Healthy Communities Coalition is so grateful for all the hard work our ten AmeriCorps and VISTA members accomplish in towns throughout Lyon County! HCC executive director Wendy Madson writes, “Our Americorps members are embedded in our community, from school gardens…
Read MoreSilver Springs, Nevada -The Silver Springs Arts Hub is a newly developing initiative to help promote and celebrate craftsmanship, arts and culture locally. The mission of the Arts Hub is to encourage the arts, build community, and share Silver Springs’…
Read MoreSilver Springs, Nevada – This week’s Silver Stage Food Pantry news includes recognition for several groups that recently added support to the Pantry: Dollar General Stores, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) of Virginia City, Northern Nevada Motorcylcle Association, and…
Read MoreDayton, Nevada – This week’s Dayton Food Pantry news includes recognition for three groups that recently contributed to the Pantry: Volunteers in Policing (V.I.P.s), Girl Scout Service Unit 625, and the Misfits Theater Group. Dayton Food Pantry manager Alie Trier…
Read MoreYerington, Nevada -The Yerington Food Pantry, located at 124 West Bridge Street in Yerington, is one of three “volunteer-powered” food pantries managed by the nonprofit Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties. Although it has only been open since…
Read MoreIn accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race,…
Read MoreSilver Springs, Nevada – The nonprofit Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties invites the public to its monthly breakfast meeting Thursday, December 14 at 9am at the Silver Springs Community Center. The Coalition will be electing new board…
Read MoreTo apply, please submit your resume to Healthy Communities’ Executive Director Wendy Madson at roots@healthycomm.org, or call 775-246-7550 with any questions. Position: Community Health Worker Coordinator Ours is a unique work environment with an unusual degree of flexibility. Overview: We…
Read MoreDayton, Nevada– The public is warmly invited to join dietitian Kim Mason and chef Cynthia Kroon for a healthy cooking demonstration, followed by dinner, on Monday December 11, 2017 at 5:30pm at the Dayton Valley Community Center at 170 Pike…
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