New Clark County-funded HopeLink program provides housing for families in the CPS system that are ready to reunite with their children and homeless families with kids.
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The innovative public-private partnership between Clark County and Health Plan of Nevada aims to get medically fragile homeless into shelter and stave off serious illness.
The program will provide “holistic” treatment and housing for people undergoing substance abuse treatment and will cover even the uninsured.
The annual count of homeless individuals will now be conducted over three days in January, only at daytime.
Clark County and the city of Las Vegas are accepting applications for both new shelters and grant money to serve the homeless.
Shani Coleman, deputy director of government affairs, and Deacon Thomas Roberts, CEO of Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada, will represent the city on the new panel.
Social service providers can’t explain why the Southern Nevada Homeless Census found fewer homeless this year, but say that contradicts what they see from the trenches.
The units, converted motel rooms and apartments, will be filled on a case-by-case for up to a year by clients who also receive case management and supportive services.
Instead of approving a bill to increase taxes and fees to pay for homeless services in Clark County, the Legislature last week amended it to require the county and its municipalities to work together for a solution.
Organizations that minister to the Las Vegas Valley’s homeless are applauding the Clark County Commission’s vote last month to direct up to $12 million a year in marijuana fees to build new housing.