About Us

Our Mission

Repairing homes, revitalizing communities, rebuilding lives.

Our Vision

Safe homes and communities for everyone.

The need in Northern Nevada

Low-income communities

There are 6 counties being served by Rebuilding Together Northern Nevada, with a mission to expand to 10 counties. While these communities are almost universally seeing growth, wages have not kept pace with cost-of-living increases. More than 25% of jobs in Nevada are low-wage jobs where the median annual pay is below the poverty threshold for a family of four. Furthermore, the State of Nevada minimum wage will be $12.00 per hour as of July 1, 2024, estimated to be 3x less than what’s considered a living wage in the area.

The Reno Sparks area, Carson City, and Fernley are experiencing a housing crisis.

Cost-burdened homeowners: Approximately 30% of homeowners in the Reno-Sparks area spend more than 30% of their income on housing costs, which is the threshold for being considered cost-burdened. This aligns with broader trends of increasing housing costs and economic pressures affecting homeowners in the region (Northern Nevada Real Estate Blog) (Norada Real Estate Investments).

Housing insecurity: Around 10% of homeowners in the Reno-Sparks area spend more than 50% of their income on housing, classifying them as housing insecure. This reflects significant affordability challenges that are consistent with regional and national trends in the housing market (Dickson Realty) (NNBW).

These households are particularly vulnerable to poor housing conditions and housing displacement. It is critically important that homeowners with lower incomes be provided with resources to maintain and stay in their homes.

Aging population

Nevada’s senior population is growing, and it has unique housing needs. Seniors interested in aging-in-place may need physical modifications to their homes., As of recent estimates, about 15.8% of the population in Reno-Sparks area is aged 65 and older (NeighborhoodScout) (Neilsberg)

Veterans at risk

Approximately 51,503 Nevada veterans live in homes with one or more major problems of quality, crowding, or cost. Aﬀordability is the greatest housing problem among veterans.

Older structures

For most of the RTNNV region, more than half of the homes are older than 35 years. Low- and moderate-income homeowners who live in these older homes that need repairs will certainly benefit from the assistance that RTNNV can provide.