Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth (NPHY)
Lanette Rivera
Title: Director of Engagement and Communications
Email: info@nphy.org
Phone Number: (702) 383-1332
Website: https://nphy.org
Program Description: NPHY is the most comprehensive service provider for the thousands of young people experiencing homelessness in our community, providing access to life-changing services for homeless youth 24 hours a day at virtually every street corner in Southern Nevada. NPHY’s wraparound programs stabilize young people’s lives, meeting their immediate needs and providing a safe, supportive environment and a path to self-sufficiency. NPHY’s individualized, holistic services empower young people to not only achieve long-term independence, but to craft the futures they want for themselves.
Strengthening and complementing our high-quality direct services for homeless youth, NPHY is dedicated to advocating for the Vegas Valley’s homeless youth population and serves as a leader in systems-level efforts to eliminate homelessness among Nevada’s youth.
Services Offered: To get help 24/7, call us or go to any Terrible Herbst location, City of Las Vegas Fire Station, or get onto any RTC bus. NPHY’s Drop-In Center (open Mon.- Sat. 8am-7pm at 4981 Shirley Street in Las Vegas across from the Thomas & Mack Center) offers these free and confidential services:
-Shelter placementHaircuts
-Tickets to get home
-Medical & dental
-Hot meals & snacks
-Laundry services
-Life skills classes
-School supplies
-Clothing
-Mailing address
-Hygiene items
-Personal voicemail
-Bus passes
-Internet access
-Calling cards
-Nevada ID’s
-Telephone access
-Birth certificates
-Employment assistance
-Social security cards
-Education assistance
-Work cards (health, etc)
-Counseling
-Notary
-Case management
-and much more…
Target Populations: Children, School Aged-Children, Teens, Young Adults, LGBTQ+, African American Populations, Hispanic/Latinx Populations, Asian Populations, Pacific Islander Populations, Native American Populations, Low Income, Immigrants, Refugees, Undocumented, Other,
Research/Focal Areas: Children’s Health, Community Organizing, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), Food, Homelessness, Housing, Mental Health, Public Policy,