Communities In Schools of Nevada announced a 97% graduation rate for its case-managed students in the 2023-2024 school year. During the school year, CIS served 99,999 students statewide, marking the largest year of growth in the organization’s 20-year history. It also provided over $3 million in essential items to students and families, ensuring that fundamental barriers to success were addressed. These basic needs include clothing, food, hygiene products, school supplies, vision and dental care and more.
Retriever Rescue of Las Vegas received $10,000 after a Mondays Dark fundraiser. A volunteer-based rescue, its mission is to rescue dogs from horrific overseas conditions and find homes for them in Southern Nevada. Rescues are funded through contributions and adoption donations. The average rescue costs $1,000, which includes medical bills, shelter, boarding, vaccines and travel.
Three Square Food Bank hired Brian Rice and Marissa Shoop to its leadership team. Rice is vice president of operations, responsible for overseeing food procurement, warehousing and quality assurance. Shoop is vice president of programs and partner services, leveraging her expertise in program development, partnership cultivation and resource optimization.
Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of service, the Lone Mountain Area JustServe gave Caridad’s Hebron property a fresh start with a day of service January 25. Hebron is a Caridad-managed property that offers low-income housing and programming to veterans, homeless and seniors on a fixed income.
The Las Vegas Aviators donated team merchandise, apparel, hats and novelty items with a wholesale value of $500,000 to five local nonprofits: Project 150, Family Promise of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Rescue Mission, Opportunity Village and Ronald McDonald House.
Naqvi Injury Law has now donated more than $1 million to local organizations and nonprofits since 2008. Recent donations include $30,000 to the 98.5 KLUC Toy Drive to celebrate its 10-year partnership, $67,250 to the Vegas Golden Knights Foundation, $60,000 to HELP of Southern Nevada and $11,500 to Three Square Food Bank. The firm regularly partners with organizations like Cure 4 the Kids Foundation, HELP of Southern Nevada, Children’s Heart Foundation, Opportunity Village, Make-A-Wish Foundation and Safe Nest, among others.
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