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REALIZE Board Brown Bag Series

August 10, 2018

REMINDER to all that Registered!

REALIZE Brown Bag Series: Board Governance Session

Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Noon
Paso del Norte Health Foundation
Conference Room C
221 N. Kansas, Suite 1900
El Paso, Texas 79901

Validated parking is available at 222 N. Kansas St.

To view the entire REALIZE Brown Bag series, log-on to: REALIZEboard.org.

Creative Kids to showcase Playa Drain Trail student artwork at Airport

August 10, 2018

Creative Kids, a grantee of the Paso del Norte Health Foundation, was recently chosen to showcase artwork in the Art Windows of El Paso Gallery exhibit at the El Paso International Airport. The Art Windows exhibit is located in the main floor by Carlos and Mickey’s restaurant. This exhibit will feature the work of Ysleta Independent School District students that were selected from area schools (Cedar Grove Elementary, Riverside High School, Riverside Middle School, Ascarate Elementary, Tejas School of Choice) to create murals that will be fabricated and installed in several locations along …

The Power of Partnerships

August 10, 2018

Building layers of wellness is a team effort. We rely on the hard work from our grantees and community partners to ensure that the residents of our region have the knowledge, resources and skills to live happy, healthy and productive lives.

In 2017, the Paso del Norte Health Foundation funded 83 organizations for more than $9.1 million in five priority areas: Healthy Eating and Active Living, Tobacco and Alcohol Prevention, Mental Health and Emotional Well-being, Healthy Kids and Health Leadership.

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Paso del Norte Trail Update

August 10, 2018

A movement is taking place to provide recreational options and promote a healthy, active lifestyle in El Paso.

Paso del Norte Trail

The Paso del Norte Health Foundation engaged Sites Southwest and Alta Design last year to help develop a master plan for a proposed 60-mile county-wide Paso del Norte Trail. The overall goal of the trails is to connect neighborhoods, provide new recreation options and promote a healthy, active lifestyle for residents and visitors. Numerous public meetings were held to get input on the proposed alignment.

A copy of the recent public meeting pr…

Offering afterschool programs to disconnected youth in El Paso County

July 17, 2018

Over the past five years, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) -Yucca Council and the Paso del Norte Health Foundation have teamed up to increase the participation of disconnected youth in the Scouts, adding more than 1,000 families to the Scouting family since 2013.

The BSA-Yucca Council, in partnership with the Health Foundation’s IGNITE initiative, launched the Unidos Prosperamos program in 2012 to recruit disconnected youth in the communities of Chaparral, Sunland Park, Anthony, Santa Teresa in New Mexico and Horizon City, Tornillo, Fabens, Socorro, Clint, San Elizario and Montana Vista i…

Texas A&M Colonias Program receives the Education Empowerment Award from SISD for their Mujer A Mujer and More Counts Programs

July 17, 2018

Congratulations to the Texas A&M University - Colonias Program for being selected as a Socorro ISD (SISD) Partners in Education: Education Empowerment Award Recipient. This award is given to an organization or business that donates invaluable time, money and service to schools across the district.

The Texas A&M Colonias Program provided Socorro ISD schools, including Eastlake High School, with special mental, physical and behavioral health programing for mothers and families through their De Mujer A Mujer (DMAM) and More Counts programs funded by the Paso del Norte Health Foundation. The…

Andeavor provides support to plan for next segment of Playa Drain Trail

July 17, 2018

Planning for the next phase of the Playa Drain Trail from Riverside High School to Ysleta High School will now begin thanks to a generous $50,000 grant from Andeavor to the Paso del Norte Foundation.

The Playa Drain Trail is an 8.3-mile segment of the 60-mile Paso del Norte Trail. The Health Foundation partnered with El Paso Water and City of El Paso Parks and Recreation Department to construct 3.4-miles of the Trail from Ascarate Park to Riverside High School with $2.5 million of Health Foundation funds and $300,000 in Quality of Life Bond funds. The Health Foundation expects this s…

San Elizario adopts clean air ordinance

July 17, 2018

This June, the San Elizario Mayor and City Council Members voted unanimously to adopt a clean air ordinance, designed to reduce smoking rates in the City.

A Smoke Free Paso del Norte, an initiative of the Paso del Norte Health Foundation, and the Clean Air Coalition worked together with community residents to advocate for this health-improving change. These efforts are part of a movement that over the past 17 years has made a lasting impact on regional smoking rates.

“We commend the leadership of San Elizario for their commitment to the health of their residents,” stated Tracy J. Yell…

Public meeting held on proposed Paso del Norte Trail

July 17, 2018

The Paso del Norte Health Foundation hosted a public meeting in mid-July to get additional public input on the proposed county-wide Paso del Norte Trail. More than 100 people attended the meeting that included a presentation by the trail planners from Sites Southwest on the proposed alignment and typologies for the trail. The Paso del Norte Trail will stretch a proposed 60-miles across El Paso County, connecting neighborhoods, providing new recreation options, and promoting a healthy, active lifestyle. The Health Foundation looks forward to finalizing the proposed trail route and working w…

REALIZE Board Brown Bag Series

July 16, 2018

The success of nonprofit leaders is vital to any organization and community. The Paso del Norte Health Foundation in partnership with United Way of El Paso are working together to change good leaders into “transformational leaders” by developing the REALIZE Board program.

This program offers workshops, trainings and summits that are custom design for all nonprofit board of directors to be fully prepared to undertake their critical responsibilities. To learn more about the program, visit realizeboard.org.

Upcoming Events: REALIZE Board Brown Bag Sessions:

Board Governance
Tue…