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2019 HEAL Letter of Intent

October 25, 2018

The Paso del Norte Health Foundation seeks Letters of Intent (LOIs) from eligible organizations to promote the Foundation’s Strategic Plan for Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL). Specifically, the Health Foundation seeks LOIs for funding in one of the interest areas that help meet the goals identified in the HEAL Strategic Plan:

• Sustainable programs to advance healthy eating or active living;
• Policy and program solutions related to the Food for Every Child Report;
• School health systems, organiza…

La Semilla is working with schools to develop health eating and active living

October 23, 2018

Across the Paso del Norte Region – from Hatch, New Mexico, to East El Paso – schools are learning just how delicious healthy eating can be with La Semilla Food Center’s Edible Education Program.

By the end of the 2018-2019 school year, 33 schools will have partnered with La Semilla to install school gardens and incorporate vegetable gardening, classroom cooking, and nutrition education into their lesson plans.

Now in its third year of funding from the Paso del Norte Health Foundation, La Semilla has had more than 250 teachers attend its professional development workshops, w…

Collaborating for Results at the El Paso Behavioral Health Summit

October 23, 2018

More than 200 regional mental health advocates recently convened at the El Paso Behavioral Health Consortium Summit “Collaborating for Results.”

1 in 5 adults in America experience a mental illness, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Mrs. Adrienne Kennedy, National Board President of the National Alliance on Mental Health was the keynote speaker. She discussed the “best-case scenario” that results when mental health, addiction services and related supports are available where and when people need them.

Members from the three Consortium Leadership Councils (Fa…

Playa Drain Trail: Ready to Use!

October 22, 2018

The Paso del Norte Health Foundation is pleased to announce the opening of the Playa Drain Trail. The 3.4-mile neighborhood trail was developed with funding support from the Paso del Norte Health Foundation, working in collaboration with the City of El Paso and El Paso Water.

The Playa Drain Trail, which takes its name from the historic irrigation system that runs alongside it, is the first segment of the larger 60-mile planned Paso del Norte Trail that will extend across El Paso County.

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Leadership training for positive change

October 22, 2018

Twenty-two nonprofit leaders in the region recently participated in a three-day “train the trainer” workshop on how to inspire and instruct nonprofit board members to more effectively serve their organizations. The REALIZE Board training program, led by the United Way of El Paso County with funding from the Paso del Norte Health Foundation, commissioned BoardSource to train the cohort of nonprofit leaders on critical board member duties and roles to create positive change. These individuals will not only work within their organizations but will be called upon to help train other nonprofit …

El Paso Giving Day is only a few weeks away!

October 22, 2018

Our region’s only community-wide day of charitable giving is set for Thursday, November 15, 2018.

This year, you can contribute to one or more of 220 trusted local participating non-profit organizations. These diverse organizations, large and small, support a wide range of charitable causes from public television and public health to education and recreation.

The power of El Paso Giving Day comes in harnessing the collective impact of thousands of donors. Small donations - as little at $10 - can have a big impact when we all give together.

We’re proud El Paso Giving Day is part of…

2017 Annual Report - Building Layers of Wellness

October 17, 2018

The Paso del Norte Health Foundation’s online 2017 Annual Report – Building Layers of Wellness includes an accounting of the Health Foundation’s financial resources and the impact that these resources have made on health in the region. The Report also includes the work of the Health Foundation’s affiliated foundations: Paso del Norte Foundation and Fundación Paso del Norte para la Salud y Bienestar. Our shared vision ensures that the residents of the region have the knowledge, resources, environment and support to live healthy, happy and productive lives.

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Paso del Norte Foundation Update

October 17, 2018

The Paso del Norte Foundation (PDN Foundation) supports the philanthropic goals of individuals, families, corporations, foundations and nonprofit organizations to improve education, health, social services, economic development, and quality of life in the Paso del Norte region.

Welcome Mica

PDN Foundation announced the appointment of Mica Short as Vice President of Development.

Ms. Short comes to PDN Foundation with experience in managing charitable giving, community outreach, public affairs and governmental relations. She served as the Community Relations Manager …

Giving back to your community

September 21, 2018

On September 21-22, the Fundación Paso del Norte para la Salud y Bienestar invited the Juárez community to participate in Juárez en Acción – a weekend of volunteering and charitable activity across the city of Juárez. More than 10,000 people participated in a variety of activities that contributed to improve health or the community.

Families, social groups, churches, nonprofits, businesses and individuals organized activities that included cleaning and revitalizing public spaces, sports and cultural activities, food and clothing drives and other projects for the benefit of others.

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A Case for Multi-Unit Housing to go Smoke-Free

September 21, 2018

A few years ago, through the Smokefree Initiative of the Paso del Norte Health Foundation (Health Foundation), the Housing Authority of the City of El Paso (HACEP) took all subsidized public multi-unit housings (MUH) smoke-free. Public health students were trained to survey public housing residents and built a case for smoke-free units.

This model was deployed recently for private multi-housing units under the direction Louis Brown, Ph.D., and his team from UT Houston School of Public Health. A survey was conducted among private multi-unit housing (MUH) residents in El Paso as part of a…