Reno Works +, a 12-week program that provides a group of people experiencing homelessness with workshops and classes focused on life and job skills, will graduate 7 students from the life-changing program on Monday, April 29, 2024 at Reno City Hall. The City of Reno and Volunteers of America Northern California and Northern Nevada (VOA-NCNN) invite the media and public to attend.  

For the first time in the program’s history, the 7 graduates will continue to receive services after Monday’s graduation courtesy of a $75,000 donation from SilverSummit Healthplan. These post-graduation services and the implementation of the workshop series called "Getting Ahead in a Just-Gettin’-by World,” offered by Opportunity Alliance Nevada, are designed to create a bridge out of poverty.  

Reno Works + provides a group of people experiencing homelessness with classes focused on life and job skills as well as temporary employment through community improvement projects including working in area parks, improving public facilities and cleaning along the river corridor.  

Since 2015, 110 graduates have completed the Reno Work Program, not including Monday’s graduates. This latest Reno Works session began in January 2024.