Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth (NPHY) and Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) have announced the 2024 Nevada Youth Homelessness Summit will be held on Friday, November 8, at Las Vegas City Hall. Registration for this premier advocacy event opens on August 5 at nphy.org/Summit24.
Supported by UNLV Greenspun College of Urban Affairs and the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the eighth annual Summit aims to advance the Movement to End Youth Homelessness by developing Nevada’s first standalone plan to address this critical issue.
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“We’ve seen an uptick in the number of youth experiencing homelessness, and we know that youth homelessness affects every corner of Nevada,” said Arash Ghafoori, CEO of NPHY. “In year two of our expanded statewide lens, Summit 2024 continues to be a critical community convening to address the urgent need for action in Nevada and build on the significant systemic work and progress made over the past year. The Movement to End Youth Homelessness is joining communities throughout the state to leverage collective efforts for driving greater change. Summit 2024 will lead the charge in further uniting so that we can create a brighter, safer future for our vulnerable youth.”
According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the number of young people experiencing homelessness in Nevada rose by 14% from 2022 to 2023. Compounding this issue, Nevada faces the nation’s most extreme shortage of affordable housing, with only 14 affordable rentals available for every 100 extremely low-income rental households, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
Development of the statewide plan to end youth homelessness will begin in 2025, modeled on the Southern Nevada Plan to End Youth Homelessness introduced at the 2018 Summit. This year’s Summit will consolidate ongoing efforts across Nevada and outline steps for uniting stakeholders to achieve statewide change. The groundwork will culminate in Nevada’s plan to end youth homelessness following the completion of the statewide Youth Experiencing Homelessness Study in June 2025, aimed at providing an accurate representation of youth homelessness in Nevada.
Summit 2024 will incorporate the perspectives of a broad group of stakeholders, including young people with lived experience, social service providers, educators, policymakers, federal partners, local and state government representatives, business leaders, philanthropists, and concerned community members. The Summit will highlight statewide initiatives and present a bold vision for the future, focusing on action steps to achieve transformative change.
To register for Summit 2024, visit nphy.org/summit24 starting August 5. The registration fee is $100 until September 30 and $175 beginning October 1. Agenda details and speaker information will be available at nphy.org/summit24 once registration opens.
About Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth
NPHY is Southern Nevada’s most comprehensive service provider for homeless youth, stabilizing their lives through core programs and outreach efforts. NPHY’s services address immediate needs and provide a path to self-sufficiency, creating productive, healthy adults who contribute to society. NPHY also leads systems-level efforts to eliminate youth homelessness in Nevada. For more information, visit www.nphy.org.
About Sands (NYSE: LVS)
Sands is a leading global developer and operator of integrated resorts, driving valuable leisure and business tourism and delivering significant economic benefits. Its properties include Marina Bay Sands in Singapore and several in Macao, China, through majority ownership in Sands China Ltd. Sands is committed to corporate responsibility, focusing on serving people, planet, and communities, and is recognized on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for World and North America. To learn more, visit www.sands.com.
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