Chiricahua Health Foundation

The Chiricahua Health Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) public charity, established in 2024 to support Chiricahua Community Health Centers, Inc and the vision of Health for All.

Health for All means everyone achieves their highest possible level of “whole person health,” regardless of socioeconomic status, ethnicity, or geographical location.  Health for All encompasses the treatment of illnesses, the promotion of health, and prevention of disease.  And at Chiricahua, “Health for All” is more than a vision – it’s a promise!

Keeping this promise to achieve “whole person health” means going the extra mile – even when services are not reimbursable.  Working with domestic violence survivors, caring for migrant and seasonal farmworkers, and providing whole person care that goes beyond the clinic walls – food, shelter, transportation – this is Health for All and this is why the Chiricahua Health Foundation was established.

In support of this amazing and aspirational vision, the Chiricahua Health Foundation works to make sure we keep our promises and Eliminate Health Disparities in the Borderlands. 

You can be a part of Chiricahua keeping its promise… The Foundation is actively:

• Raising direct program funds to keep going the extra mile;
• Establishing a “fund for innovation” that can invest in new ideas and proactively level the health access playing field; and
• Building an endowment that will support increased and broader access to Chiricahua’s many programs well into the future

Our first major fundraising effort is to establish the Fund to End Domestic Violence. 

This critical fund supports lifesaving protection efforts like helping survivors get restraining orders, access emergency housing, and pay for medical expenses. 

With your support of the Chiricahua Health Foundation, we can mobilize more social workers to have an equal focus on working with young people to create healthy relationships and break the cycle of domestic violence one survivor, one family at a time.

We invite you to join us in this critical mission.

Click here to make your donation now:

To read more about this program click here:  The Fund to End Domestic Violence Program

Program Description & Strategy

Intimate partner violence impacts every community and every demographic subset. But in Arizona the number of women and men who have experienced intimate partner violence (physical, sexual, and stalking) is higher than the national average, ranking fourth among the United States and its territories.

The trauma for a survivor of intimate partner violence can be visibly present and it takes little to imagine the emotional toll, but the toll on family members is often less obvious. An estimated 15 million children in this country have been exposed to intimate partner violence. Conservatively, that translates to over 5,400 children in Cochise County alone.

The data is staggering – A boy who witnesses domestic violence is ten times more likely to abuse his future partner. For girls the same exposure increases their risk of sexual abuse by six. Children who witness or are victims of emotional, physical, or sexual abuse are at higher risk for health problems including diabetes, obesity, heart disease, poor self-esteem, anxiety, and depression.

It’s time to break this cycle of violence