The Nevada Independent

Poverty Law & Poverty Clinic hosts CLE and public launch

October 7, 2023

On Wednesday, October 4, 2023, the Poverty Law & Poverty Clinic (PLPC), a Thomas & Mack Legal Clinic, hosted the ‘Poverty Law and Policy Landscape in Nevada’ Continuing Legal Education (CLE) panel at the William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV in the Thomas and Mack Moot Court Facility.

Read more about the CLE and Public Launch:

Eric Neugeboren, UNLV launches poverty law clinic amid ‘overwhelming need’ for legal aid, The Nevada Independent, Oct. 6, 2023.

UNLV Launches Poverty Clinic, William S. Boyd School of Law, Oct. 25, 2023.

Reno Kids Invent A Way to Reduce Food Insecurity

April 8, 2023

The Nevada Independent published an article on April 8, 2023 about kids in Reno who are trying to raise awareness of food insecurity by developing an app that will likely be released around the end of the summer. The app will “connect users with farmers and other food producers who have leftovers that they would normally compost.” It is wonderful to hear this kind of news story about people coming up with solutions that get at systemic issues and especially wonderful that we see this leadership in young people. Read more about it at The Nevada Independent.