Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth and Las Vegas Sands are
co-presenting the seventh annual Summit, which expands to a
statewide focus, targeting Nevada's first youth homelessness plan
LAS
VEGAS, Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nevada
Partnership for Homeless Youth (NPHY) and Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:
LVS) today announced registration is open for the expanded
Nevada Youth Homelessness Summit on Nov.
8 at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts. Jimmy Santiago Baca, winner of the International
Prize for his memoir A Place to Stand, will provide the
keynote address.
With support from the UNLV Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
and the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the seventh annual Summit
shifts to a statewide focus, recognizing the imperative to attack
the youth homelessness issue with a broader movement that can more
effectively address state-level policy initiatives and create
collaborations for innovative solutions.
As the foundation for building Nevada's first standalone statewide plan to
end youth homelessness, Summit 2023 will feature:
- An update on progress made in the Movement to End Youth
Homelessness
- A special presentation by youth experiencing homelessness
- Regional perspectives on housing and services, fundraising,
policy, systems intersectionality and public/private partnerships
from southern, northern, rural and tribal representatives
- A panel discussion exploring opportunities, challenges,
similarities and differences by regional leaders
- Breakout sessions focused on turning insights into action for
building the statewide plan
- An inspirational keynote address by Baca
Long considered one of the best poets in America today, Baca was
illiterate at the age of 21 and facing five to 10 years in prison
for selling drugs. A former homeless youth, he learned to read
while in prison and began to turn his life around, eventually
emerging as an artist of the spoken and written word.
A Place to Stand has garnered tremendous critical
acclaim for its account of Baca's life before, during and
immediately after the years he spent in a maximum-security prison,
much of it in isolation. It is an affirmation of one man's spirit
in overcoming brutal adversity.
"Working with colleagues from around the state, we are planning
an action-packed day of insights, inspiration and concrete steps to
coalesce our approach to impacting the high incidence of youth
homelessness we have in Nevada,"
Arash Ghafoori, CEO, NPHY, said.
"Coming out of the pandemic, we've seen many factors exacerbate the
challenges that lead young people to become homeless. We must take
action on a broader scale to combat these developments and create
better safety nets for at-risk youth."
According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development, in 2022 roughly 12% of youth experiencing homelessness
across the United States were
residing in Nevada. In addition,
homelessness risk factors have accelerated as the state of
Nevada is facing an estimated
shortage of more than 80,000 affordable rentals for extremely
low-income tenants, according to the National Low Income Housing
Coalition.
To expand The Movement to End Youth Homelessness
statewide, a steering committee is spearheading content planning
and participant engagement for Summit 2023. Members include
representatives from University of Nevada,
Reno; Eddy House; ACLU
Nevada; Nevada Department of Education; Nevada Homeless Alliance;
Nevada Housing Coalition; Clark
County School District; St. Jude's Ranch for Children;
University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Las
Vegas Sands; Clark County Social Service; Help Hope Home; Southern
Nevada Regional Housing Authority; and NPHY, with collaboration
from the Northern Nevada Continuum of Care and Balance of State
Continuum of Care.
"The Movement has gained steady momentum over the years guiding
us to great progress on the Southern Nevada Plan to End Youth
Homelessness, but this expanded statewide focus has already
generated tremendous energy with the groups involved," said
Ron Reese, senior vice president of
global communications and corporate affairs, who spearheads
corporate responsibility initiatives at Sands. "We encourage
everyone who can impact this critical issue to be present at Summit
2023 because all voices must be represented and all resources must
be aligned to ensure the statewide plan succeeds."
Registration for Summit 2023 is now open, and conference tickets
are $100. For more information about
Summit 2023 and to register, visit https://nphy.org/summit23.
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 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 work
with homeless youth, NPHY creates productive, healthy adults who
contribute to society. Strengthening and complementing the
high-quality direct services for homeless youth, NPHY is dedicated
to advocating with and for the Las 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 Sands (NYSE: LVS)
Sands is the world's
preeminent developer and operator of world-class integrated
resorts. Our iconic properties drive valuable leisure and business
tourism and deliver significant economic benefits, sustained job
creation, financial opportunities for local businesses and
community investment to help make our host regions ideal places to
live, work and visit.
Sands' portfolio of properties includes Marina Bay Sands in Singapore and The Venetian Macao, The Plaza
and Four Seasons Hotel Macao, The Londoner Macao, The Parisian
Macao and Sands Macao in Macao
SAR, China, through majority
ownership in Sands China Ltd.
Sands is dedicated to being a leader in corporate
responsibility, anchored by the core tenets of serving people,
planet and communities. Our ESG leadership has led to inclusion on
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