Nevada Equine Assisted Therapy (NEAT) for Grieving Children
When two young siblings were left grieving the loss of their young mother from cancer, For Kids Foundation stepped in to fund equine assisted therapy with Nevada Equine Assisted Theapy…
Funding for New Beds for Children of a Single Mother
Single mother of two just getting back on her feet needed help purchasing beds for her children as they were sleeping on the floor, recently moving into a small apartment. …
The For Kids Foundation Welcomes Matthew Rittenhouse to its Board of Directors
For Kids Foundation welcomes Matthew Rittenhouse to our Board of Directors. Matthew is fairly new to the Northern Nevada area, moving here to be closer to family and assume a…
Supporting A Single Mother to Pay for a Group Sport Program
Working mother of two asked for help paying a group sport program for her teenage son. Recently experiencing some behavioral issues, getting involved with the “wrong crowd,” and lacking motivation…
Funding for A Laptop to Complete the School Year
Working parents of local high school junior asked for help purchasing a laptop computer. Because this student was completing her junior year at home due to a medical condition, her…
Providing Expenses for Teenage Daughter Traveling for Medical Care
Working, single mother of five asked for help with travel expenses. Her teenage daughter needed to travel to California for specialized care related to her kidney disease while awaiting a…
Helping Fund A Replacement Hearing Aid
Working parents of three asked for help paying insurance deductible. You see, their middle child with asymmetrical hearing loss recently started wearing a hearing aid. The child, unfortunately, lost the…
Earl Nielsen, Ph.D. set to retire in 2020
The concept of the For Kids Foundation developed in 2001 at a Board meeting of the Kids Behavioral Health (KBH), LLC, a healthcare corporation. It was realized that there were…
Warm Coats for Kids Event was a Grand Success!
Our first-ever Warm Coats for Kids Event was a grand success! Big thanks go to Macy’s and Soles4Souls for reaching out to For Kids Foundation to open their program to…
Partnership with Attic Salt for Charitable Supplies
In late summer 2019, we started receiving requests for back-to-school clothes, shoes, and school supplies. Thanks to local store Attic Salt (aka Fuego), we had approximately 75 backpacks to distribute…