The Mission is working diligently to ramp up its evening meals services to provide hot dinners to about 400 homeless men and women at the Community Assistance Center.

Among the recent developments:

• We have met with Food Bank of Northern Nevada officials to increase our partnership and food deliveries;
• We are working with Chris Tinney and his group, Spread Peace Reno, to coordinate food services to the 200 residents of “tent city” on the homeless campus;
• We continue to work with Volunteers of America to finalize details on providing meals to the clients of the Men’s Drop In Center, Women’s Drop In Center and the Family shelter. Click here to check out a short video on facebook!

Everyone has been great and we are excited about the cooperation of all involved! As it stands now, beginning June 1 we’ll start preparing hot meals for tent city with our staff and volunteers working with volunteers from Spread Peace Reno, who will then transport the meals out to those in the area also known as Safe Ground.

To read UNR journalism student Caitlin Grimmer’s story on these efforts, click here. 

Beginning July 1, we’ll prepare and transport hot meals to the 160 men at the men’s shelter. The 30 clients in the women’s shelter and the up to 80 women and children in the family shelter will be invited to come to the Mission dining room for dinner.

We are looking for volunteers and any donations of food, non-food items (trash bags, plastic utensils, etc.) and financial aid to help us tackle this challenge. If you can help in any of these areas, please call Tammie at 775-323-0386, ext. 16.