Sleep
For Kids Foundation is dedicated to its compassionate mission of ensuring that every child has access to a safe and…
Tools for Success
When the occupational therapist of a kindergartner suggested essential items to help ease an autistic child’s anxiety about starting school—such…
Healthy Breathing
We received an urgent request for assistance from working parents of a child suffering from severe asthma, who required an…
Psychological Testing
In a truly heartwarming testament to resilience and love, a devoted single father reached out to us, seeking assistance for…
Orthodontia
At For Kids Foundation, we understand that working parents often juggle countless responsibilities, and the weight of financial stress can…
Equine-Assisted Therapy
The For Kids Foundation was deeply moved by the heart-wrenching situation faced by the family of a pre-teen son who…
Infant Supplies
At For Kids Foundation, we wholeheartedly believe that every new journey begins with a little help, and it fills us…
Equine-Assisted Therapy
Equine-Assisted Therapy stands as a beacon of hope for nurturing the mental health of our children, especially those grappling with…
Technology Crucial for Communication
Imagine the daily hurdles faced by working parents of nonverbal children with autism—juggling professional responsibilities while yearning for effective tools…
Educational Advancement
The challenges faced by a single mother raising four children, including a senior in high school who is ambitiously enrolled…
Better Breathing
In a family dynamic characterized by working parents and four children, the challenges are multifaceted and profound. The infant has…
Help for Hearing Impaired
Navigating the complexities of raising young children can be particularly challenging for working parents, especially when faced with a child’s…
Urgent Medical Intervention
We recognize the profound challenges faced by a single, working mother navigating the emotional and financial strain of her child’s…
Equine-Assisted Therapy
A single working parent of two reached out for assistance in funding equine-assisted therapy for her child, who is grappling…
Urgent Dental Care
Working parents often face significant emotional and financial challenges, particularly when caring for a young child who requires specialized medical…
Educational Support
Single, working mother of one asked for help paying for a math tutor for her child entering the 6th grade.…
Water Safety for Autistic Child
Working mother of four asked for help paying for swim lessons for her autistic child. As the child expressed a…
Bunk Beds
When retired grandparents assumed legal custody of twin siblings, they reached out to us to help purchase a bunkbed. This…
Gym Membership
The probation officer for high school student reached out to ask for help paying a gym membership. The child had…
Educational Support
Single, employed, and pregnant college student asked for help purchasing a laptop computer to complete coursework. This highly motivated young…
Technology for Speech Impaired Child
Working parents of a 4-year-old nonverbal, autistic child asked for help purchasing a tablet and text-to-voice software. The child had…
Travel Assistance
Rural parents of a premature infant hospitalized at local neonatal unit in Reno asked for help paying for gas to…
Sensory Swing Offers Solace
Working family of a young child diagnosed with Autism reached out for help purchasing a sensory swing. The occupational therapist…
Technology for Rural Access to Telehealth
The social worker of a rural child in need of mental health services requested a laptop computer to access telehealth…
Supporting Teen’s Mental Health
Widowed, working, mother of three asked for help paying for mental health intervention. Her teenage son was struggling with anger…
Helping with Diabetes Costs
Working mother of two asked for help paying for medical supplies for her child who was newly diagnosed with diabetes.…
Assistance for Sports Expenses
Working mother of two asked for help paying child’s soccer fees. After a work injury, her income was reduced while…
Helping with Travel Costs
Working father, at-home mother, and two children in rural Nevada asked for help paying travel expenses (gas cards) for weekly…
Support for Child’s Wheelchair
Working parents of a child with cerebral palsy asked for help paying for an accessory for the child’s wheelchair that…
Bed for Grandchild in Need
Retired grandparents recently assumed legal guardianship of their granddaughter after the child’s parents were incarcerated on drug charges. The social…
Encouraging Future Dreams
Single mother of three asked for help paying basketball camp for her oldest child. With mother’s attention often focused on…
Support for Education
Single, working mother of three asked for help paying for math tutor for her 12-year-old boy who was struggling in…
Help for Single Dad
