The Children's Cabinet - January 5, 2022 Newsletter

January 5, 2022

Here's to a New Year!

While 2021 continued to shower us with zingers and unprecedented events and circumstances, I am heading into 2022 with a sense of renewed hope that is guided by the resilience learned these last 2 years. I was recently asked what my personal word for 2022 is…Full disclosure, this is not something I have previously done, or really thought about. But, I am always up for new experiences, and driven to take this on with confidence and knowledge, I had to do some research. I quickly found websites, books, and lists all dedicated to choosing one’s “Word of the Year” (WOTY). The idea is that rather than setting different New Year’s Resolutions, you select one single word to be your focus for the year. As of today, I have narrowed my word choices to a few, and have a couple more exercises I plan to complete. I am committed to honing in on my word for 2022 by the end of this week. It’s not too late to choose your WOTY, please feel free to join me in this experience, and if it is also new to you, there is a ton of information on the topic just a click away!

For The Children’s Cabinet, 2021 was filled with exciting moments, enhanced programs, new partnerships, and a committed community of donors. Some of our highlights:

We celebrated a year of our youth mental health first aid classes and we trained 155 adults, WOW!
We launched a new website thanks to the creative help and support of KPS3 (if you haven't already, check it out here)
Our Washoe YouthBuild students partnered with Habitat for Humanity where they learned skills and helped build homes for those in need.
Seven students graduated from our Redfield Academy during an intimate ceremony in June. Congrats!
We added four new board members to our Board of Trustees - Elizabeth Florez, Mariluz Garcia, Eathan O’Bryant, and Tracey Woods. Welcome!
We were awarded a prestigious $1.2 million maternal and early childhood systems grant from The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration!
We raised over $517,000 during our in-person Art of Childhood event in August! Thank you!
We launched a new partnership with Renown Health, Washoe County School District, and Nevada Office of Suicide Prevention to better serve youth in our community. It's called Connect Washoe County. (Learn more here)
We helped over 800 families during our holiday programs, Adopt A Family and Toy Table. (Read more below)

We are excited for 2022 and the many opportunities ahead. The staff at The Children's Cabinet are looking forward to another year of working with families. We also look forward to staying connected and keeping you informed!

With appreciation,

Kim Young

Executive Director

Adopt A Family & Toy Table Results

First of all - Thank you! Without the donations from this amazing community, we would not have been able to support so many families this holiday season. Your gifts brightened so many lives!

This year our Adopt A Family program reached 209 families in Nevada, helping 874 individuals!

Through our Toy Table, we were able to help an additional 290 families. We worked with families to learn about their children’s interests and hobbies, from there volunteers helped make the magic happen by packaging together holiday gifts from the many donated toys, gift cards, and clothing items. Thank you!

350 families received Thanksgiving meals, Christmas meals, and holiday food baskets. A big thank you to our partners with Reno Firefighters and Sam Saibini Christmas Food Basket Program, Food Bank of Northern Nevada, and SFI Health for providing much-needed food for families to be able to enjoy a nice meal.

Program Spotlight: Free Parenting Classes

It's a new year, filled with new parenting classes! If you haven't already taken a class, we have a wide variety of parenting classes from connecting with your teens to preparing your young one for kindergarten, and many are offered in Spanish too.

Access our free parenting classes online and register for one today! Some classes are offered virtually.

Are you looking for ways to give?

Are you looking to support The Children's Cabinet in 2022, but don't know where to start? Set up a monthly donation!

Predictable revenue, like a recurring donation, is so important. It helps us plan big, long-term programs so we can forecast where in the community we can help.

If you're interested in setting up a monthly recurring donation, you can use our secure online donation form, button below. Simply click on the box that says monthly (instead of "One-Time") for donation type to begin.

Or, please contact Kristin Loebbecke at:

kloebbecke@childrenscabinet.org or 775-856-0103.

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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.