commitment to supporting working parents through family-friendly policies and practices.

The Health Foundation is among hundreds of organizations in Texas and the U.S. that have family-friendly policies and practices that support employees, specifically working parents. Top policies that benefit families and positive impact on business profitability include company-paid health care coverage, paid time off, parental leave, nursing benefits, flexible hours and working…

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New staffer joins Foundation team

January 23, 2023

Please join us in welcoming Julia Lucero, Content Creator Associate, to the Foundation team. Julia will assist the Paso del Norte Health Foundation and Paso del Norte Community Foundation with communications across a range of online and print platforms.

An El Paso native, Julia graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso with a Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Journalism. She enjoys spending her free time reading, exercising and being with friends.

Click here to learn more about Julia and Foundation staff.

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Thank you, El Paso, for your coat donations

January 23, 2023

The Paso del Norte Health Foundation and Paso del Norte Community Foundation extend our sincere gratitude for the outpouring of coat donations in response to the surge of migrants and refugees in our community. More than 4,300 coats and articles of warm clothing were collected at collection sites throughout El Paso and distributed to migrant shelters. Special thanks to the following businesses for serving as drop-off locations: **Eloise, Salt and Honey, District Coffee Co., Savage Goods, FOX Toyota of El Paso, FOX Acura of El Paso, Alamo Drafthouse - East, Alamo Drafthouse - West, Bella…

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Health Foundation responds to migrant crisis

January 23, 2023

The Paso del Norte Health Foundation recently awarded two grants totaling $200,000 under the Health Leadership priority area for Community Resilience. The Health Foundation is committed to working with the community in times of crisis and other emergent health needs. The Health Foundation is further working with the Paso del Norte Community Foundation to facilitate contributions from the Migrant and Refugee Support Fund.

El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank - $100,000.00
*To support efforts in providing food to…

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Funding Opportunity – Diabetes Programs

January 23, 2023

The Paso del Norte Health Foundation is pleased to announce a funding opportunity for organizations that provide or support diabetes prevention, early detection, and management programs. The deadline to submit Letters of Intent is Wednesday, February 1, 2023. For more information, click here.

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2023 Funding Opportunity Schedule

January 23, 2023

The Paso del Norte Health Foundation provides funding opportunities to both current and potential grantees based using a Request for Proposal process. When an open funding opportunity is available, a call for Letters of Intent (LOI) is posted to the Health Foundation website. Visit pdnhf.org often and sign up to be notified by email of funding opportunities.

Make sure to follow the Health Foundation on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter at PdNFoundation and sign up for our newsletter to get up-to-date…

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