In Episode 9, Curtis Calder meets with Luke Fitzgerald, FISH Board President and Julie Vice, FISH Board Member
to discuss the mission and various services provided by Friends in Service Helping, a local Non-Profit
Organization. Located at 821 Water Street, FISH has been a community partner since 1987, focusing on the
following mission: “To determine and provide for the needs of individuals seeking urgent or supplemental
assistance in Elko County and surrounding Northeastern Nevada.” FISH offers a variety of necessary services
which include, but are not limited to: Client Services, Food Bank, Soup Kitchen, Thrift Store, and the Samaritan
House Emergency Shelter. This episode explores the impact of homelessness on the Elko community, and
discusses the challenges of operating a Non-Profit Organization in a “post-COVID” environment. The public is
encouraged to donate gently used items to the thrift store, donate online, and/or volunteer their time to FISH.