The Christian Science Monitor Highlights Solutions and Partnerships Focused on Helping Southern Nevada’s Disconnected Youth

Individuals aged between 16 and 24 years old and who are not working or enrolled in school are often classified as disconnected youth.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning publication, The Christian Science Monitor, recently took a deep dive into what’s being done in Southern Nevada to provide opportunities for this group.

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Cure 4 The Kids & Proud to Rescue Benevolent Fund Debut One-Of-A-Kind Patient Exam Room

Some Cure 4 The Kids Foundation patients need to be in the clinic on a weekly or even twice-weekly basis. To make the experience more fun, the Proud to Rescue Benevolent Fund, a nonprofit organization of Clark County Firefighters, Local 1908, created an exam room the likes of which patients have not seen before.

The exam room gives patients the impression they are in a fire station. It’s been a big hit!

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Cure 4 The Kids Foundation Welcomes Dr. Mark Nunes, Nevada’s First Full-Time Family Geneticist

In a continuing effort to bring essential medical specialties to the people of Nevada, Cure 4 The Kids Foundation (C4K) welcomes Mark Eugene Nunes, MD, AFFP, as the state’s first full-time family geneticist.

As C4K’s director of genet5ics, genomics and metabolism, Dr. Nunes will see families, children and adults with genetic disorders who previously were forced to travel out-of-state to access these highly individualized diagnostic and treatment services.

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Assistance League of Las Vegas is now Assisting Lives Las Vegas

The nearly 50-year-old nonprofit has a new name and logo, but its mission and the people behind the organization remain the same.

The Assistance League of Las Vegas is now Assisting Lives in Las Vegas!

Assisting Lives in Las Vegas will continue to be a 100-percent volunteer-run organization focused on the needs of children and adults in the community.

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Desert Dogs Name C4K Patients As Honorary Team Captains

The Las Vegas Desert Dogs, Las Vegas’ official National League Lacrosse team, is giving nine Cure 4 The Kids Foundation patients the opportunity of a lifetime: becoming an honorary team captain!

The team wants to support those facing difficult medical journeys by giving them unprecedented access to the team and its operations.

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