Last month, the Sierra Community House team took a break from the day-to-day to celebrate something big: seven years since the merger that created Sierra Community House. We called this gathering "Sierrabration," and it was exactly what it sounds like: a day to slow down, have fun, and appreciate the people who make this [...]
[June 2026] | North Lake Tahoe–Truckee – Sierra Community House is proud to reflect on the impact of a $400,000 grant from The Martis Fund, a collaborative project of Martis Camp landowners, DMB/Highlands Group (the developers of Martis Camp), Mountain Area Preservation (MAP), and Sierra Watch., which significantly strengthened our housing advocacy and support [...]
Alondra Delgadillo has spent her career at Sierra Community House helping clients navigate crisis, trauma, and instability. In March 2024, she decided to add one more challenge to her plate: a Master of Social Work degree, completed while working full time and raising her son. We sat down with Alondra to talk about that demanding [...]
Denisse Vega Zarate's connection to Sierra Community House started long before she worked here. As a kid, she sat in our office with her mom when her family first came in for help. Today she works in that same office, and this spring she earned her Master of Education from Harvard Graduate School of [...]
"Every week it makes a huge difference. Without this, I could not survive." That's how one community member described what Sierra Community House's weekly food distribution means to them. This spring, our Hunger Relief team asked the people who come to our distributions in Truckee, Kings Beach, and Incline Village a simple question: What does reliable access to [...]
Celebrating Growth: Family Room Graduates Its 2025–26 Class at Kings Beach and Truckee This week, Sierra Community House marked a milestone worth celebrating: the graduation of the Family Room class of 2025–26, with ceremonies held at both our Kings Beach and Truckee locations. For the families involved, it was more than a send-off. It [...]
Sierra Community House is hosting a free Crisis Intervention Training this fall, running September 8 through October 15, 2026, in Incline Village. Sessions meet Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings from 8:30 to 12:30. Space is limited. To register or ask questions, contact Anibal Cordoba Sosa at acordoba@sierracommunityhouse.org or 530-414-7372. Q: What is Crisis Intervention Training, and what [...]
Q: Tell us a little about yourself — your background, what brought you to the North Tahoe/Truckee area, and what keeps you here. A: I currently serve as the Field Marketing Manager at Northstar California Resort, where I’ve been leading marketing initiatives since November 2024. Prior to moving to the North Tahoe area, [...]
Last week, we had the pleasure of presenting at the 46th Annual California Association of Superior Court Investigators (CASCI) Conference. Our Community Engagement Prevention Team, guided by Dominique Apollon, Community Education and Prevention Manager, and Ashley Duke, School-Based Prevention Education Coordinator, facilitated a conversation on Intimate Partner Violence and how SCH provides Legal Aid and [...]
Take us back to the beginning. What drew you to intern with Sierra Community House, and what were you hoping to get out of it? It started with a lesson my friends and I learned in law school — that in the United States, a person’s economic status has an enormous bearing on the [...]
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