Hunger

An 88-year-old Carson City woman who has dedicated the past 15 years helping people throughout Northern Nevada learn English and become American citizens is among 10 finalists selected by CNN as a Top Hero for 2018.

Meals on Wheels Carson City sent up the bat signal today to seek local superheroes to join The Reliables, a team of community-minded folks determined to tackle hunger and loneliness in Carson’s home-bound senior population.

Ready for a good time? The Carson City Fair runs all day and culminates with a special concert in the arena starring Journey Unlimited. Car lovers are in for a treat: you can head down to the Carson Mall for their monthly cruise night, or roll into the Max Casino to get registered for the 33rd annual Run Whatcha Brung Car Show. The Trippin King Snakes take the stage in McFadden Plaza for a free all-ages show. Break a leg to the kids of Youth Theater Carson City; they open their production of ‘Bye, Bye, Birdie’ at the Community Center this evening.

The Northern Nevada Dream Center will hold a "drive thru" food drive this Friday at Carson Mall in Carson City and are looking for donors to give food items and money to help the hungry in the community.

Carson City's Grocery Outlet is holding a food drive to benefit Friends in Service Helping, also known as FISH, now through July 31 as part of the companywide Independence from Hunger campaign.

The annual Letter Carriers’ “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive was a big success in Dayton.

The Northern Nevada Dream Center, a faith-based charitable organization serving the area's most needy residents, has moved to a new location at 3579 U.S. Highway 50 East, Suite 211, in the iStorage commercial center.

Mother’s Day is Sunday, and there will be plenty of ways for the family to enjoy spending time together all weekend long. Treat Mom to some new flowers for the garden at the annual Greenhouse Project Plant Sale. The Nevada State Museum has a day full of cowboy-related activities planned. Head up to Virginia City on the V and T for a memorable ride through the hills. Before you head out on your adventures, remember to leave a donation of non-perishable food by your mailbox for the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Read on for all of your options.

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On Saturday, May 12, your Carson City area letter carrier will be doing more than just delivering letters and packages. They will be collecting food as part of the national Stamp Out Hunger Food drive.

About a decade ago, a group of community members organized a sustainable horticulture program targeting food insecurity in Carson City. They called it the Greenhouse Project, a not-for-profit effort to improve the quality of food available to the area’s most hungry.

When the Brower Family purchased the local Arby's franchise, located at 1122 South Carson Street, in June 2017 they had it in mind all along to use it as a vehicle to invest in their community.

Few restaurants in Carson City, or Northern Nevada for that matter, have been as successful for as long as Cafe at Adele's has.

Dutch Bros coffee in Carson City has partnered with Food for Thought with a "DutchLuv" fundraiser on Wednesday, Valentine's Day.

Dayton, 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 said, “This Thanksgiving we were so grateful for the hundreds of turkeys and hams, side items, and checks donated by the community. Now we even have enough to provide more than 500 more familes with spiral hams for Christmas. Thank you awesome community members!”

The Carson City Senior Center has partnered with Subaru of America, Inc. and Save Mart Supermarkets in the automaker’s annual Share the Love Event with a “Stuff the Subaru” canned food drive at Save-Mart, 3620 N. Carson Street, on Saturday, Dec. 9, from 10 a.m. to noon.

For the sixth year, Carson City residents lined up Friday night to feast on delicious, savory soup served in handmade clay pottery created by local artisans as part of the Empty Bowls Project to raise money for local families and individuals who often go without daily hot, nutritious cooked meals.

For many of us, our bowls are never empty. That cannot be said for those less fortunate who live paycheck to paycheck or live in the various motels filled with those who cannot afford permanent housing for their families.

The Silver and Snowflakes Festival of Lights annual tree lighting celebration outside the Nevada State Capitol Building in Carson City is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 1. Activities are planned throughout downtown from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and listed below.

There really can be too much of a good thing. For one Carson City area non-profit, the growth of its programs and services has prompted it to search for a larger space.

There really can be too much of a good thing. For one Carson City area non-profit, the growth of its programs and services has prompted it to search for a larger space.

The Nevada Department of Agriculture announced a new agreement with Food Bank of Northern Nevada to provide emergency food assistance to the 95,000 food-insecure individuals in Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey, Washoe and White Pine counties.

One in six kids in the United States struggle with hunger, meaning that instead of worrying about being a kid they are worried about their next meal. The good news is this problem has a solution. Through the month of September the Pizza Factory in Carson City will donate $1 of every special extra-large pizza to the No Kid Hungry campaign.

Many of our readers have probably not heard of Warrick Dunn, former running back for Florida State University and the National Football League’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons.

Dunn had a great college career, winning a national championship with the Seminoles in 1993. He followed his college success with a very good twelve-year career in the NFL. He made the Pro Bowl three times, although his successes were overshadowed by the likes of Shaun Alexander, Adrian Peterson, and Corey Dillon.

Dozens of competitors brought their hunger to the Carson Mall in Carson City Tuesday afternoon for the first ever inaugural July 4th Nevada Hotdog Eating Contest.

Carson City's Grocery Outlet will be running a food drive to benefit the Ron Wood Family Resource Center Food Bank beginning Saturday, July 1 through July 31.

Food For Thought, Inc. will continue its successful Summer Lunch Program during the 2017 season. The program provides free and nutritious lunches to all children ages 2 to 18. Lunch will be served daily 11am-12:30pm, Monday thru Friday, at two locations in Carson City starting June 5 until August 18.

Don't forget to leave your donation of non-perishable food items at your mailbox this Saturday. Your mail carrier will pick it up and deliver it to local food pantries. Help us Stamp Out Hunger.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the largest one day food drive in the nation. Letter carriers have collected over one billion pounds of food since the first food drive in 1998.

On Saturday, May 13, letter carriers all over the country will be collecting food for the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the largest one day food drive in the nation. Letter carriers have collected over one billion pounds of food since the first food drive in 1998.

Representatives from Save Mart Stores in Carson City delivered checks Wednesday morning to the Ron Wood Family Resource Center (RWFRC), the proceeds of which had been collected from the company's GIVE.SHARE.CARE food-sharing program.

A “Stuff a Police Car with Food Donations” event was held at Smith’s Grocery in Dayton on Jan. 7 for the Dayton Food Pantry.

Alie Trier, Dayton Food Pantry manager, said “I was amazed by all the cases of tuna and soup and other food donated — more than $4,500 worth of food, plus $612 in cash, was donated. We’re grateful for the hard work of Pantry volunteers and the Lyon Sheriff’s Department and the VIPs (Volunteers in Policing), and for the generosity of Smith’s Grocery Store, and residents of the Dayton area. Together, they made this event very successful.”