Reno Sparks Neighborhoods

09/26/2026

Tonight’s the night! 🌱 Sending love to Hampton House Garden Project for their community fundraising dinner.

Since 2020, this Black and Indigenous-led mutual aid hub in Reno has grown food, shared meals, and kept its doors open to neighbors 24/7. Their goal for 2027 is 70,000 meals, doubling their service.

Can’t make it tonight? You can still give through their fiscal sponsor, The The Black Community Collective.

See their story, photos, and programs and donate on our new partner pages in the commcnts.

08/30/2026

This really is it. It is the more mundane daily challenges like easier transportation that deserve our attention right now.

Professional sports have been growing rapidly in Reno. Many teams have come and gone through the city, but since the Aces – who recently extended their stay in the city until 2049 – came to Reno in 2009, the world of professional sports has only expanded in Northern Nevada.

If Reno wants to continue growing as they plan to, access to public transportation needs to expand across the city, and routes need to be developed to make it easy for university students and other residents to travel to these games without planning their whole day to get to and from the games.

Read more by Cece Arroyo from the link in our bio.

08/24/2026

Community Health Worker (CHW) In-Person Course registration open.
Tuition scholarshipped by Washoe County, Nevada - Government & The Reno Initiative for Shelter and Equality and hosted at The Holland Project.

This State of Nevada recognized training builds on your lived experience to help us take better care of each other. Every Community Health Worker joins a national movement to respond, connect someone to the right resources, improve services that get offered, and help all of us rely a little less on systems that come too late.

08/12/2026

Centralized Emergency information for our region
* Bug, Fred, and Stallion Fires https://www.emergencywashoe.com/

Bug & Stallion Fire Community Resource Guide

For residents impacted by the Bug and Stallion Fires, please use the resources below for current information and assistance.

-Information & Evacuations-
• Washoe County 311: Resources, donations or additional information, call 3-1-1.
• Fire Information Line: 775-800-7244 for fire-specific questions
• Emergency Information: Stay up to date on the latest emergency information at www.EmergencyWashoe.com.
• Perimeter Map: View current evacuation zones, evacuation warnings, road closures and other incident-related updates at https://perimetermap.com/.
• RED: Evacuation Zone – Leave now
• YELLOW: Evacuation Warning – Be prepared to leave
• InciWeb Bug Fire Updates: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/nvccd-bug-fire
• NV Energy Outages: https://www.nvenergy.com/outages-and-emergencies/outage-preparation-tips
• WCSD Closures: 775-348-0200 or https://www.washoeschools.net/

-Evacuation Shelter-
Evelyn Mount Northeast Community Center - 1301 Valley Road, Reno

-Pets & Livestock-
• Small Animals: Washoe County Regional Animal Services, 2825 Longley Lane, Reno
• Animal Evacuation Assistance: 775-322-3647, option 1
• Large Animals: Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center, 1350 N. Wells Avenue, Reno
• Churchill County: Horse stalls and dry camping available. Call 775-460-4327.
• Rafter C Stable in Fallon: 200 stalls and dry camping available. Call 775-217-5157

-Donations-
• We are grateful for the community’s support. To help avoid an oversupply of donated items, please consider donating through established aid organizations such as the American Red Cross. For donation questions, call Washoe311 at 3-1-1.
• Another way to help is by donating blood through the American Red Cross or Vitalant to support the ongoing need for blood donations.

For emergencies, always call 911

08/10/2026

Hungry Valley residents needing assistance may call 775-842-2902 or 775 895-9835. Be ready to evacuate.

RSIC Alerts- HUNGRY VALLEY RESIDENTS! Due to the current wildfire situation, NV Energy will be shutting off natural gas service in Hungry Valley as a safety precaution. NV Energy personnel will be going door-to-door to notify residents. If you are not currently home, NV Energy can access & shut off your gas service from outside your residence. Please cooperate with crews and emergency personnel. Hungry Valley remains at YELLOW - GET SET TO EVACUATE status. Residents needing assistance should call 775-842-2902 or 775 895-9835

08/05/2026

Free Starts August 24th

06/21/2026

Business and Bankers is moving to August and is now a community focused event. There will be more to come about vendors, events and prizes. Please mark your calendars.

02/18/2026

Posted: February 17, 2026.
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe (Pyramid Lake Museum and Visitor's Center) Request for Bids: Mural Artist

The Pyramid Lake Museum is requesting bids from interested individuals to design and paint outdoor murals, and to seal the paintings at the Pyramid Lake Museum, 709 State Street, Nixon, Nevada.

DEADLINE FOR BID SUBMISSION: Friday, March 13, 2026.
Further information regarding this Request for Bids can be directed to Billie Jean Guerrero, Museum Director at the Museum at 775-574-1088 or 775-750-4263.

12/17/2025

Information for families making plans with older adults in Washoe County.

12/07/2025

Do you have anyone in your life looking for a career in health? We are sponsoring a special cohort of Community Health Workers in Reno, Nevada.

8 Live sessions make this a unique format for the class and gives more time for practice and support. This class usually costs $700 to $1,000 dollars per student but this session will be pay what you can. Registration in the comments.

“Community Health Workers are what I call the ‘then what’ professionals,” said Jay Kolbet-Clausell, program instructor. “When a doctor tells a patient they need to eat healthier or manage stress and it isn’t happening, the CHW steps in to provide practical, hands-on support. In my classroom, students practice patient navigation, health coaching and community resource mapping,,, the exact skills they’ll need to bridge the gap between a diagnosis and living well.”

Community Health Workers are in high demand across Nevada. Their role is recognized and supported by Medicaid, Medicare, and other agencies, making this training a strong starting point for a healthcare career with room to grow.