Equine-Assisted Therapy
After a psychologist recommended equine therapy to help a child overcome debilitating fear and anxiety following recent family trauma, our Board approved 12 sessions with Nevada Equine Assisted Therapy (NEAT) in Washoe…
Communication Technology
Referred by the child’s therapist, working family of four asked for help purchasing an iPad with Proloquo2Go software (an industry standard for Alternative Augmentative Communication). Essentially nonverbal, the therapist felt this technology would…
Health Monitoring
A Northern Nevada rural family asked for help purchasing an infant scale. Their premature baby, now home, was failing to thrive. The pediatrician recommended weekly weight checks. Traveling to the…
Summer Camp
Working parents of a teenager contacted us for help paying for summer camp recommended by child’s probation officer. Recently in trouble at school and with law officials, this child was…
The Gift of Hearing
Working parents of a toddler reached out for help paying for cochlear implants. The child was diagnosed with severe hearing loss at six months old. Because their medical insurance only…
7th Annual For Kids Foundation Charity Golf Event!
Thanks to All the Golfers Who Teed Off to Raise Funds for Northern Nevada’s Most Vulnerable Children For Kids Foundation welcomed 39 teams to a glorious Northern Nevada spring morning…
Warm Coat Success!
4th Annual Warm Coat Event, March 11, 2023, a SUCCESS! When our 4th Annual Warm Coat fall event was delayed due to supply-chain and shipping issues, we jumped at the opportunity to…
Stuff the Stocking
The American Public Works Association (APWA) – Nevada Chapter, in association with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) chose to support For Kids Foundation with their “Stuff the Stocking”…
2023 Strategic Planning Day
Our Board of Directors came together for an entire Sunday to map out our plan for 2023. Thanks to Ann Silver, Reno-Sparks Chamber, we used their meeting room to spread…
Dermody Properties Foundation Awards Grant to For Kids Foundation
We met Taylor Ruepp, The Dermody Properties Foundation, on December 7, 2022, who presented a generous grant check to the For Kids Foundation. “Dermody Properties Foundation was founded in 1988,…