Childhood Cancer Action Day 2021 Recap On April 27, 2021, NNCCF helped make a difference in childhood cancer funding and research by participating in the virtual 2021 Childhood Cancer Action Day with the Alliance for Childhood Cancer. We joined more than 250 advocates from 37 states to ask Congress to fully fund the STAR Act, […]
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Celebrating 20 years of providing Hope, Help and Courage thanks to our incredible community! As we embarked upon our 20th year of providing emotional and financial support to local kids, our youngest cancer warriors met some of the greatest challenges they have ever faced. Not only were they fighting for their lives battling […]
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2021 Spring Newsletter Connecting our NNCCF Kids Connecting our families, young adults, adolescents, and kids of all ages to facilitate relationships has always been a dream of the founders and staff at NNCCF. This year, the challenge of physical interaction at our monthly events has made this goal more difficult to achieve. But, we […]
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Press Release – (Reno, NV) – Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation (NNCCF) announced today the Know the Gold Campaign Gift Match Challenge of $500,000. Starting September 1, 2020, during Childhood Cancer Awareness month, all donations will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the William N. Pennington Foundation, up to $500,000, through February 19, 2021. Funds raised will […]
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Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation joins Smith’s Inspiring Donations program which offers customers a simple way to support local children battling cancer. Shopping with the Smith’s Rewards Card allows you to buy groceries and everyday necessities while donating a portion of the proceeds to the Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation (NNCCF). Launched by Smith’s […]
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Shopping on AmazonSmile is an easy way to support local children battling cancer at no extra cost. If you are planning on shopping online through Amazon, choose AmazonSmile instead. You can shop for products you love while supporting NNCCF and the children we serve. Launched by Amazon.com in 2013, AmazonSmile offers over one million different […]
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WE ARE STRONG IN 2020 Thanks to your support in 2019 As our community and world face one of the most deadly health crises in a century, we at the Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation (NNCCF) would like to thank you for helping us care for our youngest cancer warriors. It is with incredible gratitude […]
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Impact of Covid-19 on Local Childhood Cancer Families April 2020 The Covid-19 crisis has become the greatest healthcare challenge in modern history. As the number of people infected increases across the U.S., childhood cancer patients and their families are suddenly facing new challenges to an already devastating disease. First and foremost, cancer patients are among […]
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A Video Message from Executive Director of NNCCF, Shilrley Folkins-Roberts.
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*Update 3/18/2020 – Our office is working remotely. However, families can still call the office at (775) 825-0888 to receive assistance. At this time, our team is making every effort to ensure local children battling cancer and their families receive the financial support and resources they need today, tomorrow, and until they are cancer […]
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