EVE-S FUND FOR NATIVE AMERICAN HEALTH INITIATIVES

Thank you so much to the Eve’s Fund organization for your ongoing support of Navajo students. The many years of consistent support have greatly impacted many of our students’ lives. It is incredible to be in partnership with this organization and see how their work has made an impact in our community. Thank you Barbara!

I have worked with Barbara and the Eve's Fund Scholarship on the technology side and they have always been great to work with. Barbara's work is inspiring and a great help to young Native American students!

Eve’s Fund has provided scholarships for our Navajo preparatory school students. It has helped greatly for those students and families that deserve the financial assistance needed to succeed in a preparatory high school. We greatly appreciate Eve’s Fund for providing this program for our students.

This is such a wonderful organization! Every donation is used for the best to help the most. This is why I have chosen to support Eve’s Fund.

I have been proud to support Eve’s Fund for over three years, and my commitment to its impactful health and education initiatives for Native American youth continues to deepen each year. I look forward to enthusiastically supporting Eve’s Fund and its inspiring work for years to come!

I have watched my wife, Eve's mom, Barbara Crowell Roy, worked tirelessly as a volunteer for the past 19 years creating programs aimed at Native American children and youth primarily on the Navajo Nation. Eve's Fund is a lot more than a labor of love for her; she is truly committed to the cause of bringing hope and wellness to at-risk, underserved young people. Everything she does, she does with passion and tranparency I am immensely proud of her and know that Eve would be too.

As a non-profit which works with Native Americans, we are so grateful for Eve's Fund and their work with Mary Pope Osbourne's Magic Tree House series. So many of our children and their teachers are in need of great books to help them learn to read. The books that Eve's Fund helps us obtain are a wonderful way for kids to learn to love reading and learning.

My husband and I are longtime friends of Bob and Barbara. We began supporting Eve’s Fund from its inception as a way to honor the heartbreaking loss of Eve. We continue to contribute because of the ongoing mission to support the Navajo Nation by promoting literacy and scholarships in addition to injury and suicide prevention programs. We look forward to reading the letters posted by the scholarship winners. Eve would be delighted to know how the fund supports these young people in their quest for success.

Unquestionably, as I've seen over the years, one of our country’s most significant problems is the early ending of life of our youth when they make the decision to purposefully end their lives at an early age. When we study the problem, we learn that desperation, pain, fear, anxiety, stress, and decisions about living in these uncertain times are factors that are hard enough for adults to face, and often, our youth have little to no chance of coping with life when they have had insufficient experience to know things can “get better” or they have a place in the life of this country where they matter and make a difference. It's heartbreaking to think that it is so easy for children to feel and believe that no one will miss them when they’re gone. They feel invisible, unworthy to exist, and when childhood traumas rise up, they sink down. Among one of the most underserved ethnic groups in the United States are our nation’s Navajo youth.
Navajo youth have had fewer exposures to training about how to avoid life-changing accidents, the wisdom of how to prepare to ride a bike, play a game on an uneven asphalt sports court, or even the knowledge of how to fall, should they find their balance interrupted. These children represent the two deviations left of the Bell Curve every single day of their lives. Enter Eve’s Fund, an intelligent, dedicated, serious long-term nonprofit organization that was created to honor the life of a brilliant young attorney, Eve Erin Crowell, a woman who believed in working on behalf of native American causes in her lifetime.

A beautiful and brilliant woman, who came from a background that was textbook likely created for her success, born to nurturing, loving and caring parents, Eve sadly ended her life too soon. Rising from the anguish of loss, Eve’s parents created a nonprofit that wisely focused on a fixed demographic of the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. When I first began donating small amounts many years ago, I read with interest the progress this group made and the results they got. It was clear to see exactly where my financial gifts were going. Founded in 2005, after 18 years, this nonprofit has made exponential progress consistently, without downturn, even during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Regular communications, insightful, interesting and informative newsletters have come into my e-mail box through the years. I’ve seen where they started with a focus on injury prevention, but now they include literacy and education for at-risk Navajo youth. Program expansion has been possible and now even scholarship opportunities for college exist, thanks to a constantly increasing data base of people who give, often and more each time they can.

