Refugee Resettlement
Supporting the uprooted
The NNIC has successfully resettled 223 displaced people here in Reno since August 2016. At least one adult in each family is employed.
The NNIC has a growing population of individual volunteers within the community; at the time there are 621. On top of that, each of our families has a mentor group which helps support them beyond the capacity of the NNIC. Each mentor group generally consists of 10-15 core participants who commit to an ultimate goal of having Reno's new citizens reach self-sufficiency. Many of our mentor groups are from local faith based communities including the Islamic Center of Reno, Sparks Christian Fellowship, Catholic Charities, Latter-Day Saints, Episcopal, Temple Sinai, and more.
If you have any interest in making a greater impact locally and global please contact Carina Black at cblack@unr.edu or at (775) 784-7515 x 221.