Friday, May 24, 2024 Las Vegas Sands has donated $300,000 to the Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth (NPHY) to address the urgent issue of youth homelessness. This contribution aligns with one of the company’s key community engagement priorities at its Las Vegas corporate headquarters. Since 2014, Sands Cares has provided a total of $2.
6 million in funding to NPHY. To commemorate their 10-year partnership and the significant impact Sands has had on the nonprofit’s efforts, NPHY honored Sands with the Game Changer Award at its inaugural gala, Homecoming 2024: Celebrating the Journey Home, on May 16. “Sands’ partnership in the fight to end youth homelessness continues to be a critical resource and factor in our success,” NPHY CEO Arash Ghafoori said .
“We are celebrating a decade of partnership that has been instrumental to NPHY’s growth and impact, allowing us to evolve our mission and build our capacity to address one of the most serious social challenges in our state. Sands’ willingness to take a seat at the planning table and be engaged in our vision has helped us build new platforms that are bringing lasting and sustainable progress. ” Building on Sands’ established strategies to combat youth homelessness, the 2024 Sands Cares contribution will focus on three core areas: meeting the immediate needs of youth in crisis by supporting NPHY’s emergency shelter and housing programs, creating lasting solutions to youth homelessness by enhancing NPHY’s or.