Please note that this story originally ran in 2012. On Tuesday, the Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden visited the Las Vegas branch of the non-profit United States Veterans Initiative (U.S. Vets). With a mission to help homeless and at-risk veterans find jobs, U.S. Vets provides comprehensive support that includes housing, counseling, and career…
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This article was posted by Nonprofit News.Vegas on December 17, 2019. U.S.VETS – Las Vegas and Communities in Schools of Nevada have been named as the 2019 Bank of America Neighborhood Builders® awardees for Las Vegas for their work helping homeless or extremely low-income military veterans and their families transition into sustainable jobs and housing,…
This article was posted by the Las Vegas Review-Journal on May 6, 2019. A year removed from living on the streets of Las Vegas, Army veteran Ronald Cochran kept to his usual routine last week on the morning he was to take another big step in his comeback — his first day of work in…
This article was posted by the Las Vegas Review-Journal on April 26, 2019. She had the key, and now it was time for one more thing. The brand-new American flag, still bright and shiny and creased from packaging. Carrying it to the outside of her new home near downtown Las Vegas, Ana Martinez attempted to…
This article was posted by 3 News Las Vegas on April 17, 2019. LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — After a one-year hiatus, Stand Down returned Wednesday to a new location to help care for the many needs of local veterans. Since its beginnings in 2004, Stand Down had been held at Cashman Center, but when it…