Friends in Service Helping
Friends in Service Helping, also known as FISH, is launching a new community project to renovate and improve the façade of its thrift store on North Carson Street in Carson City. The human services nonprofit invites residents and local organizations with construction experience to participate in the project by volunteering their skills and materials to renovate their store front on Carson Street.
The specific skills requested for the renovation include demolition, carpentry, painting, masonry, and experience working with concrete and stucco. FISH also welcomes donations of materials and supplies for these projects. Executive Director Jim Peckham will schedule volunteers to work with our general contractor. If you are interested in any capacity please contact Jim at 775-882-3474 ext. 101 or jim@nvfish.com.
“We are working with the community to spread Carson City’s revitalization north of the downtown area,” Peckham says. “My board and I hope that other businesses can see how a low-cost face lift to our building can make a big difference on the 395 corridor.” The corrugated metal and rustic wood façade is expected to have a visual impact in the community and it will be easily duplicated with other properties on the North end of town, if other businesses like the design.
The new storefront will have a Western design recalling the history of Carson City. FISH has already enlisted the help of local builders, services clubs and the Lath and Plaster Union in Reno to help with the project. FISH is also hopeful that artists will assist in creating murals on walls within their complex.
All proceeds from the FISH thrift store directly fund their emergency services programs.
The store is part of the organization’s complex that includes the Family Dining Room, Ross Clinic, food bank and administrative offices. FISH is in the process of modernizing the facilities, which are more than 50 years old. Improvements have been made to the parking lot, offices, and thrift store interior; now they will renovate the store’s exterior.
FISH is a non-profit organization that provides Food, Instruction, Shelter and Healthcare to the homeless and hungry in the Carson area. Since 1979 FISH has offered emergency services and referrals to help individuals and families regain self-sufficiency. For more information, please contact FISH by telephone at 775-882-FISH (3474), by email at info@nvfish.com, or online at www.nvfish.com.