A single, working father of a nine-year-old boy asked for help paying for talk therapy. The child had been displaying…
Supporting Early Development
When working parents noted their one-year-old child was failing to meet developmental milestones, the family’s pediatrician recommended intensive physical and…
Breathing Easier
A hospital discharge planner referred a family to us to help pay for home oxygen unit for their child. Suffering…
Vision
High school counselor reached out for help paying for eye exam and glasses. This teen’s family recently experienced job loss,…
Urgent Dental Care
Single working father of one asked for help with copayment to obtain urgent dental care. The child had been suffering…
Travel Assistance
A Rural Health worker referred a young family to us for help paying travel expenses. Their baby was born with…
Group Sports
Single, working parent asked for help paying group sport fees. The teen was excelling academically and wished to participate in…
Equine-Assisted Therapy
After a psychologist recommended equine therapy to help a child overcome debilitating fear and anxiety following recent family trauma, our…
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…
Health Monitoring
A Northern Nevada rural family asked for help purchasing an infant scale. Their premature baby, now home, was failing to…
Summer Camp
Working parents of a teenager contacted us for help paying for summer camp recommended by child’s probation officer. Recently in…
The Gift of Hearing
Working parents of a toddler reached out for help paying for cochlear implants. The child was diagnosed with severe hearing…
Educational Supplies
Hello! My name is Kayla, and I am studying to become a cosmetologist. In the fall of 2020, I started my…
Carlo Dimaisip, Owner of Mathnasium of East Sparks
There is no doubt the pandemic shutdown adversely affected our kids academically. Since 2020, we have experienced a significant increase…
Intensive At-Home Physical Therapy Yields Dramatic Results
For Kids Foundation has made a positive impact on our son’s life. Our son, Enzo, is part of the Nevada…
Urgent Dental Care
Having known For Kids Foundation from our help a few years prior when we funded genetic testing for her son,…
Voice Lessons for Psychosocial Support
The guardian/grandmother of a young girl asked us for help paying for voice lessons. Her granddaughter had been through so…
Educational Support with Mathnasium
A working mother contacted us when her son was struggling with math. She had visited Mathnasium of East Sparks and…
Genetic Testing
A single, working mother referred by a former For Kids Foundation Board member, contacted us, desperate to get help diagnosing…
Meet Our Service Provider, New Light Therapy, LLC
Since 2003, For Kids Foundation has stepped in to provide financial aid when there is no other resource. We receive…
Summer Day Camp
A single, working mother of one reached out to us for help covering the cost of her child’s summer day…
Dental Care
Single, working mother of two asked for help paying her portion of her child’s urgent dental care. The child had…
Speech Therapy
Working parents of four asked for help paying for speech therapy for their child who had aged out of the…
Equine Therapy
Single, working parent asked for help paying for equine-assisted therapy. The child’s pediatrician recommended intervention for worsening anxiety, depression, and…
Group Sports
The single, working parent of two asked for help paying school group sports fees so the high school freshman could…
Nutritional Intervention
Parents asked for help paying for a program to address their child’s severe disinterest in eating/extremely low weight. They had…
Infant Supplies
Parents of a premature infant (born at 28 weeks) asked for help purchasing a breast pump. The family’s insurance would…
Safety/Wellbeing
Working parents of a child with special needs asked for help purchasing a tracking device similar to AngelSense, so as…
Educational
Single, currently unemployed mother of one asked for help purchasing a laptop for her child who had dropped out of…
Travel Expenses
Rural Nevada family with a child hospitalized for two weeks in Reno with an unknown illness asked for help paying…
Childcare
Newly employed and permanently housed after months in local shelter, working parents of two asked for help paying for childcare.…
Travel
Single, working mother of three asked for help with travel expenses for child to receive specialized scoliosis evaluation at Shriners…
Adaptive Bicycle
Thanks to our relationship with local Kiwanis Club, we refer requests for bicycles to their program, Kiwanis Bike Program –…
Education
Counselor from Communities in Schools referred pregnant high schooler to us for help purchasing a laptop. The child was working part…
Dental
Working mother of two reached out to For Kids Foundation for help paying for dental procedures for her two young…
Bed
