Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada are helping the college students in our town.
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Ray's work as the dining room director for Catholic Charities impacted hundreds of thousands of clients over decades, but it was his personal connection with the volunteers that will be missed the most.
As the Silver State continues recovering from the recession, there are many who are still struggling to survive. Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada strives to help those in need, not just with short term solutions but long term improvements.
More than 1,000 homeless men, women, and children were welcomed and connected to local social service providers at Project Homeless Connect.
Food
The season is ripe for picking fresh fruit in Northern Nevada. Pamela leads the Reno Gleaning Project, an organization which helps lower food waste by helping people clean up their trees and then donates the fresh produce to local charities in town.
Washoe County and Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada are teaming up to offer the senior nutrition program, including the congregate meal and home-delivered Meals on Wheels programs.
Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada has recently been awarded a grant of nearly $2-million over the next two years. It will allow the organization to deliver food to many of Nevada's rural communities.
Catholic Charities & the St. Vincent's programs distributed frozen turkeys with all the traditional holiday fixings Wednesday as part of their annual Thanksgiving in May event.