Border KIDS COUNT: The Latest Data from New Mexico and Mexico
Event Information
Description
You are cordially invited to our upcoming session "Border KIDS COUNT: The Latest Data from New Mexico and Mexico." The U.S.-Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership in collaboration with Con Alma Health Foundation, Santa Fe Community Foundation, the Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico and the New Mexico Association of Grantmakers, have partnered to convene a panel discussion that will take place on April 12, 2018 in Santa Fe, NM at the Hotel Santa Fe, from 4:00 to 6:30 pm.
At this event, philanthropic leaders from leading community foundations, nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, and other stakeholders will convene to discuss challenges and opportunities as they relate to children and families along the U.S-Mexico Border in New Mexico. The panel will be moderated by Elisa De la Vara, Chief Community Officer, Arizona Community Foundation, & Board Member, U.S.-Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership
Confirmed speakers include:
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Francisco J. Ronquillo, PA, MA, Health Extension Officer and Hispanic/Latino Health Specialist, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Community Health, Health Sciences Center at the University of New Mexico.
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Laura Speer, Associate Director of Policy Reform and Advocacy, Annie E. Casey Foundation & Board Member, U.S.- Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership.
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James Jimenez, Executive Director, New Mexico Voices for Children, New Mexico KIDS COUNT.
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Terra V. Winter, PhD, Executive Director, Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico.
A reception will follow the panel presentation.
About the BPP
The U.S.-Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership (BPP) is a binational membership organization that brings together individuals and institutions from the U.S. and Mexico that work and care about our shared border region. We do this by providing the tools and opportunities that help strengthen our members’ ability to pursue and achieve their individual mission in the border offering cross-regional networking, learning, professional and organizational development tools, and products and services to our members.
Co-conveners
Organizer U.S. -Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership, Con Alma Health Foundation, New Mexico Association of Grantmakers, Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico, and Santa Fe Community Foundation,
Organizer of Border KIDS COUNT: The Latest Data from New Mexico and Mexico
The U.S.-Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership (BPP) is a binational membership organization whose mission is to support a network of organizations that build prosperity through leadership, collaboration, and philanthropy in the U.S.-Mexico Border region. Our member driven agenda strengthens organizations already working actively to address issues of prosperity, equity and opportunity along both sides of the Border.
