Strengthening & Supporting Families and Communities

Youth Programs

Before-And-After School Programs:  CCI offers Before-and-After School programs for K-12 youth in partnership with the Storey County Schools. The Before-and-After School programs includes breakfast, snacks, reading, homework time, social skills development, recreation, and theme-based activities to enrich the lives of youth. All youth programs have a drug, alcohol, and tobacco-free emphasis, which is a natural outgrowth of our organizational intent: to build healthy communities. Enrollment forms are available at Hugh Gallagher Elementary School. For more information please call (775) 400-6206

Comstock Kids Summer Program:  Looking for a great summer program? Look no further. Children entering Kindergarten to 5th grade are eligible to participate in the Comstock Kids summer program. Highlights include a variety of fun activities, pool visits, and weekly field trips. The program has plenty of interactive learning opportunities to keep the participants’ brains sharp over the summer months. The program runs from 7am to 6pm Monday through Friday. For more information please call (775) 400-6206

COW (Classroom-on-Wheels) BUS:  COW is an outreach service providing parenting training, early childhood education and school-readiness programs for families with young children in Storey and Lyon counties. We operate five Classrooms on Wheels in Lyon, Storey. and Nye Counties. Currently, the COW Bus serves the following communities: Mark Twain, Fernley, Stagecoach, Silver Springs, Dayton, and Tonopah. This outreach program prepares pre-K students to become school ready. For more information please call (775) 431-9803

COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

Counseling Services: In the early 1990s, Community Chest began offering counseling for a variety of concerns . Since then, the counseling program has grown to include many types of services— domestic violence, substance abuse, personal, and court-ordered counseling. The counseling team maintains the philosophy that every person should be treated with unconditional and positive regard, highlighting the worth of each client and helping all to realize their full potential.  The approach is holistic in nature and aims to address all parts of a client’s life. For more information please call (775) 241-8029

The Food Closet- The food closet offers bulk and fresh food to families in this region in conjunction with the Northern Nevada Food Bank. At least 20 volunteers a month assist with these two programs, which are integral to the lives of local citizens. Since 1997, we have provided food, clothing and emergency rent and utility assistance to over 3,000 people in Storey and Lyon Counties. All of these programs— from counseling to the food closet, are available on a barter basis. This program enables people to utilize these services based upon their volunteer work. These volunteer hours are traded for services thus keeping the dignity of the volunteers intact, and contributing the talents of our local citizens to meet real community needs. For information, please contact 775-847-9311