Philanthropy is something I’m attuned to, having been a fund-raising professional for many years of my early career. It is with pride that I describe this group as Excellent and unsurpassed in the areas that are most important to creating long-term success: developing a relationship with the donors via interesting, attractive communications and showing solid results in the smiling faces of children who are clearly content, safe, riding bicycles while wearing helmets, hearing of their progress in education, and seeing communities coming together, in safety.

Peace of mind to a child is often simply the chance to create and imagine their future life in quiet, still moments, where people surround them to support their dreams, offer encouragement, and safety. Eve’s Fund is one major contributor to a core group of children whose geographical distance has grown, carefully, over the past 18 years. It is a fine example of the best of philanthropy.

As just one donor of even the most modest proportions, I’m selective about the gifts I make. The founders of Eve's Fund have never failed to make me feel good about my gifts, how they are received, appreciated. I receive personal acknowledgements, It is why I continue to count them in as important in my annual giving. To anyone considering whether or not their donations would make a difference, make an immediate and lasting impact, keep in mind this is one of the very best organizations to help our nation’s Native American children and youth.

Native PRIDE has been a longtime partner, friend and ally to Eve’s Fund. Their support allows us to deliver trauma informed, equity and culture based training to Native youth that strengthens cultural resilience and protective factors.

I have been a supporter of Eve’s fund for many years. I am so grateful for the opportunity to be involved in this valuable organization. They work diligently to lower the rates of traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, promote reading in elementary schools and provide scholarships for high school students.

Eve’s Fund has been a partner of Medical and Educational assistance to the Navajo Nation since the passing of Eve Crowell over a decade ago. I have watched how Eve’s parents have worked to carry on her mission. They are selfless.

I am grateful to Barbara and her team for all of the kindness and administrative support they provided in helping me and my late husband, John establish a scholarship in our son, Michael G. Yazzie-King's memory, using the Eve's Fund scholarship as a model. I am pleased as well for all the assistance they offered in helping us transition the scholarship to its new home at Navajo Technical University (https://evecrowellsfund.org/programs/eves-fund-scholarships/michael-g-yazzie-king-scholarship/).

I have supported Eve's Fund for several years and continue to be inspired by the good work this small but mighty organization accomplishes on the Navajo Nation, serving children, teens, and their families, most of whom live in poverty, without access to resources most of us take for granted. It's clear that every dollar I and others give is put to great use. I'm especially impressed with the local partnerships that Eve's Fund has established. These colleague non-profits, "curated" by Eve's Fund, address some vital but specialized needs that may be overlooked by bigger organizations. The periodic e-newsletters from the organization help me keep up with their good work, new programs, etc.

Eve’s Fund is a collection of thoughtful initiatives committed to prevention of head injury trauma and to education of older teens among the Navajo or the Dine’ (as the Navajo prefer to call themselves.).

How do you measure the success of an injury prevention program when there are no or few injuries to report? It is difficult to measure something that doesn’t happen.

One way to measure the effectiveness of an injury prevention program is longevity. For more than 15 years, Eve’s Fund has had a presence on the Dine’ Nation. A less successful program would not have been able to return.

Another measurement is the width of a child’s smile as he buckles the strap on his new helmet and prepares for another victory lap around the sunbaked dirt playground. There is no doubt about the program’s success. That ear-to-ear smile says it ALL. That smile is one ‘paycheck’ Director Barbara Crowell Roy has come to recognize as program success.

As a volunteer, I recognize Barbara’s conscientious approach to oversight and expansion of Eve’s Fund programs. Therefore, I am a volunteer AND a doner! MLM

Eve and my daughter Sarah were childhood friends. They met in kindergarten in Phoenix. Their friendship endured until her sudden death in 2005. Her parents (Barbara and Bob) came together to continue her passion for the Navajo people though the establishment of Eve’s Fund. I first donated to honor their loss of Eve. However, I continue to support Eve’s Fund for Native American Health Initiatives on a regular basis because of its mission.

Eve’s Fund collaborates with other nonprofits such as Think First to promote wellness for young at-risk Native Americans living on and near the Navajo Nation in Arizona. I believe that this partnership reduces administrative costs and supports education more efficiently.
Several programs within Think First supports prevention and reduces injury on all the Native American reservations. I continue to donate to their "Buckle Up Navajo Newborns” program. This organization is teaching parents and young people how to reduce injury with the correct use of infant care seats. It provides infant car seats, if necessary, prior to discharge from hospital.