When an older sibling suddenly became guardian of younger sibling, help was needed to create a safe, welcoming environment for the…
Group Sports
Moving to a new school over the summer break, working parents of three asked for help paying their portion of…
Mental Health Intervention
Working, newly divorced parent of one asked for help paying for mental health services for a child experiencing difficulty with…
Urgent Dental Care for Little One
Working parents of two reached out for help paying urgent dental care for their pre-K child. The dentist recommended extractions…
Emotional Support Dog Support
When a family counselor agreed that an emotional support dog could help a child struggling with grief and familial upheaval,…
Group Basketball Participation Fees
Single working parent of pre-teen asked for help paying Jam On It Academy group basketball fees as a form of…
Math Tutor for Struggling Junior High Student
Single parent of teen reached out for help paying for a math tutor. As the child would soon be entering…
Equine-Assisted Therapy to Heal Emotional Wounds
Two siblings suffering from grief, anxiety, depression and multiple behavioral issues following the loss of a parent were referred to…
Bunk Beds for New Home
Single, working, newly divorced parent of two young children recently was able to secure a small apartment for the family.…
Time-Sensitive Intervention
At-home mother and working father of infant asked for help pay for a cranial molding helmet for their child. “Helmet…
Assistive Device for Home Use
Working parents of toddler with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy asked for help obtaining a Special Tomato Sitter. The sitter was…
In-Home Therapy
Working parents reached out for help funding Applied Behavior Analysis therapy (ABA Therapy). With letters from child’s treating practitioners recommending…
Technology to Get Student Back on Track
Referred by Communities in Schools, working parents of two asked for help obtaining a refurbished Chromebook for their high school…
Psychological Consultation to Guide Therapy
Guardian of a young child with behavioral problems at home and in school asked for help obtaining pediatrician-recommended psychological consultation…
Technology for Vision-Impaired Student
Parents of vision-impaired student asked for help obtaining a BrailleNote Touch 32. The device “combines the simplicity of a note-taking…
Pain-Free Smile
Single, working mother of two asked for help obtaining urgent dental care for her teenager. After confirming that the family…
Equine Assisted Therapy
Single working parent asked for help paying for equine assisted therapy to address a child’s worsening anxiety and depression related to…
Prescription Medication
Single working parent asked for help to pay for child’s prescription medication. Recently starting a new job and not yet…
The Gift of Hearing
Working Dad and at-home Mom of three asked for help to pay for cochlear implant batteries for their toddler. Even…
Mental Health Intervention
Working parents of a severely depressed and suicidal teen asked for help. The child’s psychiatric team advised immediate inpatient care.…
Travel for Specialized Medical Care
Parents of a year-old baby asked for help with out-of-area travel expenses. Local pediatric specialists were at a loss to…
Urgent Dental Care
When dental work to repair two broken front teeth failed, the child’s family asked for our help. Their insurance would…
Diagnostic Testing
A young family of 5 asked for help paying for diagnostic testing. Their pediatrician recommended an ultrasound and MRI…
Psychological Counseling
Newly divorced single parent asked for help obtaining psychological counseling for depressed teenage child. The separation and divorce had been…
Equine Assisted Therapy
Single, working mother asked for help obtaining equine assisted therapy. Her child, diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder and bipolar with manic…
Urgent Medical Intervention
Working parents asked for help purchasing a cranial remolding helmet for their baby. The infant’s pediatrician had prescribed this form…
Protecting a Healthy Smile
Grandparent/caregiver of teen contacted us for help replacing the child’s orthodontic retainer. The child recently completed orthodontia treatment and lost…
Safe Sleep
The social worker of adoptive parents of child with cerebral palsy and other complicated medical diagnoses asked for help purchasing…
Health Monitoring for Premie
New parents of premature baby asked for help purchasing an in-home infant scale. The child was recently discharged from Neonatal…
Beds Provide More Than Comfort
Social worker for family with four children asked for help obtaining beds. The kids had been sleeping on the floor…
Bridging the Gap for Child’s Insurance
Working parents of three asked for help meeting their insurance deductible for in-patient psychiatric care for their child. With letters…
