Isaac R. Cancoby

In an email forwarded to Our Town Reno, Dana Searcy, the County’s Division Director for Housing and Homeless Services, took the time to respond to some of the complaints made by people who say they are currently sleeping at the Cares Campus. Those people all wished to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals.One said her ex-boyfriend had a stroke while staying at the Cares Campus and was sent to the hospital. Upon his return, the next day, she alleges staff refused him entry.  “Typically if a part...

The college experience has a reputation for substance abuse and alcohol consumption. It can be debilitating to fight an existing addiction or emerging addiction while dealing with the workload of college. Nevada’s Recovery and Prevention Program has people dedicated to supporting those in need of assistance with addiction, self-harm, eating disorders, etc.Fred works with students with the same goal in mind; helping UNR students recover from a number of behaviors, or prevent these behaviors from...

Sarah Bottenberg, a former student of the University of Nevada, Reno though that after surviving high school, transitioning into college life should have been no different. However, that idea dissipated after her first semester. The reality of being a college student, and being away from her friends and family, took Bottenberg for a spin. Ultimately, she dropped out.“Honestly, I thought that I would handle it way better than high school… because my whole view was like, ‘This is my chance to ente...

Yasmin De Peralta (left) and Kate Alvarez (right)  are recruiters and trainers for foster care families. Photo and reporting by Isaac Cancoby.  Right now, over 600 children under 18 are estimated to be in the foster care system in Washoe County, while there are about 400 licensed foster families. “We don’t have enough,” says Kate Alvarez whose job is recruitment and training of these families. “And we do want to emphasize that we do need more families if they’re able to – or are interested in le...

Two years ago, Mitchy McGhann, 30, was scrolling on social media and found an aesthetic post of a vending machine offering food. Just one day later, her mother Sarah was already exploring business space options. That was the genesis of Seoulful Bites located at 1651 N Virginia St Suite 100, Reno, NV 89503, up the sidewalk of Gravitate Reno, which used to be Park Place.The family owned self-serve Korean ramen bar will open soon, possibly in the next few weeks offering other Asian food options as...