I am a retired RN who worked both Neuro and Trauma ICU during my career . I saw the severe damage and death that comes from risky behaviors such as impaired driving, not wearing seatbelts, or the use of infant car seats. My family will continue financial support of Eve’s fund to honor her memory and support education that prevents injury to the Navajo Nation.

In my career I worked in pediatric health care. On vacations I sought exhilarating scenery to do photography and the most impactful one was the US southwest. I had read some of Tony Hillerman's work so had some limited knowledge of the Navaho. Seeing their land was breathtaking and heartbreaking since it was such a barren beauty. Knowing that my generation benefited from what their previous generations had lost made finding this fund a perfect vehicle to give back. It's the best way to give a future to the Navaho so we can atone a bit for what we did in the past. I hope Eve's Fund can continue to do its wonderful work far into the future with many generous donors.

We continue annually to support the good works of the Eve's Fund team. Their hard work in all areas of the Native American community has touched countless lives. Eve's Fund is innovative in their endeavors and making a difference in many ways.

I have been a supporter of Eve's fund since it's inception, and am thrilled to support it's mission to provide injury prevention, literacy and education to Native Americans. The work of this foundation has had a tremendous impact on thousands of Navajo children and adults. I am especially interested in the Think First Injury Prevention Program which reaches out to high-risk age groups, using injury survivors to make the message extremely effective in teaching youth the importance of injury prevention. I have personally known Barbara Crowell for over 50 years. Her unselfish dedication, honesty and tireless energy are an inspiration to all who know her. I am truly honored to be able to contribute to Eve's Fund.

I am familiar with this nonprofit as a friend of the family. The work they do focuses on safety for indigenous people. They supply bike helmets., car seats for babies and wheelchairs for injured people. Also recent scholarships have been awarded.

Thank you again this year Eve’s Fund for your generous financial and demonstrative support of Tribal Adaptive’s mission of empowering NATIVE ATHLETES WITH DISABILITIES IN SUPPORTING ONE ANOTHER FOR A STRONG INDEPENDENT FUTURE. Thanks to your belief in the importance of using sports as a tool to improve the health, wellness and independence of Native Americans with disabilities. As a result of our partnership, we will be able to sponsor our second Tribal Adaptive Student Athlete of the Year Scholarship Program, honoring and recognizing both a female and male student with a disability for their academic and athletic achievements.

We are grateful for your caring and compassion! Ahéhee' Eve's Fund!

I continue to support this organization on a regular basis because of their commitment to meeting the needs of at-risk and underserved Native American youth. What a wonderful way for grieving parents to honor the life and memory of their daughter by giving back to children in need on the Navajo nation.

I have donated regularly to a number of charities, but I have found Eve's Fund to have been particularly good at keeping me updated about how donations are invested in others, and I have even been able to specify which projects I would like to support. Its great to hear back about the projects and to feel my donation has made a difference.

Helping young people growing up in disadvantaged circumstances, giving hope where there might be little, what can be better than that? I truly believe in the empowering effect of education, and telling people about dangers, encouraging them to take on the values of responsibility, and offering scholarships, it’s a great way to give hope to an entire community of young people. “

More than ever, I am aware of the good fortune to have been born into a privileged society with educational opportunity. It reminds me of why Eve's Fund is so important, that's why your Eve's legacy and force for good is so vital.

So well done Barbara Cowell, and Eve's father and the vision to celebrate Eve's life in such a positive way. And well done to the whole team who keep it going. Now, more than ever, your beautiful Eve is a beacon of hope, to a community that deserve the same chances in life that we are fortunate enough to enjoy.

I knew the lovely, exuberant, red-haired Eve Crowell as a bright, smiling teenager filled with joy, and beaming with aspirations for her adult life to help find a way to give back to society the kind of love, wisdom and benevolence that her parents had so generously bestowed upon her. As a young adult, she chose the profession of law, my own profession, and one that both she and I knew was an enabling occupation in helping to achieve a more just society that particularly benefitted those currently less able to achieve their own dreams. Upon her tragic early death, her grieving parents established a fund geared at helping to fulfill Eve's dreams. Recognizing that many indigenous people in the southwest had been unjustly deprived of their historic and cultural norms and were suffering from inadequate support by our government, they determined to establish a fund to help assist Native American Indians regain their pride, health, safety and self-sufficiency. In honor of their child, they named it "Eve's Fund," and established organizational goals consistent with her dreams for a more just society.

