Safety/Wellbeing
Working parents of a child with special needs asked for help purchasing a tracking device similar to AngelSense, so as to monitor the child’s whereabouts. Concerned for the child’s safety,…
Educational
Single, currently unemployed mother of one asked for help purchasing a laptop for her child who had dropped out of school due to bullying and who was now trying to…
Travel Expenses
Rural Nevada family with a child hospitalized for two weeks in Reno with an unknown illness asked for help paying travel expenses. With only one parent working while the other…
Fall Fundraising Double-the-Donation Announced
With requests for assistance up 30% compared to 2021, our Annual Fall Appeal is more important than ever this year. Northern Nevada children are still experiencing the “fallout” from the…
Shoe/Sock Donation
Soles4Souls reached out to us this past summer, inviting us to receive and distribute 250 pairs of shoes and 500 pairs of Bombas socks to children in transition (children experiencing…
RC Willey Helping Local Nonprofits and Families
Board member Tayona Tate and I met with Scott Landon and office administrator Susan Alexander at RC Willey in Reno last week. Their store chose For Kids Foundation to receive…
Childcare
Newly employed and permanently housed after months in local shelter, working parents of two asked for help paying for childcare. Our Board approved several months to help get the family…
Travel
Single, working mother of three asked for help with travel expenses for child to receive specialized scoliosis evaluation at Shriners Hospital in Sacramento. We met the family on their way…
Adaptive Bicycle
Thanks to our relationship with local Kiwanis Club, we refer requests for bicycles to their program, Kiwanis Bike Program – Kiwanis Bike Program Home (kiwanisbikes.org). We got a request from the…
Education
Counselor from Communities in Schools referred pregnant high schooler to us for help purchasing a laptop. The child was working part time and needed computer to study from home in the…