News about Reno, Nevada’s growing homeless population.
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Myths and Homelessness in The Biggest Little City (Opinion)
For 80% of the folks who experience homelessness in Washoe County, it’s rare, brief, and non-recurring. [More.]
Homelessness
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Video Puts Spotlight on The Plight of Reno’s Homeless
Independent filmmaker Carl Adams said that he spent six months documenting the plight of Reno’s houseless population. [More.]
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Tiny Homes Village Groundbreaking Event Expected This Summer
Reno’s first tiny homes village, “Hope Springs,” expects to break ground this summer. [More.]
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What Does the Washoe County Homeless Youth Count Data Tell Us? (Opinion)
A majority of the young adults surveyed report being “nebulously” housed, meaning their home situation is lacking definite form or limits. [More.]
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Inside a Weekly: A Resident Speaks
By Afton Neufeld Homelessness is not a new topic to the Northern Nevada area. However, a new epidemic of housing issues has been brought up in the past few years, and that is week to [More.]
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Addressing Reno’s Housing Crisis (Opinion)
Nevada puts 15 low-income units on the market each year. At that pace, we’ll be caught up in 800 years. [More.]
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Downtown Partnership Touts Accomplishments (Subscriber Content)
The city’s new Downtown Reno Partnership today touted what was called an impressive list of accomplishments in the short time the new ambassadors have been working downtown. [More.]
Events
Point-in-Time Count Aims to Help Homeless Youth
The annual Homeless Youth Point In Time Count took place January 24, 2019, in continued efforts to better understand the number, status, and needs of the Reno area’s homeless youth community. [More.]
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City Issues Survey on Homelessness, Seeks Community Feedback
The City of Reno is seeking community input on housing and homelessness. A citizen survey was posted this week to gain feedback directly from the public. [More.]
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Homeless Death Count Rises in 2018
The Washoe County Medical Examiner’s Office documented that 37 indigent individuals died in Washoe County in 2018. [More.]