The fund has flourished successfully for many years, and has done so much good for the tribes. People from all over the country have graciously supported its needs and ideals; I have been a supporter of Eve's Fund since its outset. I feel great pride and satisfaction in knowing that this nonprofit is exceptionally well organized, runs with enviable efficiency and has finely tuned, exceptionally worthy goals. Most importantly, its generous distributions are greatly appreciated by its recipients.

Eve's Fund is deserving of the highest praise, which is why I have rated it five stars. I hope it will continue to be sustained by its donors so it can perform its worthy tasks for this underserved group of Americans for many future years to come.

Bette Orovan Adelman

Eve was my first cousin but I always called her “my little sister,” because we weren’t that far apart in age. It is hard to describe Eve to anyone who never met her, but once you did, it would just take you a few minutes to realize her qualities. She had a bigger than life personality, was beautiful, brilliant and athletic. Eve had an opinion on everything, could be quite assertive, and at the same time vulnerable. She loved her family, her friends and children of all ages. Most of all, she cared about others and went into the law profession to bring more justice to this world. Eve’s Fund and its programs, which her parents have worked so hard to develop and sustain, embody Eve’s spirit and energy. May her memory continue to live on though its important work.

Eve was always a beautiful smart little girl who grew into an equally intelligent, talented, gorgeous young woman. Although at the time of her death, it had been many years since I had seen her, I have grieved her loss deeply. I have great respect for her parents, Bob and Barbara, who have somehow or other been able to channel their grief into creating and supporting programs for young people on the Navajo Nation. Eve’s light, spirit and values live on through Eve’s Fund for Native American Health Initiatives.

Eve's Fund for Native American Health Initiatives is truly a #GREATNONPROFIT. I learned about Eve's life and death from her mom, Barbara Crowell Roy, who I have known for the past 10 years. No parent should ever have to endure the loss of a child. Not only has Eve's mother survived, she has dedicated her retirement years to creating programs to bring hope and wellness to young Native Americans in Eve's memory. The impact of her efforts has been significant. I admire the mission of Eve's Fund and try to support the organization as often and in every way I can.

One of my best friends, Barbara Crowell Roy, who is also Eve’s mom, works so hard to keep Eve's memory alive through programs and initiatives in Eve's name and memory. Over the years, I have observed the commitment she and the Eve’s Fund board members have to supporting young people of the Navajo Nation in the areas of injury prevention, academic scholarships and other educational initiatives. Better still, Eve’s Fund accomplishes these goals with very low overhead. That is why, recently, I became a sustaining contributor and I make contributions quarterly. This nonprofit is truly a labor of love. As sad as I am that my friend lost her daughter, I am happy for her that she can do this important work in Eve's memory. Eve would be so proud of her mom.

Eve’s Fund is one of my most worthy charities because its major focus of their initiatives is to save lives and prevent injuries to indigenous young people.
I continue to support Eve’s Fund for Native American Health Initiatives on a regular basis because of its emphasis on providing injury prevention education to infants, children, and students of the Navajo Nation, where the injury mortality rates are almost three times higher than all other US races. Through their ThinkFirst Navajo program, including their "Buckle Up Navajo Newborns” program, the organization is teaching parents and young people how to reduce risky behaviors such as impaired driving, not wearing seatbelts, domestic violence, etc. The kids seem to respond when they see how quickly accidents can happen and how a young person’s life can be negatively impacted in just a an instant.

As the mother of two daughters and someone who has known the Crowell family for over 50 years, I support the important work they have been doing in Eve's memory for the past 16 years. Eve was a big believer in social justice, and frustrated by racial, ethnic and gender inequalities in the World. Eve's Fund for Native American Health Initiatives is keeping her values alive with their work with Native American youth.

Eve Crowell’s spirit and, all too short, life continues through Eve’s Fund, the non-profit created in her memory by her parents almost 16 years ago. Over 60,000 children and teens living on or near the Navajo Nation have been positively impacted by the organization’s programs and initiatives, all aimed at promoting hope and wellness. I have experienced the commitment of the Crowell family toward this mission and see how dedicated they are are in staying involved in all aspects of managing and marketing Eve’s Fund. I support Eve’s Fund and definitely believe that it is a #GreatNonProfit.

