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History
80 Years of Heart, Hope, Home
Celebrating a Legacy. Investing in the Future.
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For 80 years, Eagle Valley Children’s Home has been a place of stability, compassion, and belonging for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and the families who love them. Since 1946, we have remained a constant in Northern Nevada — providing residential and respite services rooted in dignity, respect, and unwavering care.
As we celebrate this milestone, we honor the generations who built this legacy and the community that continues to sustain it.
The Nevada Children’s Foundation, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization founded in 1946 to provide a home-like residential option for Nevada children who needed specialized care and treatment. Services have been uninterrupted since that time.
Eagle Valley Children’s Home does not discriminate in the provision of services on the basis of race, national origin, gender, religion, age or any other class protected by federal law or regulation.
Explore how we're celebrating 80 years with our community.
Our Story: 80 Years of Impact
What began in 1946 as a commitment to serve vulnerable individuals has grown into Nevada’s only Intermediate Care Facility (ICF) for people with disabilities. For eight decades, we have provided uninterrupted service — adapting, growing, and responding to the evolving needs of our community.
From our historic campus at Eagle Valley Ranch to the homes of families receiving respite services, our mission remains clear:
To provide the highest quality services to individuals with intellectual and developmental
disabilities through Residential and Respite Programs.
By The Numbers
80
Years
of uninterrupted service.
18 residents (ages 5–55) receiving 24/7 individualized care
79 respite
recipients
11,399 respite care
hours provided
Serving families across Washoe, Carson, and Minden/Gardnerville.
Invest in the Next 80 Years
Your support ensures that Eagle Valley Children’s Home continues to provide stability, relief, and belonging for generations to come.
Whether through sponsorship, attendance, donation, or partnership, your involvement strengthens the place our residents call home and the families who depend on our services.
Our Philosophy
Eagle Valley Children's Home philosophy is person-centered and based on respect for each individual’s capabilities and civil rights.
Eagle Valley
Children's Home
Eagle Valley Children’s Home opened in 1946,
79 years of service to our community.
Eagle Valley Children’s Home is a fully accredited intermediate care facility for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
In 2004 EVCH designed and constructed a state-of-the-art building on the original site in order to expand services to this special population.
Clients at EVCH receive active treatment training programs along with medical, dental, nutritional, occupational, physical and speech therapies according to their annual individualized programs plans that are developed by the interdisciplinary team.
Eagle Valley Children's Home is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors, is licensed by the State of Nevada.
