Nevada Youth Empowerment Project

10/13/2026

If you are a collage student in need please reach out! 🫶🏾🫶🏾

Email: [email protected]

College students ages 18–24, could free groceries each week make life a little easier? 🥛🧀🥦

NYEP is launching The NYEP Fridge, a small weekly food program for local college students who could use some help keeping the fridge stocked. Each Thursday at 12 PM, participating students can pick up food staples at NYEP near UNR. The first 10 students each week will receive milk, butter and cheese, along with other available food items. This is specifically for college students ages 18–24, and students will complete a short eligibility form before participating. Once you're enrolled, we'll email the weekly signup form by Tuesday so you can let us know if you'd like a pickup that Thursday.
No big process. No judgment. Just some groceries that might make the week a little easier.

📍 Pickup: NYEP, near UNR
📅 Thursdays at 12 PM
🎓 College students ages 18–24
📧 [email protected]

Interested? Email [email protected] with “NYEP Fridge” in the subject line, and we'll send you the information to get started.

And please share this with a college student who might benefit. Sometimes the person who needs it isn't going to be the person who sees this post first.

10/07/2026

College students ages 18–24, could free groceries each week make life a little easier? 🥛🧀🥦

NYEP is launching The NYEP Fridge, a small weekly food program for local college students who could use some help keeping the fridge stocked. Each Thursday at 12 PM, participating students can pick up food staples at NYEP near UNR. The first 10 students each week will receive milk, butter and cheese, along with other available food items. This is specifically for college students ages 18–24, and students will complete a short eligibility form before participating. Once you're enrolled, we'll email the weekly signup form by Tuesday so you can let us know if you'd like a pickup that Thursday.
No big process. No judgment. Just some groceries that might make the week a little easier.

📍 Pickup: NYEP, near UNR
📅 Thursdays at 12 PM
🎓 College students ages 18–24
📧 [email protected]

Interested? Email [email protected] with “NYEP Fridge” in the subject line, and we'll send you the information to get started.

And please share this with a college student who might benefit. Sometimes the person who needs it isn't going to be the person who sees this post first.

09/18/2026

A big thank you to Shellye Carpenter for spending time with the young women at NYEP and sharing her knowledge about how the banking system works.

These are the kinds of practical life skills that can make a real difference as our young women build confidence, independence, and their futures.

We’re grateful to Shellye and Soroptimist International of Washoe County for showing up, sharing their knowledge, and investing in our young women.

09/17/2026

We’re in need of food storage containers for our residents to help them safely store food and snacks.

If you’d like to help, containers can be purchased from our Amazon Wishlist: https://a.co/03TRk7JS

Thank you for helping us provide the everyday essentials that make our residents feel cared for and supported.

08/07/2026

$22,000 per resident. Per year. No government funding. Nearly 20 years of refining the model. Independent living outcomes at roughly four times the rate of a traditional shelter/services approach.

We're not trying to become the biggest program. We're trying to make sure more people see what's possible.

Join us for a tour of NYEP.
Tuesday, August 19 | 12:00–1:00 PM
RSVP: https://form.jotform.com/260896175540060

08/05/2026

Most homelessness programs measure the apartment. Some teach the budget. Very few build the person who can keep both when life gets hard. That's the difference.

At NYEP, we don't start with the apartment. We start by building the capacity to hold one. Then we build the skills. Then the outcome. Because an outcome built on a skill without the capacity underneath it doesn't last.

That's the thinking behind the Becoming Stack™.

08/04/2026

When someone doesn't get better on our timeline, we call them "resistant to services." That's one of the biggest tells that we're asking the wrong question. Instead of asking, "Why won't they engage?" What if we asked, "What are we failing to build?" Because if our solution depends on someone already having the capacity to benefit from it, then maybe the missing intervention isn't another service. Maybe it's capacity. Read more here:

You’ve seen it.

08/01/2026

Want to help in a simple but meaningful way? Simply purchase any of the items using the links below and have them shipped directly to 1369 Faland Way, Reno, NV 89503. Thank you 🙏

Plates: https://link.amazon/B0baXB9km
Cups: https://link.amazon/B05y7f7Hv

07/30/2026

Our community has always been one of NYEP's greatest strengths.

One of our residents, Meagan, is looking for a part-time position where she can put her skills and experience to good use while staying within her SSDI work-hour and income limits.

Meagan is SHRM certified and has experience in human resources and administrative support. She's especially interested in supporting a nonprofit mission but is open to other flexible, part-time opportunities that are a good fit.

Over the past several months at NYEP, Meagan has demonstrated the kinds of qualities every employer hopes to find, showing up consistently, being on time, receiving direction and redirection well, and following through on her commitments. She isn't just looking for a job; she's looking for an opportunity where she can contribute, continue learning, and grow over time.

If your organization is hiring, or if you know someone looking for a dependable part-time HR or administrative professional, we'd be grateful if you'd help make a connection.

📧 Meagan Phillips
[email protected]

Thank you for helping create opportunities that support long-term independence.

07/29/2026

Thank you Soroptimist of Washoe County for donating new to us patio furniture and much needed household items to the Community Living Program. Household items like these really make our house a home.