I tremendously admire Barbara Crowell Roy (Eve's mom) who works tirelessly to improve the lives of the young people on the Navajo Nation as a living testament to the memory of her daughter Eve Erin Crowell. Eve had a strong connection with and a committed desire to help at-risk youth and especially those with disabilities. I joined with Barbara's family and many friends to applaud her when the Phoenix Indian Center honored her and Eve's Fund with its "Friend of the Community Award" for Eve's Fund's outstanding leadership and commitment to improving health and wellness in the American Indian community. I wish her many more years of keeping Eve's memory alive through the important and much needed programs Eve's Fund provides.

I was good friends with Eve in college and saw her a few times when she moved to LA., but regrettably we lost touch in the early 2000’s. I have visited this site several times over the years when I think of her and am so grateful for the tribute that’s maintained here. She was an outstanding person, capable of anything. I hope the family is well, although I cannot imagine full recovery is ever really possible. Thank you again. I applaud the Crowell Family for keeping Eve’s memory alive through the important work of Eve’s Fund.

As creator of the recent Giving Heartbeat podcast on Apple, I chose Eve’s Fund for Native American Health and its co-founder Barbara Crowell Roy to be included as one of the stellar nonprofits in my launch episodes. Having become familiar with their well-managed programs, through my previous work with the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, I knew about the incredible work they do on the Navajo Nation, especially in support of people with disabilities and injury prevention education through their ThinkFirst Navajo program. Eve’s Fund grew out of the anguish and grief of the Crowell Family losing their daughter Eve Erin Crowell in 2005. The organization is a true embodiment of how passion can be turned into action and obstacles into achievements. The initiatives they have created and supported meet all of the criteria of our Giving Heartbeat podcast values—Love, Respect, Compassion, Community. Eve’s’ Fund truly merits recognition as a #GreatNonProfit. Please listen to my podcast to learn more: https://tinyurl.com/y3j9wgk5.

Ahéhee' Eve's Fund! Tribal Adaptive Organization—a non-profit organization made up of Native athletes supporting one another for a strong independent future— is so grateful for the support you provided to us as part of your Community Initiatives program. Your generous grant of our Tribal Adaptive Thunderbirds Sports Chair Basketball Team enabled us to complete our first ever official tournament at the University of Arizona in January of 2020 (before Covid-19). Thank you Eve's Fund for believing in the importance of sports for young people with disabilities. Sport has the remarkable ability to ignite the spark within that will become the guiding light for our players. We are truly grateful to Eve's Fund and all of its generous donors for caring about supporting American Indian youth with disabilities.

I chose to donate to Eve's Fund after she died in 2005 because the Navaho Nation was one of her main interests. Her parents wanted to carry on her legacy and have done so for 15 years. Starting from working on the safety of Navaho drivers who were often involved in serious car crashes and DUI's -usually without medical help - they branched out to providing helmets for children on bicycles, to children's books added to classrooms and homes, to car seats for newborns, to school supplies for teachers. Most outstanding were scholarships provided to capable students who wanted to further their education. I liked this variety in different ways to help people but it all costs money. No matter how many thousands of hours devoted to fund-raising nor how many persons agree to be volunteers, the demand is still greater than the supply. This fund deserves recognition for its past and present and, more importantly, support for its future.

Eve’s Fund is committed to bettering the lives of the people of the Navajo Nation. Barbara Crowell Roy told me about Eve’s Fund several years ago. I’ve been a supporter ever since. This loving, transparent, well-run fund is making real changes to benefit the lives of Native Americans. I am proud to be a donor.

It has been an honor to be involved with this great organization committed to promoting literacy, injury prevention and education for at-risk Native American youth. I have donated every year since Eve's Fund creation in 2005 because I believe that the organization is saving lives and bringing hope to Native American children and teens. The solid programs are evidenced-based and inspirational at the same time. The organization is well-managed and always seems to have an awareness of the Navajo culture and traditions which is important.

I believe in and support this wonderful organization that is saving young lives and teaching at-risk school children how to avoid preventable injuries. Our children are our future and deserve to live their lives to the fullest. Eve's Fund is committed to this mission. As long as I am able, I will support this organization in every way I can.

