Lives Changed

A single, working mother referred by a former For Kids Foundation Board member, contacted us, desperate to get help diagnosing her child. You see, her child had been ill for…

Since 2003, For Kids Foundation has stepped in to provide financial aid when there is no other resource. We receive requests to help pay insurance deductibles/copayments and, occasionally, help to…

A single, working mother of one reached out to us for help covering the cost of her child’s summer day camp. With the rising costs of everything, she was struggling…

Single, working mother of two asked for help paying her portion of her child’s urgent dental care. The child had developed an abscess and was in pain. Because she had…

Working parents of four asked for help paying for speech therapy for their child who had aged out of the Nevada Early Intervention program. Now at age 5, the child…

Single, working parent asked for help paying for equine-assisted therapy.  The child’s pediatrician recommended intervention for worsening anxiety, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), aggravated by the COVID disruptions. Having worked…

The single, working parent of two asked for help paying school group sports fees so the high school freshman could participate in fall football. The child was getting good grades…

Parents asked for help paying for a program to address their child’s severe disinterest in eating/extremely low weight. They had seen multiple specialists to no avail and hoped Aspiring Sprouts…

Parents of a premature infant (born at 28 weeks) asked for help purchasing a breast pump. The family’s insurance would not pay until after the original due date. Mom was pumping…

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,…