Keith and Sunny were a type, prevalent in midcentury northern Nevada. Frugal, hardworking, with roots in another state, they saved their money and loved their family and the Reno-Sparks community. Keith and Sunny Mentzer worked their way into success....
We are looking for people like you! Community Fund Advisory Committee members will recommend the 2019 Community Fund grants to the Community Foundation Board. Members will meet for an orientation in February 2019 and for a Proposal Review meeting...
The Village on Sage is a dorm-style community for 200 people living on low-incomes, being built by a partnership with private donors, construction companies the City of Reno, Volunteers of America and the Community Foundation. We plan to have...
As my last update about the Village on Sage Street was posted on July 28, I am excited to report our progress. The Village on Sage Street will be a community of 200 people with income between $1300 and...
Together we can move mountains or as we celebrated on Thursday, move dorm-style modular housing from eastern Wyoming to Sage Street in Reno. The Village on Sage Street, a housing option for low income working people and seniors who...
KRNV News Channel 4 story on Sage Street Village construction on the evening news August 28, 2019. https://mynews4.com/news/local/construction-begins-on-dorm-style-affordable-housing-in-reno
The Community Housing Land Trust’s first project, The Village on Sage Street is proceeding rapidly. Delivery of the first load of modules is scheduled for the week of September 1. It will entail nine trucks and six trips from...
A piece of our region’s affordable housing and homeless puzzle. As summer hits its peak, meetings are occurring daily throughout Reno to advance, very quickly, the “Dorm” style housing project. Much speculation is being made about how the project...
Resident engagement is crucial for Community Foundation initiatives to be effective. This Wednesday, June 20, we are hosting a reconvening of the Caregiver Support Initiative and are inviting our community to evaluate current work and identify what we should...
I started at the Community Foundation last August, just as we were entering the fall Family Estate Planning Series, and the degree to which I love the program has become a bit of a joke around the office. In...