New Campaign Will Support Additional Beds for
Homeless and At-Risk Youth, Addressing a Key Strategy Outlined in
the Southern Nevada Plan to End Youth Homelessness
Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth today launched a Housing
Expansion Campaign to generate funds for a new facility that will
provide much-needed beds for homeless youth in Southern Nevada, and
announced a $100,000 seed investment from Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:
LVS) through Sands Cares. As a committed partner in the fight to
end youth homelessness, Sands reached out to the Jon Bon Jovi Soul
Foundation to join the effort, marking the Soul Foundation’s first
charitable investment in Southern Nevada.
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NPHY aims to raise $500,000 through the Housing Expansion
Campaign and will use funds to purchase and develop a new
multi-family property to flexibly house homeless and at-risk youth.
Beyond the seed investment from Sands Cares, the Jon Bon Jovi Soul
Foundation is pledging to match additional donations dollar for
dollar, up to $100,000, to inspire the Las Vegas community to take
action and help our region’s most vulnerable population.
“For a homeless youth, having a bed means more than just a place
to sleep -- it’s their foundation for a brighter future,” said
Arash Ghafoori, executive director of NPHY. “Today, our community
only has enough youth-dedicated beds to serve less than 22 percent
of the young people experiencing homelessness on a given night in
Southern Nevada. Expanding NPHY’s housing inventory means more
youth not only have a place to sleep, they have the safety,
stability, and support needed to grow and thrive.”
The NPHY Housing Expansion Campaign is targeting major gifts
from corporations and foundations, and the community can also make
significant impact by donating online at
www.nphy.org/aplacetosleep.
“The high rate of youth homelessness and the dire need for
housing in Southern Nevada was distressing to us,” said Jon Bon
Jovi, Board Chairman of the JBJ Soul Foundation. “We are pledging
support for this campaign through a matching grant because we want
to motivate others to take action. Together, we can give homeless
youth more than just a place to sleep – we will provide them with
the resources they need for self-sufficiency and success.”
Since 2006, the JBJ Soul Foundation has worked to break the
cycle of hunger, poverty and homelessness through developing
partnerships, creating programs and providing grant funding to
support innovative community benefit organizations. The foundation
has helped provide funding for more than 600 units of affordable
and supportive housing in 10 states for thousands of people
including youth and veterans.
“We knew that getting the JBJ Soul Foundation involved in
Southern Nevada would be a great catalyst for our community, having
seen the amazing results they have accomplished in other parts of
the country,” said Ron Reese, senior vice president of global
communications and corporate affairs at Las Vegas Sands. “We hope
to see a big community rally around the campaign momentum started
by the JBJ Soul Foundation and Sands Cares. It’s imperative that we
give our community’s vulnerable youth a fresh start.”
The new housing facility will add significant capacity to an
already under-resourced support system for homeless youth in
Southern Nevada. NPHY’s planned multi-family property will not only
provide beds for youth, but also a foundation for delivering a
myriad of services to put homeless youth on a pathway to
self-sufficiency. Youth in NPHY’s housing programs also receive
wraparound support services, including one-on-one case management
with a licensed social worker, life skills classes, therapy,
workforce readiness training, educational counseling,
transportation assistance, enrichment opportunities, and referrals
to a wide range of community resources.
The NPHY Housing Expansion Campaign comes in direct response to
the recently released Southern Nevada Plan to End Youth
Homelessness, which mapped out a strategy of increasing housing
through innovative funding partnerships such as this one. Unveiled
at the second annual Southern Nevada Youth Homelessness Summit,
presented by NPHY and Sands Cares in November 2018, the plan
addressed the alarming youth homelessness statistics that plague
this region. Clark County’s metro area ranks fifth in the nation
for the rate of unaccompanied homeless youth living on the streets
or in shelters and the state of Nevada has the nation’s highest
rate of unsheltered homeless youth, according to the U.S.
Department of Housing & Urban Development. Underscoring these
numbers, Las Vegas was named the worst U.S. metropolitan area for
providing affordable rental housing for its poorest families in
2018, with only 15 affordable and available rental homes for every
100 low-income renter households.
