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It’s been six months since I gave my State of the State Address where I laid out promises to improve the quality of life and lower the cost of living for Nevadans with initiatives from housing to child care to mental health. Since then, it’s clear that Nevada is on the move – we have made progress on every single promise made. I’m so proud of the work done across the State every day to build a brighter future for Nevadans and keep our promises. None of this would have been possible without the dedication from our State lawmakers, who have ensured we are approving and fast-tracking policies that work for working families. Learn more about the Promises Made and Promises Kept in the last six months.
Part of those promises includes investing infrastructure. This week, I toured the new southbound I-580 ramps at the Reno spaghetti bowl with the Nevada Department of Transportation as the construction reached a milestone. This project will address one of the most dangerous sections of the interchange, keep more drivers safe and help reduce traffic by creating wider access to the freeway. These projects are also about jobs – much-needed jobs for hundreds of Nevadans.
Thursday night, I was proud to host the 53rd annual Wolf Pack Dinner at the Governor’s Mansion and celebrate the 50th anniversary of Title IX, preventing gender-based discrimination in education. For the very first time, we had a female keynote speaker for the Wolf Pack Dinner, Women’s Basketball Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist, Rebecca Lobo. Rebecca is an inspiration to young women, on and off the field. It was my honor to celebrate the women making history in the Silver State with the Nevada Wolf Pack. I’m thankful to my team at the Governor’s Mansion and University of Nevada, Reno for their hard work to make this event so great.
Thank you,
Governor Sisolak
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Answering Nevada's Questions
My Office gets calls from constituents across the State – asking about resources available for housing, utilities, COVID-19, mental health assistance and much more. There’s a phone line, app and website, Nevada211.org, that Nevadans can use to get a direct link to assistance available, Nevada 211.
Q: What is 211?
A: Nevada 211 is a special telephone number to provide information and referrals to health, human and social service organizations. By dialing 2-1-1, you can be directly connected to:
- Places to find emergency food, housing and emergency shelter,
- Homeless services
- Children’s services
- Education
- Support for seniors
- Dental and medical health care
- Mental health and counseling services
- Addiction counseling and drug abuse treatment
- Volunteer opportunities
You can also text your zip code to 898211 for assistance, chat online with Nevada 211 or download one of the Nevada 211 apps. |
This Week’s Nevada Small Business Spotlight: Filoso Barber Brand
When the pandemic hit, Chicano and Las Vegas native barber Francisco Carbajal was suddenly out of work because of social distancing. He quickly looked for alternative ways to serve barbers like himself through posting tutorials on YouTube. What he discovered was a large audience of barbers that were experiencing a shortage of barber tools and products.
With love for the Chicano culture and after noticing there was a need for goods and services for Latino barbers, Francisco teamed up with Jorshua Nieto, an entrepreneur from Monterrey, Mexico. Together, they created the Filoso Barber Brand. With the goal to represent the culture and inspire barbers, while embracing other cultures into the community, Filoso Barber Brand has now become the first Latino owned business to create a barber blade in the country, putting Chicanos and Latinos at the top of the barber industry.
Their philosophy is that Filoso is more than a barber brand that provides the highest quality tools and products at a low cost, it’s a representation of the culture that empowers and inspires Latino barbers to be the sharpest barbers, entrepreneurs, and family members of the community. By providing the highest quality products, like their signature Filoso blade, barbers no longer have to worry about their tools failing, giving them the confidence to provide the best service and focus on growing their business.
For more information go to filosbarberbrand.com. |
Resources for Nevadans |
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Now Available
988 is now live and offers 24/7 access to trained crisis counselors who can help people experiencing mental health-related distress. That could be:
- Thoughts of suicide
- Mental health or substance use crisis, or
- Any other kind of emotion distress
People can call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org for themselves or if they are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support. |
Nevada Resilience Project Offers Mental Health Support
Did you know sunlight keeps you happy and healthy? Time outside is a proven technique for improving mental health. For more methods to build resiliency, visit www.NevadaResilienceProject.com for tips on building your toolkit. #NevadaResilienceProject |
DMV’s Traffic Safety Resources Can Make You a Better Drive
The DMV has summaries of Nevada traffic laws, printable tip sheets and plenty of other resources to help you educate yourself and others in safe driving. Look for information on the new Nevada child safety seat laws and much more on our website.
