Spring 2015
May 21st at Rancho High School
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Preliminary Results:
• Organizations/Departments in attendance: about 85 • Approximately 200 Families served
– 50% were homeless/at imminent risk of homelessness
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Services Provided • Childcare/Summer
Programming • Housing Resources • Foreclosure Assistance • Medical/Dental/Vision • Financial Planning • Job Readiness • Educational Services
• Legal Guidance/ Child
Support • Behavioral Health • Food Resources/EBT • Teen Services • Children’s Activities • Giveaways • More!
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Outreach • Providers • Title One HOPE • Clark County School District • Community Centers • Boys and Girls Clubs • Mayor’s Faith Imitative • News Media
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Outcomes
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Medical Services • Nevada Health Centers and Volunteers in Medicine of Southern NV: 63 clients connected with Medical Services 32 clients connected with Dental Services 25 clients connected with Enrollment Assistance 9 clients received information on Mammovan services • Anthem Pediatric Dentistry connected with 26 clients • Dignity Health provided 6 pre-diabetes/diabetes risk assessments • Logisticare provided 25 clients with information on medical insurance
enrollment and 24 clients with info on transportation services • Amerigroup referred 18 clients to medical support services • Summerlin Lions Club provided 109 free vision screenings and
glasses as needed
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Financial Planning • Financial Guidance Center:
– 7 Clients received education information on IDA accounts – 29 client received information on utility assistance programs
• Springboard Financial Planning connected with 11 clients for general services
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Legal Guidance • Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada connected with 5 clients for
assistance with divorce and family law • DA family Support assisted:
– 22 families with case status updates – 1 family with child support modification
• DA Criminal Division and Victim Witness Assistance provided: – 11 clients with information on sealing criminal records – 8 clients with information on warrants
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Behavioral/Mental Health • Multiple Behavioral and Mental Health Agencies provided information
on PSR/BST and Day Treatment, adult outpatient, child outpatient, clinical, and therapy
• WestCare provided 106 clients with information on substance abuse treatment
• Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Provided 34 clients with general program information
• Alcoholics Anonymous provided meeting materials to 70 clients • Summit Mental Health made 24 treatment referrals
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Job Readiness
• DETR provided 55 clients with information on job assistance programming
• The Salvation Army provided 80 clients with vocational services information
• UCLV jobs Assisted 23 Clients with job searches and 5 clients with resume services
• HELP WIA provided general program information to 33 clients • Southern Nevada Children First signed 5 people up for workforce
programming
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Housing and Foreclosure Assistance • Clients learned of shelter programs through Family Promise, The
Shade Tree, SNCF, WDC and St. Jude's Crossing • HUD provided general information to 57 clients & 43 program referrals • Silver State Fair Housing provided 27 families information on fair
housing laws, reasonable accommodations, reasonable modifications, and housing discrimination
• US Vets provided 2 clients with information on veteran housing • WDC provided:
– 6 clients with information on housing stability programs – 11 clients with information on home ownership and affordable
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Childcare/Summer Programming & Teen Resources
• 20 families received information on summer programming through Clark County Parks and Recreation
• Las Vegas Urban League provided 27 families with information on programming for childcare subsidies
• The Children’s Cabinet provided – 21 clients with information on how to find quality childcare and 10
clients – 16 clients with information on Parenting Tips Connection Series
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General Resources • The City of Las Vegas provided 36 individuals with information on
Greyhound tickets home • Project 150 Provided 25 youth with information in student assistance
programs and closets • SAFE House and Safe Nest provided information and referral to over
25 clients regarding domestic violence help • Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth provided 29 youth with
information on Safe Place programming • Title One Hope scheduled 7 appointments to connect families with
school district assistance and resources • Lutheran Social Services connected with 10 clients re: ID program
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General Resources, Cont. • Salvation Army and US Vets provided 11 families with information on
SSVF programming, and made 1 follow-up appointment • Nevada Free Taxes Coalition referred 14 clients for follow-up services • Nevada Talking Book Services connected with 30 clients regarding
disability services • Social Security Information provided information and support to 24
clients • HELP of Southern Nevada made 3 follow-up appointments for Baby
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Food Resources • Lutheran Social Services provided pantry information to 42 families • Three Square provided 26food referrals • Dept of Welfare and Supportive Services worked together with HELP
of Southern Nevada for: • 76 clients received general information on SNAP programming • 6 completed and submitted applications for SNAP • 5 on-site interviews • 3 EBT cards issued ON-SITE
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Giveaways • For the Least of These
– 12 Cases Water – 4 clothing racks full of clothes – 1/2 pallet assorted toiletries
• Salvation Army – 5 cases water – 4 cases granola bars – 2 cases cheezits – 2 pallets toys
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Giveaways: • Project 150
– 1500 water bottles – 1 pallet hygiene items – 2.5 pallets shoes
• Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth – 1,000 Hygiene kits – 400 Food bags
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Giveaways • Title I HOPE
– 50 bus passes – Bags of jeans
• Nevada Homeless Alliance – $500 diapers
• RTC • 50 bus passes
• Various Donors – 6 pallets clothing all together various
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Photos Courtesy of Catherine Huang Hara
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Challenges Success Story
Next Steps
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Special Thanks To: Title One HOPE Office Communities In Schools Rancho High School Clark County School District St. Jude's Women’s Auxiliary Clark County Social Service For the Least of These RTC
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Special Thanks To: Project 150 Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth The Salvation Army Three-square Food Bank Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Nevada HAND Clark County IT Department Service Providers
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