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The City of Reno is now providing a free hot lunch to seniors at the Neil Road Community Center. Find out more about the program.

The Reno City Council agreed to donate three surplus map cabinets to the Nevada Historical Society at the request of the organization.

The cabinets will be used to store historical maps of the greater Reno area thus preserving these and other objects of historical value for future generations.

The value of the cabinets is deemed minimal. It was determined the cabinets had served their useful purpose to the City and were no longer needed.

The Reno City Council approved a Community Pride Grant in the amount of $550 to assist Join Together Northern Nevada in purchasing teaching materials for the Real Bar Campaign.

The Campaign supports local retailers who have shown a commitment to deter underage and abusive drinking in their establishments. It provides retailers with the opportunity to obtain a server training card and undergo required course work to better identify intoxication. It also provides training to help identify fake identifications and develop strategies to deal with disturbances.

Each Neighborhood Advisory Board has the ability to recommend Community Pride Grant funding to Council. These funds are neighborhood specific and allocated to projects the City may not have budgeted for but are projects the Neighborhood Advisory Board would like to expedite. The funds are generally intended for projects that are short term in nature and quick to implement.

The North Valleys High School Boosters will be able to provide new computers and software to their school to establish a school newspaper thanks to a Community Pride Grant in the amount of $7,040. The money will also be used to purchase two-way radios for better communication throughout the school as well as provide two new picnic tables at the school.

The Ward Four North Valleys Neighborhood Advisory Board (NAB) recommended Council approve the request for funding which Council provided. Each Neighborhood Advisory Board’s Community Pride Grant funds are designed to be used for neighborhood-specific projects.

The funds are allocated to projects the City may not have budgeted for but are projects the Neighborhood Advisory Board would like to expedite. The funds are generally intended for projects that are short term in nature and quick to implement.

The City of Reno opened the triage center as part of its effort to provide comprehensive services to homeless residents at the Community Assistance Center campus. The facility, which is operated under a contract with WestCare, has provided services to nearly 1,000 people since it opened more than a year ago. The facility is open to residents who are indigent and have no health care. The majority of the clients are suffering a breakdown from alcohol and drug addictions and mental health issues.