On any given night, more than 2,000 young people in Southern Nevada are homeless.
If they’re lucky, they might find a shelter, but if not, they might end up sleeping on the streets or squatting in an abandoned building.
Nevada ranks first in the nation for homeless youth living on the streets, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
A new shelter could help alleviate the problem.
RESOURCES:
Homeless Services - City of Las Vegas
Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth
Currently in Southern Nevada, 83 Terrible Herbst convenience stores and 20 City of Las Vegas Fire Stations serve as Safe Place sites, in addition to NPHY’s own Drop-In Center. NPHY also partners with the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada to provide youth in crisis with free bus transportation to the nearest Safe Place location, offering mobile Safe Place access on 325 buses operating on over 30 routes throughout the region.
Youth can access our Safe Place program 24/7/365 by walking in to any Safe Place site, getting on any RTC bus and asking for help, or calling our crisis hotline at 1-866-U-ARE-SAFE (1-866-827-3723).
Fuilala Riley, CEO, Help of Southern Nevada; Arash Ghafoori, CEO, Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth