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program, funded by the Brett Torino Foundation, has grown to provide education services as well as tutoring to over 175 children each year.

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In September 2011, NVCCF announced the addition of a local foundation into its programs which provides health, wellness, and emotional support for adults diagnosed and touched by cancer along with their school age children and caregivers. The Caring Place Program serves as a complement to medical treat ment by providing Reiki, reflexology, yoga, stress management, massage, wellness activities, support groups, counseling, and various other services for adults diagnosed with cancer. In 2016, NVCCF also announced the addition of The ORION Cancer Grant which stablished in 1993, the mission of Nevada provides financial support for basic living needs to adults in cancer childhood Cancer Foundation (NVCCF) is to treatment and in financial crisis. provide social, emotional, educational, financial and psychological support services In 2020, NVCCF became an approved site for social work clinical and programs to families of ALL children internships by the Nevada State Board of Socia Work Examiners for social diagnosed with life threatening and critical workers (post-masters) to attain their clinical license for direct individual illness such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, sickle cell, and family counseling. Additionally, NVCCF is a selected facility for student renal, blood and immunologic diseases and to interns completing their practicum for the University of Nevada Las Vegas provide healing arts, and wellness programs to Master of Social Work program.adults touched by cancer. Since 1996, NVCCF has hosted Camp Cartwheel a summer camp at In July 2017, NVCCF opened its new 16,000 Torino Ranch for 200 critically ill children, their siblings, and children square foot facility, the Britney Spears whose parents are diagnosed with cancer. This overnight and medically Campus, to accommodate the many services supervised outdoor camp experience provides hope, courage, and an and programs for those who fight a daily battle escape from the ramifications of fighting disease.against cancer and other life- threatening illnesses. The goal of NVCCF is to improve the quality of life for critically ill children in Southern Nevada and for adults touched by cancer. NVCCF offers over 40 programs and services AT NO COST for critically ill children, caregivers, and adults touched by cancer living in Southern Nevada. NVCCF is not affiliated with any national organizations and therefore relies on the Southern Nevada community for financial Annually, NVCCF serves over 450 children support of its programs and services. (infancy to age 18) and their families as well as over 1,000 adults touched by cancer living in Please Visit: Southern Nevada. Within 48 hours of receiving a referral, NVCCF service professionals work in tandem to identify the financial, educational, NVCCF.ORG and psyc hological needs for critically ill children and their families. These referrals originate from local hospital personnel, out-patient medical and oncology clinics. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO DONATE. In June 2008, NVCCF introduced the Education Services Program and opened the first in patient classroom in the state of Nevada located at Sunrise Children’s Hospital. The

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