Reported incidents of domestic violence have been on the rise in Washoe County over the past three years, underscoring the need to expand the availability of temporary housing for victims.
To address the need, the Domestic Violence Resource Center in Washoe County is in the process of quadrupling their shelter capacity, jumping from 25 beds to 100. The center temporarily relocated its existing 25 beds last fall and is now under construction on a new facility on Vassar Street in Reno.
DVRC Executive Director Kristen Kennedy told Reno City Council on Wednesday that the center has raised $30.7 million in private philanthropic funds to build the new facility, which broke ground in November and hopes to open in June 2027…