The shower trucks, which stopped servicing clients at The Courtyard Homeless Resource Center in March, are a key service in preventing the spread of communicable diseases, including coronavirus. (Bizuayeu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
From April 14 to April 30, chefs from the MGM Resorts International will cook and donate 1,000 hot meals a day for Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Michele Fuller-Hallauer, Clark County Social Services manager, said the use of a mobile app will result in a higher sampling and more robust data in counting homeless people. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
The Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday will discuss expanding on a controversial camping and sleeping ban aimed at deterring the homeless from bivouacking on city streets to include hours when public sidewalks are being cleaned.
Richard Roman takes the Las Vegas Review-Journal through a tour of his abandoned mine in Boulder City, which he calls home. Roman has lived in the mine for seven years.
The city of Las Vegas recently installed a gate on Foremaster Lane expected to cost $175,000 and be complete by mid-November. The gate was installed in order to address pedestrian safety and concerns for area businesses. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Homelessness in downtown Las Vegas has reached a crisis level. City officials are urging those on the streets to accept city and nonprofit services. In particular, officials want homeless people to take shelter. Businesses are also opposed to loitering and public indecency outside establishments. A new plan would make it illegal to camp or sleep downtown and elsewhere in public if beds are open. The city says the proposed ordinance would keep homeless and the public safe. But opponents argue shelters are often full and the plan criminalizes homeless. A city council hearing is scheduled Nov. 6. The public is invited to attend.
Christopher Rufo discusses homelessness in the United States and how politicians can work to improve conditions for those with drug addictions.
Urban Underdogs provides things like food, water and booties to dogs of the Las Vegas homeless. (Mat Luschek / Review-Journal)
Veterans Village and Veterans Village II were created to assist homeless veterans get back on their feet. (Mat Luschek/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
