By Brett Fisher

  • Photos by Brett Fisher. Staff inside the NHC Mobile Care Van talk with a visitor.
    Photos by Brett Fisher. Staff inside the NHC Mobile Care Van talk with a visitor.
  • A medical professional talks with a visitor at the CTH booth.
    A medical professional talks with a visitor at the CTH booth.
  • Visitors check in to the resource fair at the UNR Orvis School of Nursing table.
    Visitors check in to the resource fair at the UNR Orvis School of Nursing table.
  • Line of vendors at the resource fair inside the Marv Teixeira Pavilion.
    Line of vendors at the resource fair inside the Marv Teixeira Pavilion.
  • Cheer staff hands a child something to eat at the snack booth run by CHS Cheer.
    Cheer staff hands a child something to eat at the snack booth run by CHS Cheer.
  • The United Blood Services Blood Mobile in the parking lot outside of the Marv Teixeira Pavilion.
    The United Blood Services Blood Mobile in the parking lot outside of the Marv Teixeira Pavilion.
  • Staff from the NHC and UNR Orvis School of Nursing pose for a group photo.
    Staff from the NHC and UNR Orvis School of Nursing pose for a group photo.
  • The Nevada Health Centers booth at the resource fair inside the Marv Teixeira Pavilion.
    The Nevada Health Centers booth at the resource fair inside the Marv Teixeira Pavilion.
  • Nevada Health Centers Mobile Care Van.
    Nevada Health Centers Mobile Care Van.
  • Student nurses at the UNR Orvis School of Nursing table at the front of the pavilion.
    Student nurses at the UNR Orvis School of Nursing table at the front of the pavilion.

Dozens of service providers were available to answer questions and provide information to the public Saturday during the second annual Hand-Up Resource Fair held inside the Marv Teixeira Pavilion at Mills Park in Carson City.

More than 40 area service providers representing community resources covering everything from health care to employment and transportation were present to network with visitors and provide education about services.

There was free admission into the fair, sponsored by the Carson City Health and Human Services Department and hosted by the University of Nevada, Reno, Orvis School of Nursing.