To learn more about NPHY’s capital campaign or make a campaign
pledge, visit www.nphy.org/aplacetosleep.
About Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth (NPHY)
NPHY is the most comprehensive service provider for the
thousands of homeless youth in Southern Nevada, serving hundreds of
youth through our core programs and touching the lives of thousands
more through outreach each year. NPHY’s programs stabilize
homeless teens’ lives, meeting their immediate needs and providing
a safe, supportive environment and a path to
self-sufficiency. Through our work with homeless youth, NPHY
creates productive, healthy adults who contribute to society.
Strengthening and complementing our high-quality direct services
for homeless youth, NPHY is dedicated to advocating for the Vegas
Valley’s homeless youth population and serves as a leader in
systems-level efforts to eliminate homelessness among Nevada’s
youth. For more information or to support our life-changing work
for homeless youth, please visit www.nphy.org.
About Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Las Vegas Sands is the world’s pre-eminent developer and
operator of world-class Integrated Resorts. We deliver unrivaled
economic benefits to the communities in which we operate.
LVS created the meetings, incentives, convention and exhibition
(MICE)-based Integrated Resort. Our industry-leading Integrated
Resorts provide substantial contributions to our host communities
including growth in leisure and business tourism, sustained job
creation and ongoing financial opportunities for local small and
medium-sized businesses.
Our properties include The Venetian and The Palazzo resorts and
Sands Expo in Las Vegas, Sands Bethlehem in Eastern Pennsylvania,
and the iconic Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. Through majority
ownership in Sands China Ltd., we have developed the largest
portfolio of properties on the Cotai Strip in Macao, including The
Venetian Macao, The Plaza and Four Seasons Hotel Macao, Sands Cotai
Central and The Parisian Macao, as well as the Sands Macao on the
Macao Peninsula.
LVS is dedicated to being a good corporate citizen, anchored by
the core tenets of serving people, planet and communities. We
deliver a great working environment for 50,000 team members
worldwide, drive social impact through the Sands Cares charitable
giving and community engagement program and lead in environmental
performance through the award-winning Sands ECO360 global
sustainability program. To learn more, please visit
www.sands.com.
About JBJ Soul Foundation
Since 2006, the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation has worked
to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness through developing
partnerships, creating programs and providing grant funding to
support innovative community benefit organizations. The Soul
Foundation, in partnership with local community organizations, has
helped provide funding for over 600 units of affordable housing and
shelter in 10 states for thousands of individuals and families
experiencing homelessness and financial instability including youth
and veterans.
In October 2011, the Foundation opened the first JBJ Soul
Kitchen in Red Bank, NJ to address issues of food insecurity.
The community kitchen serves nutritious, culinary dishes designed
by Soul Kitchen Chefs in a beautiful restaurant atmosphere. The
Kitchen uses a ‘pay it forward’ model where there are no prices on
the menu but instead you are encouraged to make a suggested
donation. If you are unable to donate, you are invited to join our
community to learn about volunteer opportunities and resources.
In May 2016 JBJ Soul Kitchen expanded to open a second location
in The B.E.A.T. Center in Toms River, NJ. Since its inception, the
Kitchens have served over 90,000 meals, reaching the goal of
serving 51% of paying diners and 49% of diners’ in-need.
The JBJ Soul Kitchen also runs the Employment and Empowerment
Team (EET) Program which connects a team of volunteer coaches with
unemployed and underemployed Soul Kitchen volunteers. The volunteer
coaches utilize their professional expertise to aid with resume
writing, interview skills, job coaching, financial counseling and
legal advice, and job placement. The EET Program has a 97% success
rate in securing job offers.
As the JBJ Soul Foundation explores ways to grow its impact, it
remains committed to rebuilding pride in one's self and one's
community - one SOUL at a time. For more information, please visit
our website at www.jbjsf.org.
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Lanette RiveraNevada Partnership for Homeless
Youthlanette@nphy.org702-688-1013
Kristin KocaLas Vegas Sands
Corp.Kristin.Koca@sands.com702-414-3218
Lauren BrajerJBJ Soul
Foundationlauren@jbjsoulfoundation.org973-580-1575
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