We have driver handbooks in English, Spanish and audio versions as well. |
Social Media Messages Available for Health Care Providers, Community Partners to Help Nevada Medicaid Members Avoid a Gap in Insurance
New suggested social media messages are available for health care providers and community partners to help Nevada Medicaid members avoid a gap in their health insurance. Health care providers and community partners are an invaluable resource to help Nevadans prepare for the eventual end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. Providers and partners are encouraged to use the suggested messages as a guide to create their own messaging that will appeal to their specific members. Or, simply copy and paste the new social media messages from the Member Outreach page into your social media feeds. Thank you for helping to keep Nevadan’s healthy. |
Clark County Asking for Creative Submissions for the Permanent 1 October Memorial
With your help, the permanent #1OctoberMemorial will reflect our community, our strength and resilience after 1 October – and honor the lives lost and the lives forever impacted. There are several ways you can give your input, with drawings, songs, short videos and more.
Clark County launched the 1 October Memorial Gallery to showcase the creative expressions that have been submitted so far that design team finalists will review. You can view the gallery on the app.
The call for creative submissions goes through September 30.
Learn more HERE. |
Nevadans Reminded of COVID-19 Resources
The Nevada Health Response wants to remind Nevadans to take steps to help reduce the risk of COVID-19 and prevent spread at gatherings this summer. COVID-19 vaccines and booster doses are available in locations statewide and can protect against serious infection. Pre-exposure medication or oral antivirals and monoclonal antibody treatments are available to those that are eligible soon after infection occurs.
Resources available to help Nevadans mitigate the risk of COVID-19
- Get vaccinated against COVID-19. Learn about the vaccines available, and where and how to get your vaccination appointment at NVCOVIDFighter.com or call the vaccine hotline at 800-401-0946.
- Learn about therapeutics. COVID-19 treatment appointments can be made through Nevada’s hotline at 800-401-0946. The hotline can help determine if you are eligible for oral antivirals or monoclonal antibody treatments after infection or for pre-exposure medication to increase immune response if you were to be infected in the future. The pre-screening can also be done online at NevadaCOVIDTreatment.com
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Visit the New Exhibit at the Nevada Historical Society
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Find Your Folklife: We Are ‘the Folk,’ All of Us,” is on display at the Nevada Historical Society at 1650 North Virginia St. In Reno; an online version of the innovative photo exhibit also is available here, courtesy of the Nevada State Museum in Las Vegas. The show can be viewed there until September 2nd.
More events from the Nevada Arts Council can be found here. |
Getting to Know Your State Government |
Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation
Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation
The Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) was created to serve as a bridge between employers and workers. DETR is the state’s leading workforce agency. Our focus is helping people find jobs, training, and careers as well as to help businesses find the workers they need to thrive. DETR’s goal is to provide workforce solutions to Nevadans.
During the pandemic, DETR helped over 500,000 people collect unemployment insurance benefits and over 150,000 thousand get Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. Altogether, over $13 billion was paid out to Nevada families to help them get through the pandemic.
DETR’s other divisions also work tirelessly to support the workforce in our state: Nevada Equal Rights Commission, Vocation Rehabilitation, Governor’s Office of Workforce Innovation, Research and Analysis.
Some of DETR’s accomplishments and upcoming improvements include:
Nevada has been a solid #1 in U.S. annual job growth for the past 7 months and #1 or #2 for the past 14 months.
The Unemployment website will be modernized, which will make it easier for claimants to file claims. The new system will be adaptable and will help speed up claims processing. We expect the main work on modernization of system to take place from mid-2022 through December of 2024.
The Department of Labor recently granted Nevada $2,304,498.94 to make immediate improvements, combat fraud and address accessibility and equity in the state’s existing unemployment system and processes.
DETR partnered with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development to dedicate $1.6 million that will enable Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) to provide training in Panasonic Energy North America’s (PENA) Reno facility. The training offered is designed to fill 400 entry level, advanced-skill operator, and maintenance technicians’ jobs that pay upwards of $32 per hour.
Nevada Vocation Rehabilitation helped 540 people with disabilities to find competitive and integrated employment from 7/1/2021 to 6/30/2022. The agency has made significant strides forward in helping clients despite the impact of the pandemic and has achieved a 31% increase in successful client employment closures over the last state fiscal year.
GOWINN helped all educators that applied for Nevada’s 2022 Teacher Externship program to match with employer hosts. 2022 was the program’s biggest year with 22 teachers matched across three counties. Teachers will complete a 2-4 day job shadow and be compensated financially and with professional development credit. They are required to demonstrate incorporation in lesson plans and direct impact to students.
NERC now offers a “How to File a Complaint” video tutorial on its website. Anyone who is concerned they have been discriminated against can now easily learn how to file cases online. Online applications will also free up time for staff to investigate more cases.
Follow along for the latest updates from DETR:
Visit DETR’s website for workforce development, job training and assistance. |
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