I Got You Reno has helped more than 100 families.
The nonprofit is fairly new to the area, but say the impact they want to create, is a big one.
I Got You Reno was made an official nonprofit in April, but the founder has been helping out the community for about two years.
The organization helps supply families with essentials such as beds, dining rooms tables, baby cribs and many other home necessities.
"It's just amazing the difference you see," said Marsha Cuddy-Brasel, Founder of I Got You Reno. "The stress that is relieved when folks don't have to worry about that my children have beds, we have a table to sit at."Â
The nonprofit aims to provide those things to families through community donations.
Marsha tells us she knows what it's like being without essentials, all while she was raising her kids as a single mother.
"I had my electricity shut off during the winter and I, my children were young enough where I told them that we were camping," she said.
Marsha and her family got help through that time, which spawned her inspiration to start I Got You Reno.
They give to families coming out of a crisis or in a time of need to help get back on their feet.
To keep that going Marsha says she needs more help with funding and getting more hands-on deck to maximize their services.
"As you can imagine our services are badly needed and we do have wait list and if I had more volunteers, I could cut that wait list down immediately."
One family says they are grateful for the nonprofit for making their family strong again.
"We wouldn't have a place to sleep, we wouldn't have a dinner table, we wouldn't have everything just to become one again," said Doug Lewis, who received furniture from the nonprofit said. "We were so unorganized; we were so out of it because we were in a small, combined place and had nothing."
The Lewis family were living in a motel when they moved here from California.
Once an opportunity for an apartment opened up, they took it.
While having a place to call home, they didn't have much to it.
The family slept on air mattresses until they got an offer of a lifetime.
"And a friend of ours called us and told us about her and Marsha's been helping us out every step of the way," Doug said.
Since then, the family has come back closer together.
"Family is back at the Lewis house," Doug said. "The kids don't go to their friends house anymore and take off anymore they want to spend time with us."
Doug wants to help Marsha out, so he can help out families similar to his.
"The situation we were was horrible and she's brought us up and seeing the people's faces, the looks on their faces when that happens is going to be amazing," he said.
If you would like to donate, volunteer, or learn more about the nonprofit's services, you can find more information in the link below.
