A gift of any size to Northern Nevada Children's Cancer Foundation will greatly benefit a family who's child is undergoing cancer treatment or suffering late effects from treatment. Your gift supports the families of Northern Nevada Children's Cancer Foundation. Help, Hope Courage... It's Why We're Here! Donate Funds Here

Advocacy/Awareness

Advocacy

In 2006, NNCCF Board member Shirley Folkins-Roberts was elected CureSearch team leader for the state of Nevada and has been traveling to Capitol Hill two times per year to meet with Nevada legislators, share stories of local families and to urge support for increased research funding.

Each June, NNCCF representatives and northern Nevada childhood cancer families travel to Washington, D.C. to the “Reach the Day: Conquer Childhood Cancer” event hosted by CureSearch. The group joins hundreds of other survivors, patients, families and advocates across the nation to meet with legislators and educate them on the need to support increased federal funding for childhood cancer research.

Reach the Day -Nevada at the Capitol 2009

 

Awareness

One of NNCCF’s goals is to enhance and expand public awareness of childhood cancer.  NNCCF staff and volunteers meet with lawmakers and media, distribute gold ribbon pins with facts about childhood cancer and distribute posters explaining the signs and symptoms of childhood cancer.