is a Nonprofit Resource Center dedicated to nonprofit capacity building who support the hardworking folks in nonprofit and community based organizations who are on the front lines of community change. By hosting group trainings, one-on-one Technical Assistance sessions and sharing resources, TWC helps local nonprofits and community based organizations build the skills and capacity needed to serve their communities. TWC also places AmeriCorps members at partner "Host Sites" giving members a chance to grow professionally while providing needed human resources at local agencies.

HHS announces $224 million to support evidence-based home visiting programs
to help parents and children

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced $224 million to help at-risk families voluntarily receive home visits from nurses and social workers to improve maternal and child health, child development, school readiness, economic self-sufficiency, and child abuse prevention.  As part of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program, these grants are funded by the Affordable Care Act and are awarded to state agencies that applied for the grants in 49 states across the country.

Lists of grant awardees are available at: http://www.hrsa.gov/about/news/2011tables/110922homevisiting.html

For more information on HRSA’s MIECHV program, please visit mchb.hrsa.gov/programs/homevisiting/.

Mapping Poverty in the United States

 

(click on map to enlarge it)

 

Nonprofit organizations serving youth, seniors, and the homeless in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming are among the recipients of $10.7 million in grants announced this week by the Daniels Fund.

“These nonprofits are highly effective at providing vital services to the most vulnerable members of our communities,” said Linda Childears, president and CEO of the Daniels Fund.  “And as a result of their incredible work, our communities become better places to live,” she added.

 

Visit www.danielsfund.org for more information.

OTHER NM FUNDING SOURCES!

Snapshot of Health in Sierra County Compared to the Rest of New Mexico

(click on the map for) demographics, health behaviors, health care,

health outcomes, social & economic factors, and physical environment

 

Click here to read the 10 most important things you need to know about writing a grant (from the Human Resources and Services Administration).

NM FUNDING SOURCES!

Appleseed¹s incredible new initiative: ensuring that all elementary school children in high-poverty New Mexico public schools get a nutritious breakfast served in the classroom after the day has begun.

http://www.raconline.org/

Websites for grant seekers in New Mexico

Funding Source: Commonwealth Fund
Program: Health Care Disparities Grant Program
Deadline: Ongoing

Funding Source: USDA
Program: Community Facilities Loan & Grant Program
Deadline: Ongoing

 

To discuss these opportunities further, please call:

Ron Hale, M.S. Ed., at 505-827-0247

Training Program Manager
Office of Health Promotion, Community Health Improvement
New Mexico Department of Health
P.O. Box 26110
Santa Fe, NM 87502