The Children’s Community Chest Program is a discretionary emergency fund of last resort to meet the needs of children ages 0-18 in Nevada and Sierra County families for whom no other community support is available or who find themselves in a situation that requires a timely response. The eligibility area includes parts of the Tahoe-Truckee region that are in Nevada County or Sierra County. 

A variety of hardships are funded, such as: emergency rental assistance, transportation needs, utility payment to avoid shut-off, car repairs, medical related costs, counseling services, and summer camps.

This is truly a funding of last resort. Requests for Children’s Community Chest must be submitted by local public and nonprofit agencies. Application & Guidelines here: http://www.sncs.org/PDFs/Forms/Community_Chest_Application.pdf. SNCS needs proof of how the money will be spent before they'll provide the funds. For example: a written price quote, bill, etc. Requests for Children’s Community Chest may be emailed to lvose@sncs.org.

Children's Community Chest is funded primarily through community donations.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.sncs.org/index.html
• Community Chest - https://www.sncs.org/resources.html?tp3=1_2
• Community Chest Application & Guidelines (this is the form the referring agency submits on behalf of applicants, along with additional needed documentation)  - http://www.sncs.org/PDFs/Forms/Community_Chest_Application.pdf
• Contact - https://www.sncs.org/contact.html

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This is a Ready to Grow (R2G) resource. Ready to Grow is a First 5 Nevada County program to connect children 0-5 with services and information that support their well-being. Organizations with programs that have this R2G tag may have additional programs of interest to families.