Dental Care
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…
Speech Therapy
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…
Equine Therapy
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…
Group Sports
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…
Nutritional Intervention
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…
Infant Supplies
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…
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…
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…