Hope, Nevada

This week on Hope, Nevada we got to have a conversation with Liz McFarland, a lead volunteer with Project150 Reno. Project150 is a free clothing boutique available for disadvantaged teenagers in the Reno/Sparks area, offering a dignified shopping experience . Project150 online: project150reno.org

This week on Hope, Nevada we got to have a conversation with Kate Schmidt, the Northern Nevada Regional Director for Foster The City. Foster The City is a growing coalition of churches, moving across Northern Nevada, working together to provide a loving home for every child in foster care. Its mission is to enable the local church to answer the biblical mandate to care for vulnerable children. Fos...

Welcome to Season 2 of Hope, Nevada! Hope, Nevada exists to: connect people to the needs in our city raise awareness of hope happening in our city spotlight people/organizations bringing hope to our city (“candle lighters”) inspire listeners toward hope-filled engagement and action for the love of our city

This week we got to hear from Dr. Karen Gedney and hear her amazing story. Dr. Gedney is the Consultant in Prison Reform on the Ridge House Board.

As the Chief Executive Officer at STEP2, Mari is responsible for the planning, budgeting, staffing, motivating, and overall management of the agency. She wears many hats, ranging from managing the daily operations of STEP2 to writing grants and securing program funding.

SONV is dedicated to enriching the lives of children and adults with intellectual disabilities through inclusive sports, education and health. The 501(c)3 nonprofit organization offers free year-round training and competition programs for 3,253 athletes who compete in more than 60 competitions in 10 sports annually. On the playing field, SONV promotes inclusion through Unified Sports, bringing tog...

This week we got to talk with Kimberly Weingartner who started the Katie Grace Foundation in honor of her daughter, Katie Grace. The Katie Grace Foundation was created to give back to people throughout the community as well as showcasing the beautiful characteristics of Katie.

This week we got to have a conversation with Misty Vaughn Allen, the Statewide Coordinator with the Office of Suicide Prevention.

After eight years in a very successful medical device sales career, Ryan decided it was time to become his own boss. In 2016, he started an in-home caregiving company in Reno called Amada Senior Care. It grew very quickly to the point that Ryan could barely keep up if he wasn’t hiring 20+ people a month. Ryan has built his business to be one of the top 5 franchises in the country out of almost 200...

This week we got to talk with Angel and  Michael Sweazy about starting a Reno Chapter of Youth With a Mission.

This week we got to hear from the CEO of Veterans Guest House, Naureen Leary.

This week we got to have a conversation with Jocelyn Lantrip, the Director of Marketing for the Food Bank of Northern Nevada.

This week we got to talk with Jim and Carol Smitherman about their new group for bereaved parents, While We're Waiting . These meetings are a safe and uplifting experience where hurting parents can form connections with other moms and dads who truly understand the experience of losing a child and who share faith in God.

Diaz is a human service provider turned community patron passionate about targeted messaging and relationship-building to enhance business development and self-growth. From children’s services, to animal welfare, to substance abuse, and University Assistant Athletic Director, Diaz has used his Bachelor’s from Nevada and Master’s degree from the University of Iowa to enhance his skills and help bui...

This week we got to hear from Gabby Totton, Executive Director of Trauma Intervention Program (TIP).

This week we got to hear from Kris Scillaci, volunteer lead of the Food Pantry at SCF.

Project 150 Reno, a non-profit dedicated to helping homeless, displaced, and disadvantaged high school students, is currently serving over 30 schools in Northern Nevada.  Reno’s Beginning Project 150 Reno was started in 2014 by a dedicated group of volunteers following the same mission – serve homeless, displaced, and disadvantaged students so they could focus on high school and graduate. &nb...

In this episode we got to have a conversation with Leo Castro, Founder and Senior Pastor of ECC.

This week we got to have a conversation with Bill & Penny Poullier who facilitate the Kids First Club at Youth First.

This week we got to sit down with Amy McKillip of Kindness Matters.

Get to Know Chris Rhodes Most of us know Chris Rhodes as a gifted speaker, serious bible scholar and friend. It’s not easy to get him to talk about himself: he’d rather share about the people he serves as the Executive Director of Reno’s Good Shepherd’s Clothes Closet. But he has actually lived quite a fascinating life marked by travel, scholarship and service. Chris began his long association wit...

This week we got to hear from Julia Seidel, the Executive Director of Compassion Community Clinic. Compassion Community Clinic (CC Clinic) is a non-profit dental clinic, offering health and hope to low-income, uninsured adults in Northern Nevada. CC Clinic is the first and only ongoing, free dental clinic in Northern Nevada.  In Washoe County, 1 in 4 adults are estimated to have no dental ins...

This week we got to have a conversation with Lori Thomas, the Executive Director of Youth First. -- Lori started working with kids as a Young Life volunteer in college,  1979. (40 years ago) ---graduated from UNR, taught English and coached at Reed High School  for 4 years ---went on YL staff and was Area Director in this area for 21 years  ---taught alternative and Adult Ed part-ti...

Sharon Chamberlain has served as the Chief Executive Officer at Northern Nevada HOPES since August 2011. Under Sharon’s leadership, HOPES has undergone a tremendous expansion, from a small HIV service organization serving 600 patients, to a growing community health center that serves over 10,000 men, women, and children in Northern Nevada. Sharon oversaw the construction and opening of HOPES' new...

In this episode, we got to have a conversation with Jessica Cisneros, the Executive Director of Safe Embrace.  Jessica initially started working with survivors and their children in the child welfare system in Clark County in 2006. She started as a case manager for a non-profit and eventually was promoted to supervisor and then to a program director. After moving back to Reno, she worked for...