Carson City Organizations

The Nevada Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) is a year-long fundraising campaign supporting Special Olympics Nevada in teaching athletes of all abilities skills they can carry over into their daily lives.  

The Nevada Press Association represents the daily and weekly news publications of the state and is committed to giving a common voice to the journalists who speak for democracy and the people.

Have you ever driven by a homeless person on a street corner, sunburned, hungry and in need of a warm shower? Your heart ached for them but then you avoided their gaze and drove on by because you just didn’t know how to help.

Perhaps, it’s a family living in a motel, struggling to pay next week’s rent and buy food or a teen overwhelmed by tragedy or challenges that leaves you feeling sad and unsure how to make a difference.

Here at the Northern Nevada Dream Center we know just how you feel. That’s why in 2010, a group of volunteers chose to take action on those feelings and bring change to people’s lives.

The Northern Nevada Dream Center was created out of a vision to bring hope and relief to residents in our local communities. Our purpose is to meet basic needs and provide assistance through existing and future services such as: emergency food boxes, monthly outreaches to individuals and families living in motels, toiletries for the homeless, educational services for job seekers and those needing to acquire their GED, clothing to folks in need and fun activities and services for children thru our Dream Kids program.

You can take action too! Join us, volunteer or make a donation. You can change a life forever by getting involved today!

The Order of the Eastern Star is a fraternal organization that strives to provide an environment of fellowship and friendship for it's members to support the community through charitable acts. This is a non-religious organization, though its teachings are based on the Bible. The main objective of this organization is to practice and promote truth, charity, and loving kindness. 

The mission of the Pay it Forward Project is support volunteerism in our communities and our schools we offer ongoing encouragement to members of our communities and in our schools to make a positive difference through volunteerism and assisting others. We encourage everyone to volunteer a minimum of 2 hours a month to your community which is not much however it makes a big difference. This builds positive relationships in your community. We currently honor members of the communities as well as students in Carson City, Gardnerville and South Lake Tahoe. We provide scholarships for students that are making a positive difference in the communities they live. We also support local service clubs and or student service clubs with grants to support volunteer projects.. We started with scholarships in 2015 in South Lake Tahoe and expanded to additional schools each year to include Scholarships are provided at Carson High School, Western Nevada College, Douglas High School, South Tahoe High School and Lake Tahoe Community College. We also sponsor a youth program at Clean up the Lake based in Incline Village.

In addition we sponsor programs such as Bread and Broth second serving, Clean up the Lake youth programs as well as South Lake Tahoe Earth day events. For more information on how we can assist your organization we can be reached at payitforwardproject2016@gmail.com. The Pay it Forward Project is a fund of the El Dorado Community Foundation