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Washoe County and Sparks HOPE teams detail homelessness outreach, new 'Clean Path' pilot
Summary
Washoe County and Sparks Police HOPE teams presented 2025 results — including 194 people housed and a 93% service acceptance rate — and described a new Clean Path initiative for rural encampments offering weekly support, case management and progressive accountability.
Sergeant Kelly Wright of the Washoe County HOPE team told the Spanish Springs Citizens Advisory Board the unit’s outreach approach emphasizes services and housing, reporting 2025 outcomes that the team framed as growth in both reach and results. "We housed 194 individuals into permanent housing," Wright said while summarizing the team’s metrics, and the presentation listed 2,930 contacts in 2025 (up 34% from 2024) and a 93% service acceptance rate.
Wright described HOPE’s embedded case managers from Washoe County Human Services, partner organizations (including Northern Nevada HOPES, Reno Housing Authority and…
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