Family Connect

A notice from the Nevada Homeless Alliance:

Family Connect is an annual resource fair for homeless or low-income families living in Southern Nevada. The 2013 event, scheduled for May 15th at the East Las Vegas Community Senior Center, will see upwards of 300 families with children, and include the participation of over 50 service organizations. Prior to exiting the event, each family is escorted through the Giveaways Section to obtain food and personal care items that may be difficult for them to obtain without assistance. Please see below list of items needed for this section. All items should be new or gently used only.

Children’s summer clothing, hats and shoes

Adult’s summer clothing, hats and shoes

Toys

Packaged Underwear

Blankets/sheets/comforters

First Aid Kits

Diapers/formula

Canned food

Bus Tickets-Day Use for RTC buses

Shampoos/Conditioners

Brushes/Combs

Soaps/Hand Sanitizers

Toothbrushes/Toothpastes

Feminine Hygiene

Sun Screen/Lotion

Please contact Michele Smith for drop-off and pick-up information. Email: fortheleastofthese@cox.net Phone: 702-324-6850.

*Please allow 24 hours for a return call or email

**Contributions to the Nevada Homeless Alliance are tax deductible as provided by law. If you have any questions about the value of your contribution, kindly contact your tax advisor. For donation receipts, please contact Stacy Sutton with the Nevada Homeless Alliance at NHAvoice@aol.com, or by calling 702-743-1487.

Nevada Homeless Alliance

I was recently named a board member of the Nevada Homeless Alliance, a nonprofit organization that helps the homeless by creating partnerships and promoting collaboration between service providers. My responsibilities include making sure the NHA remains focused on its mission, serving as an ambassador for the nonprofit and the homeless, and raising funds and awareness. Of course, I’m particularly interested in helping the people in the underground flood channels.

A lot of you have expressed interest in helping the hundreds of people in the tunnels and the thousands of other homeless in the valley. In this new role, I should have more answers, suggestions and opportunities for you.

Stay tuned!

CBC Radio

A long but worthwhile radio piece on the tunnels courtesy of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation:

http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/2012/11/05/living-in-vegas-tunnels/

Vice magazine slideshow

I’ve been Facebook friends with Giles Clarke for almost a year and have been moved by his photos, which are taken with his iPhone. Here’s a slideshow he shot of people living in the underground flood channels of Vegas:

http://www.vice.com/read/giles-clarke-ventures-into-the-neon-underground

Blue Angel Motel

My Week at the Blue Angel garners a mention in this rundown of bizarre statues and public art in Las Vegas:

http://lasvegas.cbslocal.com/top-lists/top-bizarre-statues-or-public-art-in-las-vegas/

Postdiluvian

Some of you have wondered what happens to the people in the tunnels when it rains. I addressed that question recently on KNPR:

http://www.knpr.org/son/archive/detail2.cfm?SegmentID=9178&ProgramID=2577