Stories

After almost 10 years of serving as the Regional Director for VOA Northern Nevada, Pat Cashell is moving toward his next great adventure.

At 8 months pregnant, Aashakiya found herself with nowhere to go. She had bounced around from place to place, living in hotels and shelters without any stability. Her retail job was not enough to pay the bills, and she was unable to afford a place of her own.

March 8 marks our Founder’s Day, and this year, VOA celebrates its 126th year of making a difference!

Morgan was living on the river when his camp was cleaned up and he was asked to move. He knew that he had a new opportunity to find a better solution, and he was welcomed into the Nevada Cares Campus.

Reno Works is back! After taking a brief hiatus due to the pandemic, 8 participants have begun their journeys of finding independence once again.

After she lost her housing due to increased rent prices, Michelle and her 3 teenage children had nowhere to go. For months they lived in hotels, all 5 of them squeezing into a single room.

Wendy escaped an abusive marriage and found herself without a home, you made a way where there seemed to be no way.

After he left the military, Darryl got by with hustling, dealing drugs and random jobs, until things fell apart and his addiction became all-consuming.

The holidays are an exciting time for us here at VOA, because it is when the community comes together the most to share love and joy with all their neighbors.

As we close out this year, I wanted to take this opportunity to simply say thank you.