Establishing Healthy Team Building Activities
Working parent of three contacted us for help paying soccer fees. The recent illness of a family member requiring hospitalization…
Scholarship Funds Helps Child With Equine Assisted Therapy
The social worker of a family contacted us for help paying for equine assisted therapy. With parents separated and going…
Helping a College Bound Student With the Basics
Widowed mother of four struggling to provide for her family since the death of her husband, loss of employment, and…
Single Parent Needing Help Obtaining a Vitamix Blender
Single, unemployed parent of baby with multiple medical problems including severe swallowing issue since birth asked for help obtaining a…
Working Parents of a Depressed, Suicidal Teenager Asked for Help
Working parents of a depressed, suicidal teenager asked for help paying for out-of-state residential treatment program. With letters of support…
Nevada Equine Assisted Therapy
Single, disabled father of two asked for help obtaining equine assisted therapy for his child who has been dealing with…
Ronald McDonald House
Working parents came to us asking for help paying travel expenses. Their baby has “failed to thrive” despite measures recommended…
Access to Health Care Network
Working parents of young child asked for help obtaining an Ear, Nose and Throat consultation for their child who suffered…
Equine Assisted Therapy
Single working parent of a teenager with Autism Spectrum Disorder asked for help paying for equine assisted therapy to deal…
Sports
For the child who thrives on social interaction and physical activity, playing basketball is a near necessity. This child’s working…
Beds/Furniture
The social worker for a single parent and children asked for our help to purchase beds. The family had been…
Travel for Out-of-Area Specialized Medical Care
Working parents asked for help paying travel expenses (hotel/gas) for out-of-area medical care for their child. They had medical insurance…
Summer School
Parents of child who missed more than a year of school due to life-threatening illness asked for help paying for…
Well-Being
Disabled parent of three children asked for help paying for ReDirect Athletics. This program’s mission is ” . . . …
Medical Diagnostic Testing
Part-time working college student with Access to Healthcare Network asked for help paying for diagnostic tests to ascertain diagnosis and…
Educational
Parents of three children reached out for help supplementing the cost for the children to attend Mathnasium in Sparks, Nevada.…
Well-Being
Single grandparent/guardian asked for help obtaining a portable basketball hoop for her grandchild. The child has been in the grandmother’s…
Single, unemployed mother of two asked for help purchasing blood sugar test strips for her one year old
Single, unemployed mother of two asked for help purchasing blood sugar test strips for her one year old. The child’s…
Referred by Communities in Schools, a request came to help a family going through financial hardship
Referred by Communities in Schools, a request came to help a family going through financial hardship: both parents had lost…
Referred by the Department of Child and Family Services, a request was made to help a 4th grader reading at a 1st grade level
Referred by the Department of Child and Family Services, a request was made to help a 4th grader reading at…
Part-time working mom asked for help to pay for orthodontia treatment
Part-time working mom and her unemployed fiance (not working during pandemic due to high risk following cancer treatment), asked for…
Single mother of four children asked for help paying team sport fees for her teenage daughter.
Single mother of four children asked for help paying team sport fees for her teenage daughter. The family has struggled…
Referred by Wraparound, Mom asked for help purchasing paint for her daughter’s room.
Referred by Wraparound, Mom asked for help purchasing paint for her daughter’s room. You see, the child was experiencing depression…
The social worker of a young child recently diagnosed with autism referred the parents to us for help.
The social worker of a young child recently diagnosed with autism referred the parents to us for help. The child…
The family of child with multiple medical/psychological diagnoses reached out for help
The family of child with multiple medical/psychological diagnoses reached out for help. The child had been home-schooled due to bullying…
Single, working mother of one reached out for help. Her three-year-old child had suffered from chronic bilateral ear infections since birth.
Single, working mother of one reached out for help. Her three-year-old child had suffered from chronic bilateral ear infections since…
Parents of a six-year-old child recently diagnosed with a congenital malformation called “Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome” reached out for help.
