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Special Storytime Event Tuesday Aug 2
Linda Flaherty of Healthy Communities Coalition (HCC) will read Dayton author Lisa Selmi’s children’s book “Oscar’s Big Adventure” at the Silver City Schoolhouse on Tuesday August 2, 2022 at 10am! Afterward Linda, who is the Project Director for Healthy Communities’…
Read MoreSilver Springs Food Pantry New Location
Healthy Communities Coalition’s food pantry in Silver Springs has moved to a new location! The pantry is now at 1290 Lahontan Street, Silver Springs. Hours are Wed – Fri from 10am-4pm. For more information, see https://healthycomm.org/food-hub/food-pantries/silver-springs-food-pantry/
Read MoreNew Cooking Videos Offer Help with Basting, Roasting, Deglazing and More
Rural Health and Nutrition Initiative, in partnership with SNAP-Ed and AmeriCorps members, has a brand new series of cooking techniques videos just in time for the holidays and all the cooking the season entails. Need guidance on basting? Roasting? Sauteing?…
Read MoreCommunity Helps Food Pantries in Yerington, Silver Springs and Dayton on Thanksgiving and Beyond
For the Thanksgiving holiday, Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties had lots of community support gathering and distributing donations for its Yerington, Dayton and Silver Springs food pantries. “We knew we could count on the generosity of our…
Read MoreFood Drive Brings In Over 1,000 Pounds for Dayton Pantry
Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties reports that a March food drive at the Dayton Grocery Outlet brought in 1,082 pounds of food for the Coalition’s Dayton Food Pantry clients. Lisa Selmi, Healthy Communities’ fiscal manager, said, “We…
Read MoreHealthy Communities Announces VISTA Service Opportunity
Would you like to serve your community by becoming a full time VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) member? Your service (May 2021 -August 2021) will be in Dayton, Nevada with the nonprofit Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey…
Read MoreFree Online Diabetes Self-Management Classes Begin September 10
Registration is open for a free, online series of classes on Diabetes Self Management that begins September 10, 2020. What: This 6 week self-management class was developed at Stanford University and offers anyone living with diabetes – or anyone living…
Read MorePart Time AmeriCorps Service Position in Silver Springs, Nevada
Would you like to serve your Silver Springs community by helping to increase food security and teaching people about good nutrition? You’ll also have a chance to earn a certificate in nutrition and to become a certified Community Health Worker…
Read MoreFree Diabetes Self Management Program
Registration is open for a free, online series of classes on Diabetes Self Management that begins July 23, 2020. What: This 6 week self-management class was developed at Stanford University and offers anyone living with diabetes – or anyone living…
Read MoreFree Online Diabetes Self-Management May 28-July 2
Please join us for a FREE online series of classes on Diabetes Self Management beginning May 28, 2020. What: This 6 week self-management class was developed at Stanford University and offers anyone living with diabetes – or anyone living with…
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