A very generous philanthropist has offered a matching grant, dollar for dollar, of up to $50,000 to The Tia Foundation for donations received for just a short time!  That means every gift we receive will be essentially doubled!  And, this matching grant couldn’t come at a better time, because Tia has launched a new sponsorship program too.

If you sponsor a project launch this fall, you can join us in the field and see firsthand the direct and real impact you will have in the lives of as many as 10,000 people!  We will arrange a trip for you to join us at the project launch, meet the new promotoras, attend the graduation ceremony and help us put together the medical kits too, if you’d like.  A plaque with your name will be placed in the village square and you will receive photos and letters from our villages to share with your friends and family when you return home.

Don’t wait! Contact us at tiafoundation@cox.net today before both offers expire! Or Donate Now!

The Tia Foundation recently received a generous gift from the Dolores Miller Charitable Endowment in the Memory of Carlyle Miller.  We would like to thank them publically for their contribution which will enable 200 people get access to healthcare!   Gifts of every amount make our lifesaving program available to those who need it most.  Thank you so very much! 

Our Founder, Laura Libman, is featured in this month’s Latina Magazine in a monthly column called, “Making Us Proud”, on page 38.  Kathy McCraine, a seasoned photojournalist has followed Tia into the field in Mexico, accompanying our brigades on visits to our villages in Ojuelos de Jalisco and El Salvador, Jalisco.  She pitched the story to Latina last Fall.

Kathy is a much sought after photographer and writer, who has regularly appeared in Western Horseman, Range, Arizona Highways, Ranch and Reata, and American Cowboy magazines.  She has contributed to many books, including the recent book by Terry Greene Sterling, Illegal: Life and Death in Arizona’s Immigration War Zone.  Kathy’s Cow Country Cooking won several awards, including the Will Rogers medallion.  We are honored that Latina picked up Ms. McCraine’s brief, but well-crafted, piece.

The current issue of Latina just hit the newstands yesterday, but they were kind enough to provide us with pdf copy of the article to share with you here:

First Page March 2013 Latina Magazine

Second Page March 2013 Latina Magazine

Here is the view from the site where our new Casa de Salud (health outpost) will be in La Audiencia, Estado de Mexico in the municipality of Tonatico.  The Casa de Salud will overlook the gorgeous valley where Tonatico and Ixtapan de la Sal are located.  This fall, thousands more of the poorest Mexicans living in this area will have access to healthcare, thanks to our generous new corporate partner!  We plan to train 30 more Tias de Salud  (Health Aunties) who will enjoy having this hub.