activities · 25
what they do
direct service · 19
- Community Health Programs and Outreach Mobile and Fixed Community Medical ClinicsOperates various public health programs and services, including a COVID relief program, providing prevention and education information and vaccinations to residents on the Arizona-Mexico Border and Colonias, and implementing initiatives to expand access to medical services for vulnerable populations.
- Community Health Programs and Services Mobile and Fixed Community Medical ClinicsOperates various public health programs and services, including a COVID relief program, the Prevenir COVID-19 program for prevention, education, and vaccinations on the Arizona-Mexico Border, and the Dr. Andy Nichols' Border Health Infrastructure Initiative to expand medical access for vulnerable populations.
- Employment Support for Veterans Veteran Employment Placement ServicesFacilitates employment opportunities for veterans through its "Best Is Yet to Come Program" by connecting them with employers and providing vocational specialists in Pinal and Yuma counties to assist individuals in finding and preparing for job opportunities.
- Environmental Health Education Clean Water Access InitiativesProvides education regarding the health impact of pesticide exposure, lead poisoning, and unsafe drinking water.
- Food Distribution and Nutrition Education On-Campus and Pop-Up Food PantriesDistributes over 96 tons of food annually through the NCHP Food Pantry and conducts nutrition classes on healthy eating practices and cooking inexpensive, healthy meals.
- Food Pantry and Nutrition Education On-Campus and Pop-Up Food PantriesDistributes over 96 tons of food annually through the NCHP Food Pantry and conducts nutrition classes on healthy eating practices and cooking inexpensive, healthy meals.
- Food and Nutrition Services On-Campus and Pop-Up Food PantriesDistributes over 96 tons of food annually through the NCHP Food Pantry and conducts nutrition classes on healthy eating practices and cooking inexpensive, healthy meals.
- Homeless Outreach Homeless Health Navigation & Care AccessConducts homeless outreach by coordinating with other organizations and visiting areas where homeless populations gather to contact individuals in need of services.
- Homeless Outreach and Support Homeless Health Navigation & Care AccessConducts homeless outreach by coordinating with other organizations and visiting areas where homeless populations gather to contact individuals in need of services, and connects individuals to external resources and support.
- Housing for Heroes Program Permanent and Transitional Housing SupportOperates the "Housing for Heroes" program, serving veterans in Maricopa, Yuma, and Pinal Counties with housing stability, case management, and long-term support for those at risk of or experiencing homelessness.
- Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Services Veteran & First Responder Peer Support and WellnessOffers suicide prevention, peer support, and mental health services in Yuma and Pima counties, including training on various mental health topics and webinars addressing mental health issues and suicide prevention among veterans and their families.
- Veteran Companion Animal Program Veteran Service Dog Training and PlacementConnects veterans with companion animals from local rescues to provide emotional support and improve well-being.
- Veteran Employment Support Veteran Employment Placement ServicesProvides referrals and resources through the SSG Fox SPGP Tucson program to help veterans gain employment, including facilitating employment opportunities by connecting them with employers and offering financial assistance for transportation to job interviews and childcare costs.
- Veteran Employment and Support ServicesProvides referrals and resources through the SSG Fox SPGP Tucson program to help participants gain employment, including vocational specialists in Pinal and Yuma counties, and financial assistance for job-related expenses like transportation and childcare.
- Veteran Housing Assistance Permanent and Transitional Housing SupportOperates the "Housing for Heroes" program, providing housing stability, case management, and long-term support for veterans at risk of or experiencing homelessness in Maricopa, Yuma, and Pinal Counties. This includes financial assistance for housing, utilities, and transportation, as well as help with benefit applications.
- Veteran Housing Stability Program ("Housing for Heroes") Permanent and Transitional Housing SupportOperates the "Housing for Heroes" program, serving veterans in Maricopa, Yuma, and Pinal Counties with housing stability, case management, and long-term support for those at risk of or experiencing homelessness. This includes providing financial assistance for housing, utilities, and transportation, and assisting with benefit applications.
- Veteran Mental Wellness and Suicide Prevention Veteran & First Responder Peer Support and WellnessOperates "The Best is Yet to Come" program in Yuma and Pima Counties, offering community-based outpatient services, peer-led support groups, and veteran-centered events to promote mental wellness and prevent suicide. This includes creating safe spaces for connection, healing, and belonging through social events and peer groups, and providing free live webinars on mental health issues.
