C.I.R.C.L.E.S.

Steve Hedrick, Program Director of the Capital City C.I.R.C.L.E.S. Initiative will be the featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon. C.I.R.C.L.E.S. is a cooperative community effort to elevate people out of poverty by intentionally creating relationships across class lines, and empowering them to chart their own course towards self-sufficiency.

Carson City is facing the same problems other growing communities throughout the nation are: a lack of affordable housing which in turn is causing a gap in the workforce for important careers that require technical training.

An expansion is underway at Carson City’s own The Greenhouse Project, which will provide more learning opportunities to those who are inclined toward agricultural science.

As Women’s History Month comes to an end, the Carson City Chamber Board of Directors announces the recognition of ten exceptional women who have been — and will continue to be — important in the history of this city.

The Whistle Stop Inn on North Carson Street is the center point in a topic of discussion regarding transitional housing in Carson City. Friends in Service Helping, also known as FISH, along with a new program designed to lend a helping hand to qualifying individuals who want to better their lives, are now considering refurbishing the entire property.

Carson City is a very special place and, as the city continues to grow and prosper, many are looking to relocate here for a myriad of reasons.

Through the years, Carson City has changed. There have been good times and there have been times that, as Thomas Paine wrote, “have tried men’s souls.” We’ve lost some historic and iconic structures but have bounced back in the good times. The biggest recent changes occurred in 2016 with the reimagining of the downtown core that continues today.

On Saturday, 10 children from low-income Carson City families will receive back-to-school makeovers as part of the "Cool School Renewal" event put on by Capital City CIRCLES Initiative.

Come enjoy the fun at C.I.R.C.L.E.S. Cool School Renewal makeover event to see Carson City kids show off their new school picture day look! In addition to their new outfits, C.I.R.C.L.E.S. participants’ children will receive new fun, rad haircuts from The Cutting Edge hair salon. Their new looks will then be showcased in a big makeover reveal for all to see at!

The Capital City C.I.R.C.L.E.S. Initiative, a cooperative community effort to elevate people out of poverty, invites members of the community to participate in a colloquy on the topic of preventing substance abuse. The event will take place on Wednesday, June 26 at 6:45 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church’s Family Life Center located at 115 N Division St.

At its Feb. 20 meeting, the Carson City Leisure Hour Club recognized the outstanding work of the Capitol City C.I.R.C.L.E.S. Initiative with a $500 donation. Accepting the check for the organization were Shelly Aldean, co-founder and past president, and Program Manager Thomas Blake, Jr.

Hello Carson City and welcome to Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. We're midway through the work week with yet another round of snow showers possible today and Thursday. But don't let the weather spoil your fun. There's several activities lined up throughout the day and tonight.

On Wednesday, February 20, Carson City Leisure Hour Club members will hear from C.I.R.C.L.E.S co-founder and former Carson City Supervisor Shelly Aldean about the exceptional work of C.I.R.C.L.E.S. She will be joined by Thomas Blake, Jr., C.I.R.C.L.E.S. program manager, for the presentation.

CARSON CITY — This week's edition of It's Your City, host Cortney Bloomer sits down with Maria Bravo with Capital City C.I.R.C.L.E.S. to talk about the program and her experience going through the organization as a participant and leader.

A poverty simulation was held Monday at Carson City's Fremont Elementary School, led by the Capital City C.I.R.C.L.E.S. Initiative, an organization with the mission of ending poverty in communities by promoting relationships across class lines.

GENOA — Those who help raise money for worthy causes know what it takes to organize a successful fundraising event. It takes hours of preparation, countless phone calls to prospective donors, targeted advertising, risking banishment by friends and family and community supporters to whom you sell tickets and, worst of the all, the nagging fear on the day of the event that no one will show up.

CARSON CITY — On Oct. 16, 2018, the Capital City C.I.R.C.L.E.S. Initiative graduated its latest class of Champions. For many of the guests — Board members and Allies — who have attended these familiar rites of passage in the past, the scene invoked many fond memories and a genuine sense of pride in the graduates who persevered through 16 weeks of Getting Ahead classes involving hard work and a lot of self-reflection.

Capital City C.I.R.C.L.E.S. Initiative, a Carson City non-profit helping to combat poverty, will hold its annual "A Gem of an Evening" auction and fundraiser Saturday, Oct. 20 from 3-6 p.m. at Genoa Lakes Golf Course Supper Club.

Friends in Service Helping (FISH) and the Capital City C.I.R.C.L.E.S. Initiative (CIRCLES) are excited to announce a more formal relationship and an expanded collaboration.

Judge Tom Armstrong announced Friday that he seeks re-election to Department I of the Carson City Justice/Municipal Court. Judge Armstrong was elected to the bench in 2012, after he was appointed to fill the position by the Carson City Board of Supervisors in May of 2011.

The Capital City C.I.R.C.L.E.S Initiative Change for Changing Lives Scavenger Hunt Clue No. 4:

There’s an “Irish” pizzeria
That all of you may know
Where a vintage meter’s waiting
To be stuffed with metal dough.

The Capital City C.I.R.C.L.E.S Initiative Change for Changing Lives Scavenger Hunt Clue No. 3:
Homemade soups and salads
And pastries of all kinds
Are offered to you daily
Where Legislators dine.

The Capital City C.I.R.C.L.E.S Initiative Change for Changing Lives Scavenger Hunt Clue No. 2:

When shopping at this “artsy” place
Don’t forget to feed
The vintage parking meter
That comforts those in need.

The Capital City C.I.R.C.L.E.S Initiative Change for Changing Lives Scavenger Hunt Clue No. 1:
Standing near the water’s edge
With quiet, stately grace
This purple coin receptacle
Looks slightly out of place.

Seek and you shall find. This week in Carson City, participants in a local scavenger hunt will be searching for four purple-painted parking meters placed indoors at public venues throughout the Nevada state capital.

CARSON CITY — Brenda Silis, Program Manager at the Capital City C.I.R.C.L.E.S. Initiative announced Tuesday that Dr. Wirt Twitchell has joined CCCI as its coach.

There is a lot of help in Carson City for those struggling with poverty — including military veterans — but the Capital City C.I.R.C.L.E.S. Initiative stands out as an organization that empowers people to change their lives.