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Carson City Foster Coalition meeting
By CASA Outreach Coordinator, Chrissi Barnett What can you do to help?• Come help us plan our recruitment campaigns for more foster homes in Carson City.• Help us support existing foster parents &...
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Carson City Foster Coalition meeting
By CASA Outreach Coordinator, Chrissi Barnett What can you do to help?• Come help us plan our recruitment campaigns for more foster homes in Carson City.• Help us support existing foster parents &...
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Nevada Humane Society program provides inmates with motherless kittens
By Kimberly Wade Picture this. A group of male prisoners (big, burly guys) and a group of tiny, tabby kittens (weighing about three ounces), meeting each other for the first time at the Warm Springs...
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Awareness key to addressing child welfare needs in Carson City
By Brett Fisher Imagine being awakened in the middle of the night by a stranger, escorted out into the chill of dark Nevada twilight, placed in a strange car, and driven to a strange house with more...
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Nevada Humane Society Files: A New Beginning for Animals in Carson City
By Kimberly Wade It’s hard to believe that nearly two years ago we began a partnership with Carson City, as the city selected Nevada Humane Society to lead Carson City Animal Services. Our tasks would...
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Nevada Humane Society Animal Files: Making lemonade out of lemons
By Kimberly Wade It’s hard to find someone that wasn’t impacted by our recent weather. From heavy rains and flooding to serious snow and ice, everyone in our community was affected in some form. The...
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It's Your City discusses Foster Family Recruitment with Lori Nichols
With April designated as National Child Abuse Prevention Month, Carson City is in need of more foster families. Learn about how to become a foster parent from Lori Nichols of Division of Child and...
View ArticleCat and Kitten Food Donations Urgently Needed at Nevada Humane Society
Nevada Humane Society Each day, Nevada Humane Society has dozens of cats and kittens arrive at the shelter. This time of year, those numbers are especially high — and right now your help is needed as...
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The Ron Wood Center in Carson City donates 250 Christmas dinner baskets to...
By Jim Gustafson The Ron Wood Center in Carson City is distributing their annual Christmas dinner food baskets this week throughout Carson City. The baskets are being gifted to local foster families...
View ArticleStaff at United Federal Credit Union 'Pay It Forward' in 2017 to help...
As part of its 2017 Pay It Forward initiative, United Federal Credit Union employees donated more than $1,200 to local families and organizations across northern Nevada, company officials announced...
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Nevada Humane Society: New year brings fresh slate of goals for pets
By Kimberly Wade We may be two weeks into 2018 but resolutions are still going strong. We work as humans to better our lives; how many of you do the same for your pets? New Year resolutions are a long...
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Carson City foster family shortage: Potential families urged to attend...
Event Date: March 7, 2018 - 5:30pmThe Division of Child and Family Services is holding a foster parent information night Wednesday Feb. 7, at Carson Middle School from 5:30 to 7 p.m.The idea is for...
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First Judicial Court Juvenile Division judge addresses foster shortage in...
There are not enough foster families in Carson City to meet the need, forcing children to be displaced into other communities — possibly causing further trauma. Information meetings this Wednesday and...
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Carson City foster family shortage: A letter from a former foster child, now...
Event Date: March 7, 2018 - 5:00pm Nevada Division of Child and Family Services The Nevada Division of Child and Family Services is holding a foster parent information night on Wednesday, March 7 at...
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WARF animal sanctuary to host 'Pouring for Paws' fundraiser at Carson City's...
Donna Coombs Wylie Animal Rescue Foundation, also known as WARF, will return to downtown Carson City for the second annual “Pouring for Paws” fundraiser on Saturday, June 2, from 1-6 p.m. at McFadden...
View ArticleCat and kitten food donations urgently needed at Nevada Humane Society
Nevada Humane Society Each day, Nevada Humane Society has dozens of cats and kittens arrive at the shelter. This time of year, those numbers are especially high — and right now your help is needed as...
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Pre-service foster parent training Sept. 21-23 in Fallon
In rural Nevada, many teens and children need a safe, temporary living situation, so Nevada Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) is inviting the community to learn about becoming a foster...
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Carson City 7th graders collect bags and supplies for rural foster children
Dan Davis, Carson City School District Seventh-grade science students from Ashley Killeen’s class at Carson Middle School in Carson City completed a donation drive today that benefits foster children...
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Lunch With CASA: Carson City social workers bite down on life at Bleu Café
By CASA of Carson City Simple pleasures, like nibbling on homemade French fries dipped in killer ranch dressing, are what social workers at the Nevada Division of Child and Family Services Carson City...
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The kittens are coming: Nevada Humane Society to host virtual adoption shower
Event Date: April 12, 2020 - 3:00pmAre you looking for a way to help Nevada Humane Society save more lives? One of the most effective ways to help animals directly is to become a foster.Foster families...
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