The NB3 Foundation’s Community Empowerment (national grantmaking) is designed to provide Native American communities, tribes and Native-led organizations with resources, tools, information and inspiration needed to create measurable impact and sustainable change in their own communities that benefit their children’s health. NB3 Foundation approaches its grantmaking by recognizing that Native American communities have the inherent knowledge, assets and values to address Native children’s health. By employing a variety of funding pathways, communities are able to focus their efforts at the levels they believe would have the most impact.
Funding Pathways
Strengthening Community Knowledge: Grants to support organization skill building that can contribute to more effectively addressing Native American children’s health.
Community Health Assessments and Planning: Grants to better understand their community’s landscape of Native American children’s health as it relates to healthy weight and physical activity.
Direct Programming: Grants to support existing promising programs that are supporting Native American children’s health, specifically through youth development, nutrition and physical activity.
Policy, Systems & Environmental Change: Grants to identify and implement community driven health promotion strategies that are seeking to address long-term change.
NB3 Foundation Youth Council
Seeking new members for August 2024 – August 2025
As a member of the Youth Council, you’ll provide valuable insights to help the NB3 Foundation understand and address the health issues impacting Native youth in New Mexico. In return, you’ll receive leadership development, mentorship, and resources to support your community impact initiatives.
This is your opportunity to inspire your peers, families, and communities to focus on health and wellness, and to help advance our mission of ensuring Native youth achieve their full potential.
The NB3 Foundation Youth Council was established in August 2023 with eight youth and four advisors to help the NB3 Foundation better understand the issues impacting Native youth health in New Mexico. Youth council members will build skills through youth leadership development opportunities, collaborations, and mentorship to build and implement community projects developed by Youth Council members. Youth Council members will be equipped with the tools they need to inspire their peers, families, and communities to be mindful of their health in order to support the NB3 Foundation’s mission of ensuring Native youth achieve their full potential by advancing cultures of Native American community health.
Corey Bird
Kewa Pueblo, Hopi
Ezekial Bird
Kewa Pueblo, Hopi
Marcus Tenorio
San Felipe Pueblo
Quinton Begay
Pueblos of San Felipe, Jemez, Isleta and Diné
Jasmine Mitchell
Diné
“They are much more flexible, allowing grantees to focus on a community-driven process. Budgets and work plans can be iterative and reflect this evolving process. They provide thoughtful resources for capacity building and TA, connecting grantees with other consultants or experts with expertise working with Native communities. I have observed their own efforts to develop their strategy and approach in a way that is intentional, uniquely indigenous, and evidence based. I consider them deep content experts and inspiring colleagues and often reach out to them for advice or help.”
– Community Partner (grantee)
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