Entries by NB3 Foundation

NB3FIT XC hits the road

The NB3FIT cross country kicked off the 2022 season with 70 youth runners on the roster; the most in the program’s history. Since then, the team has competed in four meets including meets in Las Cruces and El Paso, Texas. The next few weeks the team will be back in the Albuquerque metro area before […]

Grande Slam comes up big for NM youth

The Notah Begay III New Mexico Grande Slam fundraising golf event returned to the Santa Ana Golf Club on Thursday, Sept. 29. The premier golf event celebrating and supporting New Mexico’s children has been on hold since the beginning of the pandemic, but welcomed back over 125-golfers this year. Golfer from across the US and […]

Over 65 youth will represent NB3FIT XC

Cross country season is back and is in full swing for NB3 Foundation’s NB3FIT program. This year boasts attendance numbers we have yet to see since the pandemic. With four practice sites in Albuquerque, Pueblo of Sandia, Pueblo of Santo Domingo and Rio Rancho over 67 youth ages 5-17 will be running this fall. Expanding […]

2022 Healthy Kids! Healthy Futures! Conference recap

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2022 Healthy Kids! Healthy Futures! Conference at Sandia Resort and Casino earlier this month. The NB3 Foundation staff worked hard the last eight months to make sure conference attendees had access to a variety of resources and knowledge sharing tools. We are happy to have welcomed back over […]

NB3 Foundation announces recipients of Native Youth on the Move Grants  

Through its Community Empowerment program, the Notah Begay III (NB3) Foundation recently awarded $146,000 to six Native-led organizations and tribal communities in New Mexico supporting existing programs that focus on improving and sustaining Native youth health.  Joining the NB3 Foundation Native Youth on the Move cohort includes:  Bidii Baby Foods, The BEN Initiative, in Cudeii, […]

Eight native youth golfers advance to nationals

Native youth golfers from all across the country competed in the NB3 Foundation 3rd  annual Native Youth Golf Championship on July 24-26 at the Santa Ana Golf Club, Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M. Eight of the 60 jr golfers qualified to play in the Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship at Kosati Pines at Coushatta in Kinder, La. in […]

Healthy Kids Healthy Futures Conference is BACK!

The NB3 Foundation Healthy Kids! Healthy Futures! Conference is back! For the first time since 2019, we will be welcoming communities near and far to join us for our annual conference. The conference has always been a favorite of ours and we look forward to the opportunity to once again provide this learning and networking […]

Family fun to kick off the summer weekends

On June 24, Native Healthy Initiative’s Running Medicine, NB3 Foundation, Dukes Running Club and Race NM kicked off the Friday Twilight Series! In June and July, we are asking community families to join us for some fun and movement! Everyone in the family is welcome to come join in. The series is focused on promoting […]