Homelessness

The City of Reno, after three hours in Reno Municipal Court waiting for trial, decided at the last minute to drop its charges against five homeless advocates.

The Nevada Housing Coalition is asking the state to invest $500 million from the American Rescue Plan Act into affordable housing with a large focus on building units for the most vulnerable renters. 

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Nevada is helping to defend five homeless advocates against charges levied in June by the Reno Police Department. 

Local organizations are doing what they can to assist an increasing number of people in need now that the eviction moratorium has lifted.

Washoe County is officially the lead entity overseeing the Nevada Cares Campus, Reno’s massive homeless shelter at the old Governor’s Bowl Field.

If Nevada isn’t careful, the state could see a spike in homelessness in the next couple of years. 

Reno’s Karma Box Project has new tents on the west end of the Nevada Cares Campus.

Northern Nevada HOPES on Tuesday said its Hopes Springs bridge housing community has welcomed its first cohort of residents.

As of June 7, roughly 3.2 million people in the U.S. said they face eviction in the next two months, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey.

University of Nevada, Reno alumna Lucia Starbuck’s 15-minute documentary “Biggest Little Street Companions” (2020) is the only production from Reno selected for the 7th Annual Nevada Women’s Film Festival.