Friends Of Great Basin Children's Advocacy Center

08/19/2026

✨ Mark your calendars! ✨

👪 Bright Futures Elko: Summer 2026 Family Resource Fair
🗓 September 18, 2026
⏰ 9:00 am until Noon
📍 Great Basin Children's Advocacy Center, 1401 College Ave., Elko

👀 See you there!!! 👀

08/17/2026

Friends Of Great Basin Children's Advocacy Center wants to give a shoutout to one of our amazing board members!

Lauryn Nunley, the Executive Director of PACE Coalition is dedicated to our communities, our youth, and brings so much to the table!

She was recently recognized by Influential Women, and we wanted to share her story! 💜

Recognition

08/14/2026

The Elko County School District Back to School Resource Fair was a huge hit again this year!
Big thank you to Kinross Gold for your support! We are forever grateful! 💛

08/12/2026

📆 MARK YOUR CALENDAR!📆

07/30/2026

✨COME JOIN US FOR SOME SUPER FUN NIGHT GOLF! ✨

💚Glow Fore Good Night Golf Fundraiser
📆 Saturday, September 5th, starting at 4:00pm
📍Spring Creek Golf Course
⛳ 4-Man Scramble- $150 per person/ $600 a team
🍽 Dinner and Prizes
💵 Donating to an amazing cause!

Come have some fun with all of us! We can't wait to see you there!!

07/29/2026

The best team around!!! Elko Police Department

Missed today's Community Conversation?

Keeping children safe starts with awareness, education, and open conversations.

In today's episode, Megan Ray sat down with Detective Cassandra Barainca of the Elko Police Department and Friends Of Great Basin Children's Advocacy Center to discuss how families can help protect children both in person and online.

We cover:
🛑 Back-to-school safety
🚸 Walking to school and bus stop safety
📱 Online predators, grooming, and social media awareness
🎮 Online gaming safety
💬 Emoji codes and online trends parents should know about
🛡️ Human trafficking awareness
❤️ Domestic violence and sexual assault awareness
📍 The Nevada S*x Offender Registry and what parents should know
👨‍👩‍👧 Recognizing warning signs and knowing when to report concerns
🤝 Resources available for children and families in our community

⚠️ Listener discretion is advised. This episode discusses sensitive topics, including child sexual abuse, online exploitation, human trafficking, domestic violence, and sexual assault.

🎧 Listen now on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/30KZvyIRiFmVfiK6cBgys0?si=dbf7c07ab17d4128

💻 Listen on our website: https://elkoconversation.com/album/elko-city-police-department-and-children-advocacy-center-detective-cassandra-brainca/

*xualAssaultAwareness

07/29/2026

Make sure to check out this amazing interview with Cassie Barainca and Trigger!!! It is amazing!!!

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/30KZvyIRiFmVfiK6cBgys0?si=dbf7c07ab17d4128

Website:
https://elkoconversation.com/album/elko-city-police-department-and-children-advocacy-center-detective-cassandra-brainca/

06/25/2026

June is Internet Safety Month ~ find a link to the training in the comments.

06/22/2026

FREE coloring pages for some summer fun!!!! ☀️

Print & color our Hello Summer coloring page with summer coloring images. Print today!

06/18/2026

⭐️MARK YOUR CALENDAR! MONDAY, JUNE 22ND IS THE DAY!⭐️

Lauryn, will start hiding 4 WILD NUGGETS at 10am!
She will be posting hints about their locations on our Facebook, so make sure you are following and receiving notifications!!! 🤩

♦️Details on how this hunt will go:
- Head to the location where you think the Wild Nugget is located!
- Once you find it, flip it over and scan the QR code!
- The QR Code will take you to our Facebook, post a picture of you and your nugget treasure!
-Bring the wild nugget into the PACE Coalition office at 429 Court Street, Suite 2 for your prize! 🎉