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Caught Between a CPS Deadline and Waiting Lists to Get Sober
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Caught Between a CPS Deadline and Waiting Lists to Get Sober

We are at the downtown Reno library where people living without shelter line up to use computers, get away from the elements and try to find new direction. We now also have Share Your Story time with Our Town Reno. A man who wanted to stay anonymous walked up to the table recently with a major dilemma. What happens when Child Protective Services gives you a deadline to get into a treatment program to regain custody of your child but all the waiting lists are full? He shared his story with Our Town Reno reporter Scott King.

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Our Town Reno Newsletter
Our Town Reno
With audio postcards from the streets, and inspiring interviews with community activists, we address issues of homelessness, the disappearance of public space, gentrification and the value of helping each other out from our base in Reno, Nevada. We do live reporting, micro storytelling and spoken word. As we face an affordable housing crisis, what happens to our most vulnerable?