The Children's Cabinet - October 2024 Newsletter

October 2024

Looking Forward to October

Fall is upon us and it's looking like a beautiful season ahead. I'm looking forward to watching the leaves change colors and the excitement of the holidays on the horizon. We celebrate our beloved state this month observing Nevada Day on Friday, October 25th. Check out all the fun events planned here to celebrate our beautiful home. As we approach "Spooky Season", we are excited for our Halloween event at the Wilbur D May Youth Center! Read on for more details. You can also find a list below of family-friendly activities happening throughout October.

October is not just for celebrating Halloween, it is also about raising awareness surrounding National Bullying Prevention Month and National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, distinctions that are very important to our mission of keeping children safe and families together. SafeVoice is an anonymous reporting system in Nevada that students can call, or use digitally, to submit tips concerning their safety or the safety of others. You can find SafeVoice at www.safevoicenv.org, by calling 833-216-SAFE, or by downloading the SafeVoice app to a mobile device.

The Children's Cabinet's Safe Place is another amazing resource for youth, available 24/7. We partner with local businesses (all marked with bright yellow signs) to provide a network of "safe places" where youth can go for immediate help when they are in crisis. Youth can also dial our Safe Place hotline at 1-800-536-4588 or TEXT "SAFE" with their current location to 4HELP (4457) to reach a Children's Cabinet Case Manager. You may see our Safe Place team out in the community doing school and street outreach making sure youth know about Safe Place and the safety and counseling resources available to them.

Thank you for your support and for helping spread the word about The Children’s Cabinet’s mission and programs.

Kim Young

Chief Executive Officer

Halloween At The Children's Cabinet

Wednesday, October 30th

3pm - 6pm

777 Sinclair St. Reno, NV 89501

Join us for an afternoon of family fun at the Wilbur D. May Youth Center for Halloween at The Children's Cabinet!

The evening will include activities for children of all ages including trunk-or-treat and interactive games. Costumes are encouraged!

Want to help us give children a Halloween they'll never forget? Sign up to volunteer, host a trunk for trunk-or-treat, or host an activity!

Volunteer

Can't make it to the event but still want to help? We need Halloween candy! Candy can be dropped off at our Wilbur D May Youth Center at 777 Sinclair St. in Reno Monday - Friday from 8am - 5pm.

More Halloween Events

Fall is for family time! There are so many fun activities throughout the state of Nevada for the whole family. From pumpkin patches to haunted houses, all ages can enjoy the spirit of the holiday.

Northern Nevada Pumpkin Patches:

October is "Hauntober" in Virginia City! Click here to see a variety of spooky and enchanting events in one of America's most haunted towns.

The Nevada Day Parade will be at the State’s capital on Saturday, October 26th! Visit the website to stay up to date on details and the schedule of events.

Southern Nevada

Ways to Give:

Toy Table & Adopt A Family

The holidays can be a challenging time for many. To help make the season a little brighter for children and families, consider donating toys or gift cards to our Toy Table or Adopt A Family and bring holiday cheer to our clients throughout Nevada.

Visit our web page for more details and how to get involved. Even though it is only October, we are making all of our giving plans NOW!

Please email family@childrenscabinet.org or call Gilly at

775-856-0347 to participate today.

Community Resource Fair

Saturday, October 5th

10am - 1pm

1090 Bresson Ave.

Reno, NV

Join us at our upcoming Community Resource Fair and learn about support for families in our community! Bring the whole family for a day filled with fun activities, delicious food, exciting raffles, and free books for the kids. This event is not only a great way to connect with valuable community resources, but it’s also a fantastic opportunity to enjoy a day out together. Best of all, it’s completely free and open to the public! Don’t miss out on this chance to learn, play, and grow as a community. We can’t wait to see you there!

Safe Sleep Awareness Month

October is a time to raise awareness about safe infant sleep practices and reduce the risk of SIDS and other sleep-related infant deaths.

The Children's Cabinet is proud to offer Cribs for Kids Sleep Training Courses for new and expecting parents. Babies don’t come with a manual when they are born nor does the doctor hand you a book on “how to” the day you leave the hospital.

This free course is for parents with a baby due within 4 months or parents with a baby up to 6 months old. Participants will receive a FREE crib with accessories upon completing this course.

Upcoming Sleep Training Course:

Wednesday, October 23rd

6:30pm - 7:30pm

1090 S. Rock Blvd. Reno, NV 89502

New Resource: The Self-Sufficiency Standard

We are proud to announce the launch of a new resource for parents and community partners: the Self-Sufficiency Standard. Created in collaboration with the Nevada Early Childhood Advisory Council (NECAC) and the University of Washington’s Center for Women’s Welfare, this innovative tool offers an alternative to traditional poverty measures by defining the income required to meet the basic needs of working families in Nevada without reliance on public or private assistance. The Standard calculates the minimum cost of living based on county, the age of children, and the number of adults in a household.

Try it for yourself at the link below!

Cost of Basic Needs in Nevada

The Children's Cabinet x Ample Harvest

Local gardeners and farmers, your surplus produce can make a difference! We are proud to partner with Ample Harvest to bring more fresh produce to the families we serve and reduce food waste in our community. If you have extra fruits and vegetables from your garden, don't let them go to waste!

Produce can be dropped off at our CC Market at 777 Sinclair St. in Reno on Mondays and Thursdays between 9am and 12pm.

3rd Annual Washoe County Youth Mental Health Summit

Thank you to everyone who joined us for an amazing day at the Youth Mental Health Summit. We heard from incredible experts, youth engaged in our community, and many caring parents and other adults. When the community comes together for days like this, we can truly make a difference.

If you did not get a chance to join us for the Summit or if you want to revisit the day's presentations, we've linked them below.

YMHS Presentations

Photos from the day can be found on our website by clicking the link below.

YMHS Photos

From all of us at The Children's Cabinet, thank you for helping us keep children safe and families together.

Our Mission

Since 1985, The Children's Cabinet's mission has been to keep children safe and families together by providing services and resources that address unmet needs through a unique and effective cooperative effort between the private sector and public agencies in Nevada.

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