Parents of a six-year-old child recently diagnosed with a congenital malformation called “Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome” reached out for help. The…
Cigar Lions Club providing free refurbished computers to kids in need
For the child undergoing chemotherapy for a diagnosed brain tumor, Dad asked for help purchasing a computer for home study. …
After months of doctors searching for a diagnosis for this young child’s symptoms, a brain tumor was eventually diagnosed
Working parents reached out for help with out-of-area travel expenses. After months of doctors searching for a diagnosis for this…
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic (a respiratory illness), the parents of young child with upper respiratory tract infection and underlying asthma rushed their child to hospital
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic (a respiratory illness), the parents of young child with upper respiratory tract infection…
Losing a parent in childhood significantly raises the risk of developing mental health issues
When three children lost their mother to cancer experienced difficulties dealing with their grief, their father reached out for help.…
Eyeglasses
Working Mom and military Dad on active duty, asked for help to pay for eyeglasses for their child who was…
Weighted Blanket
Nevada Early Intervention contacted us regarding a young child with autism who also suffers from anxiety. The child’s therapist felt…
Diagnostic Testing
Our contact at Access to Health asked if we could assist a family whose child urgently needed expensive diagnostic test…
Dance Lessons
Having found a way to positively deal with her parents’ divorce, this teen looked forward to weekly dance practices, preparing…
Equine Assisted Therapy
After suffering years of physical and emotional abuse from birth parents, the grandparents obtained legal guardianship of two siblings. The…
Beds for Children after House Fire
Our contact at Communities in Schools reached out to us with an urgent request. The family home of two of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Funding Services for the Nevada Equine Assisted Therapy (NEAT) Programs
The therapist of an introverted child suffering from social anxiety related to post-traumatic stress disorder recommended equine therapy as a…
Funding for Toddler’s Genetic Testing
Working parents in rural Nevada needed help obtaining genetic testing. Their two-year-old child’s pediatrician recommending genetic testing to assess delays…
Funding for High School Student Softball Athlete
When the high school student of working, single mother of three made the local baseball team, elation quickly went to…
Wraparound Nevada Vision Board Supplies Funding
Wraparound Nevada asked for help obtaining a supplies to create a vision board for one of their clients. “Creating a…
Healthy Smile Healthy Child Partnership for Child in Need of Extensive Dental Work
When the child of working parents required extensive dental work they could not afford, we tapped into our partnerships. Healthy…
ReDirect Program Funding for Child with Severe Emotional Disability (SED)
When a child with severe emotional disability (SED) reached out for help funding the ReDirect program, we responded. Believing in…
G-tube Weaning Program for 2-Year-Old Child
Earlier this month we received a request from working parents of three for help to pay for a G-tube weaning…
Beds
When the apartment of single, working mother of three flooded this past winter, the family temporarily relocated. When they were…
Medication
Single, working mother of two, asked for help to obtain insulin for her 13-year-old daughter with Type 1 diabetes. Going…
Ethan
The For Kids Foundation helped the Earl Family raise donations to provide their son, Ethan, an autism anchoring dog. Watch…
Keith
Keith is a 12-year-old boy who was born with spina bifida. He has had to undergo many surgeries since birth, the…
Lillian
The 2018 Chromosome 18 Conference – Baltimore, Maryland The 2018 Chromosome 18 Conference was enjoyed by all three Team TLC…
Davi’Ana Kirkland
Hello, I just want to thank the Kids Foundation for paying my whole balance at Absolute Dental. The payments were…
A Widowed Family of 5
Recently widowed Mom with three teenagers and four year old reached out for assistance. Mom has been unemployed since the…
Carlin
Carlin is a 5-year-old nonverbal autistic child. Dad works and Mom is home with Carlin and baby sister. His occupational…
Troy
A 14-year-old special needs child living in a group home loves to go to The Discovery in Reno. The hands-on…
Juliette
Juliette came to For Kids Foundation, requesting help purchasing an iPad and communication software. She is a nonverbal 18-year-old with…
Stevie
Stevie is a 12 year old boy who is severely mentally retarded, blind, has restrictive lung disease, is fed with…
Gracie
Gracie is a 2 1/2 year old child suffering from an undiagnosed neurological disease. Her family has asked for help…
Brenden
Brenden is a nine year old boy who has Marfan’s syndrome. He needs an orthodontic device to help relieve the…
Randy
Randy is a three year old boy suffering from juvenile xanthogranuloma, a cancer-like disease that attacks different areas of the…
Tracey
Tracey is a 16 year old cancer survivor who requires extensive dental work and orthodontia. She started cancer treatment at…
Maria
Maria is a 10 year old girl who would like to participate in the Kids’ University program at UNR this…
Lila
Lila is a two year old baby diagnosed with hypotonia and possible cerebral palsy. She is developmentally delayed and still…
Elisa
Elisa is a 15 year old girl who was born with facial palsy. Reconstruction of her face was started last…
Brandon
Brandon is a nine year old boy with multiple physical ailments who also needs orthodontia. Both parents are unemployed and…
Samee
Samee is a 12 year old girl with cerebral palsy and pervasive developmental disorder. She lives with her mother and…