At Reno’s STEP2, recovery has an address, a postpartum wing, family therapy, and transitional cottages where children can live with their mothers. The organization reports serving more than 5,200 women since 1986.

Horsemanship For Heroes gives Reno veterans, emergency responders, and their families eight weeks of free equine-assisted psychotherapy and learning. Founded by two retired Army veterans, it brings clinical care into the arena, where trust has to be practiced in real time.

A river cleanup in Reno begins with a volunteer and a trash bag. Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful supplies the larger machinery: recurring sites, tools, education, and a network that mobilized 5,306 volunteers in 2024–25.