Eve's Fund does so many wonderful things for the Native American population. Scholarships, injury prevention and most recently, car seats for Native American children. Their focus is broad, but the work they do is very grassroots.

As a former neurosurgeon in the Four Corners area I witnessed first hand the critical need for a program dedicated to addressing multiple safety initiatives on the Navajo reservation. Eve’s Fund however has exceeded my expectations in the number and quality of programs addressing issues such as
head trauma prevention and avoidance of spinal cord injuries. Although It was a privilege to provide care to native Americans , I’m particularly grateful to Eve’s Fund for their efforts at keeping
these extraordinary individuals simply neighbors rather than patients.

Eves Fund provides awesome prevention services for Navajo youth, the largest Indian reservation in the US, including suicide prevention, injury prevention regarding auto and bicycle safety, and scholarships for students, as well as partnering with other programs. They have proven to be an awesome ally to our National American Indian non-profit agency which conducts culture and resilience based training throughout Indian Country. We have partnered with them the past 15 years saving lives and strengthening cultural resiliency among hundreds of Navajo youth! They have dedicated their outstanding work in honor of their daughter Eve, whose loss, transformed their parents lives to provide opportunities to save the lives of Navajo youth from suicide and other related risk factors by offering hope and grace...We are proud to have the privilege to work with Eves Fund, now and in the future!

I am so impressed with the work this non-profit is doing to help at-risk Native American kids through their educational programs. I have known the founders, Eve Crowell's parents, Barbara and Bob for many years and know how devastating it was when Eve died tragically in 2005 at the age of 30. They both decided then and there to find a way to honor Eve's name and memory. Eve had a special place in her heart for Native American youth and Eve’s parent’s wanted to pay tribute to that part of Eve’s spirit. Since that time they have worked tirelessly to bring prevention programs to Navajo school children and to provide educational opportunities to Navajo high school students to provide a brighter future.

Eve Crowell was a woman of gifted intellect and extraordinary compassion. She possessed exquisite empathy for the plight of others who face adversity and personal challenges. Eve's Fund, established by her parents, is an exemplary organization and a fitting tribute to the memory of their beloved daughter. Eve's Fund provides educational, emotional and health-related support to the vulnerable youth of Navajo Nation. Since 2005, Eve's Fund has touched the lives of countless at-risk young people who might otherwise have been overlooked and whose wellbeing is very much at stake.

Eve would be deeply touched to know that deserving students of the Navajo Nation have been the beneficiaries of scholarships enabling them them to attend private secondary schools and receive a quality education. As a staunch advocate of education as a means to fulfillment and advancement, Eve would have viewed this initiative as the realization of a dream. Eve's Fund is a beacon of hope and holds the promise of a bright future for many in the Navajo community.

The Crowell Family has worked tirelessly on making their vision a reality. We have supported Eve's Fund since its inception and believe deeply in its mission. This organization is the antidote to cynicism and it's truly making a difference in the world.

Andrea B.

Without this amazing organization I wouldn't have got the chance to attend Navajo Preparatory School. My family was going through some financial hardships, but I'm so thankful I received the Eve's Fund scholarship to cover the yearly tuition. By attending Navajo Prep, it has equip me with skills to succeed in college and challenged me in all areas as a student. I've made some incredible friendships with students and teachers, that I'm sure I'll keep for a lifetime. I'm grateful that I attended Navajo Prep because if I didn't I wouldn't have been exposed to tons of awesome opportunities, rigorous course work and gained life skills that I continue to use today. I'm appreciative for the Eve's Fund generosity and the support they provide for Native students like myself, so they can also have the opportunity to attend Navajo Prep. This organization is changing lives and I'm a testament of that.

This small organization has done a lot with a little - few resources magnified into great good works! Inspired by the interests and work of Eve Crowell, a brilliant light put out too soon, the Fund has carried out her mission by focusing on improving the health and reducing risky behavior among native peoples of the Southwest.

You will not find another organization more passionate about Indigenous youth than Eves Fund! They are committed to promoting safety, awareness and support in whatever way they can. As someone who has worked closely with this organization I feel fully confident in saying this is the real deal. Eves Fund is passionate and committed to making real viable changes in the lives of Native American youth and in my time with them I have personally witnessed the effect their programming and support has had on students from providing tuition scholarships to something as small as giving kids bike helmets so they can be safe. They are always working and always holding a steady vision.

