Continuing their multi-faceted, long-term
partnership, NPHY and Sands will host the community to accelerate
efforts in Powering the Movement to End Youth Homelessness
LAS
VEGAS, Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nevada
Partnership for Homeless Youth (NPHY) and Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:
LVS) today announced the sixth annual Southern Nevada Youth
Homelessness Summit will take place on Nov.
17 at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts.
With support from the UNLV Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
and the Las Vegas Review-Journal, this year's Summit will
focus on Powering the Movement to End Youth Homelessness in
Southern Nevada, as community
leaders outline the complex challenges vulnerable youth face
resulting from today's rapidly changing employment landscape, a
scarcity of affordable housing, heightened mental health needs and
breakdowns in support networks.
Amid this backdrop, Summit 2022 will launch The Movement
Institute – an innovative, inspiring and hands-on advocacy training
to empower community members to "Be the Movement to End Youth
Homelessness." The institute has been designed to educate community
members – both those involved in The Movement and newcomers who
want to champion positive change for vulnerable youth. After its
debut at Summit 2022, The Movement Institute will provide an
ongoing advocacy forum to integrate community members into the
fight to end youth homelessness in Southern Nevada.
"Even before the crises of the past several years, Southern Nevada had one of the highest rates
of youth homelessness in the nation," said Arash Ghafoori, CEO, NPHY. "The elevated
barriers our community's youth face today are disproportionately
affecting the most vulnerable and are likely to exacerbate youth
homelessness. As we continue to re-orient our response to
addressing the impacts of the pandemic and today's environment, we
are at another crossroads. It is imperative that we find a renewed
commitment to lifting up youth in crisis and putting them on a path
toward the futures they deserve."
Summit 2022 sessions will include:
- An update on The Movement to End Youth Homelessness
- Unveiling of the new Southern Nevada Youth Homelessness Needs
Assessment
- Community leader presentations about the changing landscape and
challenges vulnerable youth face
- An inspiring youth panel discussion addressing systems-level
change
- The Movement Institute advocacy training session
Presenting Summit 2022 as lead organizers is one facet of the
2022 partnership between NPHY and Sands that also includes Sands
Cares funding and support for capacity-building for the
implementation of NPHY's five-year strategic plan. Since 2014,
Sands has invested more than $2
million to support NPHY in fueling The Movement to End Youth
Homelessness, providing immediate relief for youth in crisis and
building the organization's capacity and capability to address the
high rate of youth homelessness in Southern Nevada.
"Overcoming the forces that lead youth to homelessness can only
be accomplished when all sectors of the community come together,"
said Ron Reese, senior vice
president of global communications and corporate affairs, who
spearheads corporate responsibility initiatives at Sands. "Summit
2022 presents a way for anyone – our fellow corporate partners,
civic leaders, service providers and the community at large – to
get involved by participating in thought-provoking sessions where
they can learn about the issue and The Movement Institute where
they can find out how to take action."
For more information and to register for the 2022 Southern
Nevada Youth Homelessness Summit and The Movement Institute, visit
https://nphy.org/summit22.
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
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 our core tenets of serving people,
planet and communities. Our ESG leadership has led to inclusion on
the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for World and North America and recognition as one of
Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies. To learn
more, visit www.sands.com.
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