Communities In Schools of Nevada, part of the nation’s leading evidence-based stay-in-school organization serving 110 schools in the Clark, Elko, Humboldt and Washoe County school districts, received a $500,000 donation from Nevada Gold Mines, a joint venture mining complex operated by Barrick. CIS was also awarded a five-year $11,852,258 grant from the United States Department of Education as part of a nearly $74 million expansion in the Federal Full-Service Community Schools grant program. The grant was secured in partnership with Nevada GrantLab and its expert partners.
GiGi’s Playhouse, the international network of Down syndrome achievement centers, celebrated its expansion to Las Vegas with the opening of its 59th brick-and-mortar location. GiGi’s Playhouse Las Vegas offers free social, educational, therapeutic and career development programs for individuals with Down syndrome, their families, and the community.
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Las Vegas partnered with 36 local Smith’s Food & Drug stores for the 24th annual Fill the Pantry Food Drive. Shoppers donated over five tons of food and household supplies to support RMHC families. In addition, RMHC collected more than $6,000 in Smith’s gift cards and cash donations.
The Just One Project, a nonprofit that serves more than 20,000 Southern Nevadans facing food insecurity through mobile and client-centric grocery distribution of fresh produce and pantry essentials, announced the opening of the Community Market at Mojave High School, a new, no-cost market serving the school’s students and their families, faculty and staff. The by-appointment market is open to Mojave High School students, families, faculty and staff during school hours.
Shahn Douglas, executive director of the Downtown Vegas Alliance, announced that the following businesses have joined the organization: Active Solutions Group, GEST Downtown Las Vegas, Juhl Homeowners Association, Las Vegas Pride, Pizza Rock, SCE Credit Union, Speakeasy Barbershop, The Power of Connection Podcast, Till Death Do Us Party and Barker Pacific Group/Tower 300. The alliance was formed by business leaders and property owners with a vision to bring together stakeholders who were passionate about the community and had the capacity to cultivate change and put it into action. Membership is open to property owners, businesses, nonprofits, local governments and public agencies that are active in Downtown.
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