Sitemap - 2019 - Our Town Reno Newsletter

Lee, Helping Others Without Shelter Survive Winter

Paul, Living in His Vehicle after Losing His Job

Devon Reese, a Councilman in Reno, Sees Hope and Challenges for the Homeless

A City Clashes Over How To Help the Homeless

Melissa, Thankful for her Family's Bond Despite Being in Different Shelters

Caught Between a CPS Deadline and Waiting Lists to Get Sober

The Reno Matrix, Jury of Peers and More Street Poetry

Annette, Feeling a Sense of Community at a Park with Her Ailing Dog

Nathaniel Benjamin, Keeping a Collective Printmaking Space Alive

Jaren Hutchings, Fighting for Nevada's Environmental Future

Homeless Moved from Pickett Park, and #BringSomeLove Advocates Move In

Darcy Patterson, an Addict's Mom Helps Others after Losing a Child

Police Brutality and Other Poems by our Street Poet Laureate Donald Griffin

Meghan Simons, a Substance Use Disorder Counselor

An Activist and an Artist Team Up for a Day of the Dead Mural Under an Overpass

Morgan Green, Helping Break the Stigma of Substance Abuse

Joyce, from Homeless to Motels to Section 8 Housing

Josella, Running Motels in a Town With Lots of Housing Needs and Anger against the Poor

Alan, Displaced from a Motel and Feeling "Teslafied"

Josh, A Day Laborer About to Give Up

JD, Mourning his Father and Broken Family While Homeless

Steve, Selling Blood and Sleeping Outside

Kyle, Keeping an Eye out for Injustices

Jamie, After Losing her Kids, Fending off Assaults along the River

Tim Doss, Recycling and Going Undercover for the Homeless

The Greek, Dreaming of Another Life

A Millionaire's Daughter on the Streets

Cravings, Me vs. Self, Love Reincarnated and other Street Poems by Donald Griffin

Wishes and Other Street Poetry by Donald Griffin

Lisa Adele Rojas, A Local Business Owner Fighting Against Rising Rents

Karla Wagner and Robert Harding on Opioid Recovery and Harm Reduction

Daniel Fred, Working on Preventing Substance Addiction and Helping the Addicted

Crystal Meth and other Street Poetry by Donald Griffin

Paula, the Downtown BeadMaker

Sharon Marie Daniels, Serving Community Meals and Worried about New Restrictions

Renee and Steven, Trying to Get Sober Together on the Streets

Stacey Payne, From Addict in the Depths of Despair to Recovery Entrepreneur

Jerry Jackson, Trying to Get out of a Spiral after Burnout and a Breakdown

Ace, 33, Homeless and Suicidal in Reno

Grant Denton, from Being an Addict on the Streets to Helping Others Follow his Path of Recovery

Legendary Baby Bleu, An Unsheltered Prostitute Surviving Winter

Joanne, 73, A Reader on the Streets Left to Fend for Herself after Facing Mounting Bills

Life on the River, by Wendy Wiglesworth

Leann Silvia, Researching about Student Homelessness

Who Does the City Belong To? by Donald Griffin