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Cochise Community Foundation, Cochise, Arizona
What would it be like to be a homeless teenager in Sierra Vista, knowing how important education was to your future, but not knowing where you were going to sleep each night, or who to turn to for help? more...
Fundación Comunitaria de la Frontera Norte,Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua
Cd. Juarez, a city where nearly half of the population of 2 million is between the ages of 15 and 35, the local community foundation has developed a uniquely Mexican approach to inspiring giving and civic participation among its young people. more...
Fundación Empresariado Sonorense A.C., Nogales, Sonora
As dawn was breaking over Nogales, Sonora, Alma Cota, Executive Director of the Fundación Empresariado Sonorense A.C., Nogales Chapter (FESAC) was zipping down the main avenue of this busy border town in a car loaded with meeting materials. Alma was heading to the Nogales campus of Universidad del Noreste , where FESAC would be hosting a day- long training for local grassroots and nonprofit organizations. more...
Laredo Area Community Foundation, Laredo, Texas
When a child psychologist from Laredo, Texas turned to the newly established community foundation created in his home town to help him realize his charitable goals, a great partnership was born. more...
Yuma Community Foundation, Yuma, Arizona
Improving early education for the children of migrant workers and immigrants living on the Arizona-Mexico border has a cross-border solution. In October 2006, five educational institutions and community agencies in San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, and Yuma County, Arizona, met for the first time and established a unique partnership to improve early education for children of migrant workers and immigrants. more...