Eve Erin Crowell would be so proud of the organization—Eve’s Fund for Native American Health Initiatives—that her parents Bob and Barbara started in her name and memory in 2005. Since that time they have developed and supported literacy, injury prevention and education programs for at-risk Navajo youth that have impacted more than 50,000 students across the Navajo Nation. Their largest program, ThinkFirst Navajo, addresses the high incidence of fatalities and catastrophic injuries in this population by teaching young people how to stay safe and avoid preventable injuries. They have also created an Eve’s Fund scholarship program to give deserving students a financial leg up in pursuing their educational goals. Eve is unforgettable to all of us who loved her but her legacy and memory continue through the work of Eve’s Fund.

This is an incredible organization with an even more incredible mission — to promote hope and wellness for young at-risk Native Americans living on and near the Navajo Nation in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.

They accomplish this through their injury prevention, literacy, Native suicide prevention, and educational scholarship programs. They also provide funding to local organizations and programs that share their vision.

These are super important issues that are often overlooked or gone completely disregarded by the government.

We all know about the suffering our First Nation people have endured, but the truth is that it never ended.

You can make a difference, a real difference.

This mission means so much to me, as a donor. If I could donate more, I would!

Let’s pay it back to our beautiful Native peoples. Their children, just like any other American child, deserve to live and to prosper.

Navajoland youth and families would like to extend a heartfelt AHE’HEE (thank you) to Eve’s Fund for all their support and efforts. Eve would be unbelievably proud of the above and beyond work her mom and dad have extended in making funding possible to organizations such as the all Navajo members of Boy Scouts Troop 928 of Red Mesa, AZ and scholarships to Native American youth as to allow them the opportunity to attend Navajo Prepatory school in Farmington, NM.
Furthermore, it is an absolute pleasure and honor to recognize Eve’s Fund for their commitment in their work and dedication within the ThinkFirst organization toward brain and spinal injury awareness and prevention in Native America. Our past Boys Scouts have some of their best memories handing out Eve’s Fund donated bicycle helmets and educating their peers while promoting the importance of this safety equipment.
Your impact is real and very much sincerely appreciated among the Diné (Navajo) Nation. May Bob and Barbara be blessed with the health, time, energy and motivation to continue this beautiful work. ♥️

A great help for children the need your Engagement. Thanks for your works

Eve's Fund has made tremendous impact on our Navajo students who otherwise would not be able to benefit from an IB college preparatory education program. While the national unemployment rate hovers around 4%, the Navajo Nation unemployment rate is near 50%. Eve's Fund provides scholarship funding to students from Navajo communities. These promising students will be our next generation of leaders. Navajo Preparatory School and Eve's Fund share the value of a good education and I'm so grateful to the partnership we have established.

I was introduced to Eve's fund by Barbara Crowell Roy, its President and my good friend. I have long been impressed by the commitment of Eve's Fund to better the lives of those in the Navajo Nation, with a very low overhead. It does injury prevention and awards scholarships.

Being Eve's mom, Barbara does an extraordinary amount of work, without salary. Her commitment is unflagging.

These days, I contribute to Eve's Fund a couple of times each year because with an Eve's Fund donation, I can see where my money is going. I also like that Eve's Fund's work is targeted at a forgotten segment of our population.

As a retired neurosurgeon and the husband of Eve's Fund president, Barbara Crowell Roy, I have nothing but admiration for the objectives and goals of this organization. Aside from the aims of injury prevention secondary to spine and cranial trauma, Eve's Fund's largest and main program is Think First. I have been a supporter of Think First since its inception and knew professionally some of its founding neurosurgeons. Injury prevention is a vital need on all Native American reservations, and the need is never more acute than in those areas.

On an every day and personal basis, I can gladly testify for the various hats my wife must wear in trying to gain support for this worthy endeavor. Days, nights, and weekends, I see these efforts made on an ongoing basis in our home and elsewhere.

For 27 years, I saw and participated in the care of patients that suffered personal and family devastation from such injuries. I can think of no organization that warrants ongoing support more than Eve's Fund and its proponents.