Supporting Our Families
A gift of any size to Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation will greatly benefit a family whose child is undergoing cancer treatment or suffering late effects from treatment. When a child is stricken with cancer, the needs are great.
Your gift supports the families of Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation.
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What’s New
NNCCF launches survivorship program
for teen cancer patients
The Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation launched a new program called Inspire on April 1 for adolescents and young adults who have survived childhood cancer and those who are still undergoing cancer treatments.
The opportunity to attend camps and courses, which are tailored to the ages of these survivors to learn about the cancer journey and provide support for moving beyond cancer, will be provided throughout the region. Inspire also will offer a counseling component to address each survivor’s emotional and psychological needs during this stage of their life. Finally, the program will give scholarships to five students based on an application and eligibility requirements to help them on a path toward a successful career.
What We Do
NNCCF supports statewide efforts to fight cancer
The fourth annual Nevada Cancer Coalition’s (NCC) Cancer Control Summit, which took place on May 4, recently provided many statewide agencies and individuals who specialize in cancer research the opportunity to collaborate about the future of fighting cancer in the Silver State.
Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation (NNCCF) executive director Debbie Strickland has the honor of serving as chair of NCC and is working with statewide members, collaborating to make positive changes in the fight against cancer.
“Our approach is truly a statewide effort, even though we all might have our own areas of expertise and knowledge,” Strickland said. “By coming together and sharing what we know, we can better identify strategies and strengthen our efforts to help reduce cancer in Nevada.”
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