Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation

TRUCKEE MEADOWS PARKS FOUNDATION IS A 501 (C) (3) ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES FOR THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY AND IMPROVEMENT OF OUR PARKS. THE PARKS FOUNDATION VISTA PROJECT, HEALTHY PARKS HEALTHY PEOPLE, PROVIDES DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS WITH AN ACTIVE,HANDS-ON PROGRAM DESIGNED TO INCREASE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND MITIGATE CHILDHOOD OBESITY. THIS VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH CNCS'S HEALTHY FUTURES FOCUS AREA. SEVEN VISTA MEMBERS CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS RAISING FUNDS FOR ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT, DEVELOPING A VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, IMPROVING ORGANIZATIONAL MARKETING EFFORTS, AND BUILDING HEALTH-BASED CURRICULUM. THREE VISTA MEMBERS SERVE AT CARSON CITY PARKS, RECREATION, AND OPEN SPACE DEPARTMENT WHERE THEY DEVELOP NEW COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMMING AND HELP GET MORE CITIZENS INTO THEIR PARKS AND GET HEALTHY. TWO VISTA MEMBERS SERVE AT THE WASHOE COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT WHERE THEY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS, PARTICULARLY TARGETING THE OPIOID CRISIS. TWO VISTA MEMBERS SERVE AT NORTHERN NEVADA HOPES, A 501 (C) (3) ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES INTEGRATED MEDICAL CARE AND WELLNESS SERVICES FOR MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. THE MEMBERS AT HOPES PERFORM RESEARCH AND DEVELOP THE CAPACITY OF CHANGE POINT, NEVADA'S FIRST LEGAL SYRINGE SERVICES PROGRAM, AND OTHER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE OPIOID CRISIS IN NORTHERN NEVADA. ONE VISTA LEADER, BASED OUT OF THE PARKS FOUNDATION, ASSISTS IN BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF THE 14 VISTA MEMBERS ACROSS THE FOUR ORGANIZATIONS.

THIS AWARD APPROVES FUNDING FOR THE FY 2023 VISTA SUPPORT PROGRAM GRANT DESCRIBED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM NARRATIVE AND BUDGET.

ESTIMATED TOTAL FUNDS REFER TO THE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR CASH GRANTS WHILE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF GRANTS EQUALS TOTAL OF ALL AMERICORPS VISTA PROJECTS, TH

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT ARTS EDUCATION WORKSHOPS IN RENO NEVADA.