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It is estimated that on any given night in Las Vegas
13,388 people are homeless.
Clark County School District estimates that 5,220 children enrolled
can be identified as homeless.
That number is much greater.
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Family Promise (formerly, Interfaith Hospitality Network) is committed to helping homeless families in the Las Vegas valley to achieve lasting independence. We do this by helping our community mobilize to provide safe shelter, meals, and support services for homeless families.
Our Mission Statement: "Partnering with faith houses and community organizations, we assist families in the Las Vegas Valley to transition from homelessness to stability and independence through compassionate guidance, shelter and education."
Often times, there is no better healing power than that of a child's laughter—Irish proverb
Nevada Volunteers is a new name for the
Nevada Commission for National and Community Service, Inc. and
a new look at the state of volunteering in Nevada.
Visit them at www.nevadavolunteers.org
"Strengthening Nevada Through AmeriCorps and Volunteerism"
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ALERT! TELEMARKETING SCAM
"" is a nonprofit
organization that provides a sheltering system to homeless families
in Las Vegas. The is
a non-profit organization that sponsors at-risk children to assist
them with
after-school programs and tuition
towards their college education.
We are both respected nonprofits and are not in
any manner affiliated with the "Dream Foundation".
We have been informed that the "Dream Foundation" is
using Family Promise's Las Vegas physical address (320 S. 9th Street) and
the "I Have a Dream" Foundation's
name as a telemarketing technique to tell people that they have
won substantial sums of money in exchange for donations to their
foundation.
If you have any information of actual or attempted fraud with
regard to a group representing itself as a nonprofit foundation,
please contact the Nevada Attorney General's Office at 702 486
3786.
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God Lives in Glass
A new musical, benefitting Family Promise
Coming Sat & Sun, October 24, 2009 at 1pm
Nicholas Horn Theater, CSN Cheyenne Campus
3200 E. Cheyenne.
Click {HERE}
for more Information or call (702) 651-LIVE (5483) to buy tickets.
A reception follows each performance.
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