HomeAid Southern Nevada coordinated a project with local home-building companies and subcontractors to renovate donation space at Shine A Light Foundation’s headquarters. The nonprofit helps people living in the underground flood channels of Las Vegas. Tri Pointe Homes served as build captain on this project, while subcontractors that participated included Rightway Drywall & Paint, Window Scenes, Next Level Door and Millwork, Interior Specialists Inc., Desert Janitorial & Maintenance, Closets Las Vegas, IES Residential and Sunrise Carpentry Inc.
Signs of HOPE (Healing, Options, Prevention and Education), which serves those affected by sexual violence and exploitation, recently received more than 2,000 items donated by Monster Energy’s philanthropic arm, Monster Energy Cares. The items include hats, sweatshirts, sweatpants, polo shirts, coolers, tote bags, and more. Signs of HOPE also received a $7,750 donation from Findlay Automotive Group.
Local kids will benefit from before, after-school, and school break programs from Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada through a $140,000 grant from UnitedHealthcare Plan of Nevada Medicaid, one of the largest donations the nonprofit has received from a health plan. The plan covers the annual membership fees for their members to enjoy Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada’s educational, healthy lifestyle, character, and leadership programming, and now is supporting more families with this extension of their collaboration.
Cox Las Vegas presented $35,000 in scholarships to 10 high school seniors. The Cox Diversity Scholarship Program has awarded $385,000 in scholarships since 2014. Each $3,500 scholarship is awarded in partnership with the Public Education Foundation and diverse nonprofit organizations such as 100 Black Men, the LGBTQ Center of Southern Nevada, Junior League of Las Vegas, Asian Community Development Council, Chicanos Por La Causa, Latin Chamber of Commerce, Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada, the Las Vegas Hawaiian Civic Club and the Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Nevada. Scholarship recipients include: Charles Ogle, Pinecrest Academy Cadance; Oniana Boulware, Rancho High School; Asia Suyat, Legacy High School; Gisselle Delgado Velarde, Legacy High School; Shawn Evan Gutierrez, A-Tech; Pedro Tapia Zamora, A-Tech; Bradley Hutchings, Southwest Career and Technical Academy; Sarah Kellogg, Bishop Gorman High School; Jordan Quidilla, West Career and Technical Academy, and Marley Tashjian, Northwest Career and Technical Academy.
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