- Veteran Suicide Prevention and Mental Wellness Program ("The Best Is Yet to Come") Veteran & First Responder Peer Support and WellnessOperates "The Best Is Yet to Come" program in Yuma and Pima Counties, providing community-based outpatient services, peer-led support groups, suicide prevention outreach, and veteran-centered events to promote mental wellness and social connection. This includes free, live webinars addressing mental health issues and suicide prevention for Veterans, service members, and their families, and facilitating employment opportunities.
- Veteran Support Programs Veteran & First Responder Peer Support and WellnessOperates the "Best Is Yet to Come" program in Yuma and Pima Counties, providing community-based outpatient services, peer-led support groups, suicide prevention outreach, and veteran-centered events to promote mental wellness and social connection.
research · 1
- HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Maternal & Perinatal Health Equity InitiativesAdapted an evidence-based intervention to improve HIV/AIDS prevention services for migrants.
capacity building · 5
- Mental Health and Suicide Prevention TrainingProvides expert-led training courses and a public training library on topics such as suicide prevention, reduction of access to lethal means, avoiding burnout, guilt trauma, and supporting veteran loved ones, offering both in-person and webinar formats.
- Mental Health and Suicide Prevention TrainingOffers expert-led training courses and a public training library on topics such as suicide prevention, "Reduction of Access to Lethal Means (RALM)", "Avoiding Burnout" for behavioral health professionals, "Guilt Trauma & Suicide Prevention", "Supporting your Veteran Loved One", and "Understanding the Veteran Client".
- Migrant Health Capacity Building Know Your Rights EducationConducts national capacity building services with organizations working with migrant populations on the U.S.-Mexico border since 1984, and adapted an evidence-based intervention to improve HIV/AIDS prevention services for migrants.
- Migrant Population Capacity Building Know Your Rights EducationProvides national capacity building services to organizations working with migrant populations on the U.S.-Mexico border since 1984.
- Training and Capacity BuildingProvides expert-led training courses on topics such as suicide prevention and housing assistance, along with a public training library offering self-paced courses that provide certification upon completion.
strategies · 15
how they think
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- Community-Based Healing and Prevention community_based_healingThe organization believes that healing and effective prevention, particularly for suicide, occur within the community. They achieve this by fostering community engagement, building connections, reducing isolation and stigma, and adapting scientific research to local health needs through collaboration with community stakeholders. This approach ensures that support is accessible and relevant to the populations served.
- Community-based care and healing community_based_careThe organization believes that healing and positive change happen within the community, and therefore delivers programs and resources directly within communities, meeting people where they are to ensure support is accessible and relevant.
- Community-based care and healing community_based_careThe organization believes that healing and positive change happen within the community, and therefore delivers programs and resources directly within communities, meeting people where they are to ensure support is accessible and effective.
- Coordinated and comprehensive referral services coordinated_careThe organization ensures comprehensive support by connecting individuals to appropriate local resources, including collaborating with other programs and referring clients to ensure all needs are met, even if they don't meet specific program eligibility.
- Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Empowerment culturally_and_linguistically_appropriate_programmingThe organization is committed to empowering diverse, at-risk, and underserved populations by designing and implementing programs that are culturally and linguistically appropriate. This approach aims to address health disparities and ensure that support is accessible and effective for all participants.
- Culturally and linguistically appropriate programming cultural_competenceThe organization designs and implements programs that are sensitive and responsive to the cultural and linguistic needs of diverse, at-risk, and underserved populations to address health disparities.
- Culturally and linguistically appropriate programming cultural_competenceThe organization designs and implements programs that are sensitive and responsive to the cultural and linguistic needs of diverse, at-risk, and underserved populations to effectively address health disparities.
- Holistic and coordinated support holistic_supportThe organization provides comprehensive support, aiming to equip individuals with resources for a fulfilled life, and ensures coordinated care by collaborating with other programs and referring clients to external resources when necessary.
- Individualized and Coordinated Client Support individualized_care_planningThe organization provides personalized and comprehensive support to individuals, particularly veterans, through individualized care planning, compassionate one-on-one case management, and the development of safety plans. They also ensure coordinated care by collaborating with other local resources and referring clients to appropriate services, prioritizing client needs throughout the process.
- Personalized and client-centered support client_centered_careThe organization develops personalized safety plans and care plans, utilizing one-on-one case management and prioritizing client needs to provide individualized support and connect individuals with appropriate resources.
