Feel Good Story

With the belief that teaching social and emotional skills was crucial, this local grandmother saw the potential for a mindful evolution in classrooms.

El autobús OneJustice trajo 14 estudiantes de leyes y cinco abogados de inmigración para ofrecer consejo de inmigración gratis en Truckee.

This year, more than 4,000 bikes were left behind at Burning Man. Truckee local Meg Kiihne is helping get these abandoned bikes to where they can be put to good use — the hurricane-ravaged Turks and Caicos.

Jamie Schou died in 2012 at the age of 35 from a rare cancer, but his legacy lives on in the nonprofit he helped found, the Send It Foundation, which helps young adult cancer patients live life to the fullest in the outdoors.

In the Tahoe Basin’s small connected community, one social media superstar has yet again proven to bring people together: Truckee Tahoe People (TTP). We celebrate three good deeds accomplished by the site.

The Truckee Tahoe Transportation Department must get 2,927 students to school safely. The department has intensive training for the drivers and safety precautions to keep the students safe.

For Goodness Sake’s financial structure is changing, but they will continue offering the same spiritual guidance and leadership. Learn how the community is rallying to keep the doors open at this 14-year-old Truckee nonprofit.

Carolyn Usinger has made it her mission to make Tahoe a more beautiful place by picking up litter. When she was convicted of misdemeanors for illegally disposing the litter into the Nevada Department of Transportation’ empty dumpster, she felt defeated. The community’s support inspired her to keep going and she is working to develop a program called Zero Trash Tahoe.

Tom Carter estimates that, between Tahoe Tavern and Crystal Bay (an area that spans 11.5 miles), he has also removed 116 tires, car batteries, chains, pipes, engines, underwater cameras, swim masks, fins, tools, and tennis balls; so many tennis balls.
 

A terminally ill child gets his dreams fulfilled thanks to Incline communities