StreetReach Team

Photo cutline: StreetReach Team- Jasdeep Buttar, Jane Fox, Natalie Davidson, Molly Kokenge, Theresa Watts and Cary Ballard. (Jasen Brooks and Christina Coss not pictured.)

 Photo cutline: StreetReach Team- Jasdeep Buttar, Jane Fox, Natalie Davidson, Molly Kokenge, Theresa Watts and Cary Ballard. (Jasen Brooks and Christina Coss not pictured.)

The Washoe Opioid Abatement and Recovery Fund is getting $500,000 in funding to help people experiencing homelessness and opioid disorders. 

The Washoe County Board of Commissioners recently approved the funding for UNR's StreetReach initiative. 

StreetReach is a nurse-led partnership between the Orvis School of Nursing and the Larson Institute within the School of Public Health. The program brings healthcare directly to affected people and help them connect with ongoing medical and social services. 

UNR says the funding aligns with Washoe County's priorities for addressing the opioid epidemic and expanding access to underserved populations. The award is part of the county's broader investment of opioid settlement funds into programs that support prevention, treatment and recovery throughout the region.

Since launching earlier this year, StreetReach has provided nurse-led wound care, blood-borne virus screening, health education and connections to medical and social services for people experiencing homelessness. 

(University of Nevada, Reno contributed to this report.)