- Personalized and holistic support through individualized care planning individualized_care_planningThe organization develops personalized safety plans and care plans, utilizing a comprehensive intake process and one-on-one case management to connect individuals with tailored support and resources for long-term well-being.
- Reducing isolation and stigma through community building stigma_reductionThe organization aims to reduce isolation, fight stigma, and build trust within communities, particularly veteran communities, to foster a more connected and stigma-free environment.
- Reducing isolation and stigma through community building stigma_reductionThe organization aims to combat isolation and stigma by fostering connected communities, particularly within Veteran populations, to build trust and create a supportive environment.
- Reduction of Access to Lethal Means (RALM) reduction_of_access_to_lethal_meansAs a suicide prevention strategy, the organization focuses on creating time and space between individuals in crisis and potentially harmful tools, including promoting firearm safety practices like secure storage and separating ammunition.
- Targeted Suicide Prevention through Reduction of Access to Lethal Means (RALM) reduction_of_access_to_lethal_meansThe organization employs the Reduction of Access to Lethal Means (RALM) strategy as a core component of its suicide prevention efforts. This involves creating time and space between individuals in crisis and potentially harmful tools, specifically through firearm safety education for veterans and military families, emphasizing safe storage practices.
named programs · 2
what they call their work
Housing for Heroes
A CARF Accredited SSVF Program that provides housing assistance, benefit acquisition, utility assistance, and transportation to veterans and their families experiencing homelessness or at risk of losing their housing through one-on-one case management.
Training Library
A collection of free, self-paced online courses (under 2 hours each) on topics including financial literacy, understanding the veteran client, compassion and empathy, suicide prevention for various special populations (sex/gender, age groups, cultures), social media and suicide risk, suicide prevention practice scenarios, avoiding burnout, identifying a suicidal crisis, moral injury, suicide and the workplace, online resources for military families, deployment and the military family, PTSD, military children and suicide prevention, pathways to suicide and prevention, reduction of access to lethal means (RALM), veteran suicide prevention, Operation S.A.V.E., supporting veteran loved ones, suicide awareness and prevention, military culture and suicide prevention (for healthcare providers), women veterans and suicide prevention, guilt trauma and suicide prevention, grief and loss, overcoming communication barriers, motivational interviewing, QPR Gatekeeper Suicide Prevention Training, and community mobilization.
relationships · 23
who they work with
- AG Tech Partner — Hired a veteran referred through the "Best Is Yet to Come Program."
- Administration for Children, Youth and Families Partner — Partnered on programs surrounding teen pregnancy.
- Arizona Department of Health Services Partner — Partnered on programs surrounding teen pregnancy and environmental health projects.
- Arizona Office for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Partner — Recognized NCHP with the ESGR Patriot Award.
- CARF International Partner — Accredits NCHP's National Community Housing SSVF program.
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Funder — Funded capacity building services for migrant populations and is reviewing an adapted HIV/AIDS prevention intervention.
- Centers for Substance Abuse Prevention Partner — Partnered on programs surrounding teen pregnancy.
- Cristina’s Closet Partner — Donated a watch to a veteran starting a new job.
- Department of Veteran Affairs Partner — Partners on the SSG Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program.
- Department of Veteran Affairs Partner — Partners to bring action and awareness to Veteran Suicide Prevention through "The Best is Yet to Come" program.
- HRSA Funder — Funds a COVID relief program.
- Health Resources and Services Administration Funder — Funded the Prevenir COVID-19 program.
- Somerton City Council Partner — Miguel Villalpando, Project Coordinator, serves on the Somerton City Council.
- Somerton Education Inc Partner — Miguel Villalpando, Project Coordinator, serves on Somerton Education Inc.
- Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program Funder — Funds "The Best is Yet to Come" program for Veteran Suicide Prevention.
- Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program Funder — The program that brought the information about RALM, Safety Plans, and firearm safety.
- U.S. Department of Agriculture Funder — Funded the Food & Nutrition program.
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Government — Established the SSG Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program with Parker's family.
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program Funder — Funds the Housing for Heroes program.
- Veterans Affairs Partner — Collaborates on training and resources for veterans' mental health.
- Vets Helping Vets Partner — Provided work boots to a veteran starting a new job.
- Yuma Coalition to End Homelessness Partner — Miguel Villalpando, Project Coordinator, serves on the Yuma Coalition to End Homelessness.
- Yuma Metropolitan Planning Organization Partner — Miguel Villalpando, Project Coordinator, serves on the Yuma Metropolitan Planning Organization.