Youth ages 13 years and older.

Provides free safe sex materials such as condoms, rubber gloves, lubrication, dental dams, female condoms and condom wallets. Harm reduction kits bleach cleaning kits for needles are available.

Older adults, people with disabilities, and their caregivers with urgent or emergency needs.

Provides assistance to individuals to access programs and services to meet urgent needs. Provides information, referral, and advocacy to individuals across the lifespan. Also offers one time emergency assistance.

Fights lung disease in all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and environmental health.

Anyone

Advocates achieving fair treatment and equal opportunity for all Nevadans regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. Focuses on youth, ensuring that laws are drafted and passed to protect them, provide funding and resources to low income families to help make possible that all youth can achieve their goals and dreams. One of our programs is the creation and maintenance of gay straight alliances which serve to build trust and open dialog with our allies to ensure the reality of inclusiveness and equality for all. Equality Nevada builds a social and political voice for the LGBTQ communities of Nevada. We work with leaders from all around Nevada in an intentionally collaborative, inclusive, diverse, and respectful way. We aim to advance LGBTQ protective policy, identify and organize LGBTQ leaders, volunteers, allies and organizations. We identify and promote like-minded candidates who will work to support the various needs of our diverse community throughout the state. We provide leadership training’s, volunteer opportunities, and sponsorship opportunities to engage and grow the LGBT and straight-ally community involved in this fight.

SNBFON is a nonprofit organization within the NV sickle cell community. We believe at times our SC warriors may be weakened physically, mentally and spiritually but through a strong community-based organization they possess the ability to tap into strength, hope, faith. 

Our mission is to  improve not only the quality but quantity of life for children and adults living with Sickle Cell (SC) and related blood disorders. We desire for them to live longer and without limitations.

The effects of SC are also experienced by parents, family, friends, and community members. Therefore, we encourage participation from anyone with a passion and desire to grow and develop opportunities to decrease the stigmas & misunderstandings related to SC. 

A special focus is on the SC teen population who are transitioning to adult healthcare and the adult population currently struggling to access quality healthcare from providers knowledgeable in current evidence based SC treatments.

Services focus on mitigating the root causes of poverty which include a lack of affordable housing, scarcity of food, neighborhood inequalities, unemployment/low wage jobs, and other challenges.<br />• Parenting Workshops and Child Abuse Prevention using the Nurturing Parent™ model<br />• Healthy Relationship workshops<br />• Golden Years Services for Seniors that focus on housing stability, food security and access to a broad spectrum of resources.<br />• Economic Mobility Mentoring using EMPath Bridge to Sufficiency® Education and career training<br />• Stability and Wellness Coaching<br />• Money Management Skills Training<br />

A voluntary health agency that works to combat muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and related muscle-debilitating diseases. The organization is committed to finding treatments and cures while providing a comprehensive program to empower families with support to help them thrive and stay independent including summer camps for kids, peer support, equipment resources and more. Related volunteer opportunities available.COVID-19 Update: following all CDC and state guidelines.

• Voluntary Health Organizations
• Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
• Health/Disabilities Related Volunteer Opportunities
• Therapeutic Camps
• Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Advocates for children who have genetic, rare or undiagnosed disorders with a photography and blog project. AOA brings awareness to and shares stories and images of children with genetic disorders and those needing a diagnosis.

Provides information about Fabry disease, research and clinical trials information, funding programs, and more. See Recommended Schedule of Assessment at https://www.fabrydisease.org/images/ReferencePDFs/fabry-registry-schedule-of-assessments.pdf. Programs, include:

• Annual conference
• Family camp
• Personal support
• Research and educational information

A national advocacy and public policy center for individuals with down syndrome. Has more than 300 local organizations that serve the Down Syndrome community.

Services Include:

• New parent support and education
• Family meetings, sibling and grandparent support
• Recreational activities
• Lending libraries
• Helplines
• Regional conferences
• Partnerships with Down syndrome clinics
• Training for medical professionals and educators
• Advocacy
• Buddy Walks

Contact for specific information.

Advocates for all persons who are deaf-blind of any chronological age and cognitive ability.

Services Include:

• Advocates
• Fosters family-to-family relationships
• Promote partnerships
• Provides information and resources
• Offers training opportunities
• Promotes Deaf-Blind awareness
• Builds family leaders

UCP and its 64 affiliates have a mission to advance the independence, productivity and full citizenship of people with a broad range of disabilities by providing services and support to more than 176,000 children and adults every day. UCP has worked to ensure the inclusion of individuals with disabilities in every facet of society. UCP will continue to push for the social, legal and technological changes that increase accessibility and independence, allowing people with disabilities to dream their own dreams.

Improving lung health and preventing lung disease through Education, Advocacy and Research. With the generous support of the public, we are "Fighting for Air." Provides asthma research.

Provides community support, information, and advocacy to advocacy to families, survivors, and friends who have been affected by childhood and adolescent cancer.

Provide support, resources, education, and advocacy for those who are impacted by low vision and visual impairment.

Funds research to understand hearing and balance functions, and educates people on how to prevent, identify, preserve, and restore these.

Empowers families and health care professionals with knowledge in organic acidemia metabolic disorders. Supports early intervention through expanded newborn screening, solicit contributions and distribute funding that supports research toward improved treatment and eventual cures in the areas of Organic Acid disorders.

The mission of United Way is to improve people's lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities.

United Ways across the country activate community resources to make the greatest possible human impact. The United Way system includes approximately 1,400 community-based United Way organizations. Each is independent, separately incorporated and governed by local volunteers.

As community leaders, United Ways address the most critical local issues and mobilize resources beyond the dollars that are pledged through their fund-raising efforts. Community partners often include schools, government policy makers, businesses, organized labor, financial institutions, voluntary and neighborhood associations, community development corporations and the faith community.