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U.S. VETS - Las Vegas
Shalimar Cabrera
525 East Bonanza Road
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Phone: 702.366.0456
Fax: 702.310.6862
E-Mail: scabrera@usvetsinc.org
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SHALIMAR CABRERA, U.S. VETS – Las Vegas Site Director and Stand Down Chair, outreaches to a veteran at the 2008 Stand Down. 388 veterans were served over the 3-day event.
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THE 2008 U.S. VETS – Las Vegas softball team plays in the City League and wins!
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THE MGM MIRAGE is a local supporter of the U.S. VETS – Las Vegas site, providing foundation dollars and suits to the veterans each year. After the 2007 suit drive they sponsored, MGM Mirage employees are pictured here with U.S. VETS staff and AmeriCorps
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U.S. VETS- Las Vegas has 257 beds available for homeless veterans
U.S. VETS - Las Vegas is the result of an effort by U.S. VETS to create an environment where veterans, both men and women, can find meaning in life and strive to achieve their highest level of independence. The program, in conjunction with the VA Southern Nevada HealthCare System, brings much needed assistance to the more than 4,300 homeless veterans in Las Vegas by providing them employment assistance, job development, case management, sobriety support, and low cost rental housing, accompanied by a variety of support services designed to help them achieve stability.
Programs for Homeless Veterans:
- Outreach Services
- Housing & Meals
- Case Management
- Sobriety Support Program for veterans with drug, alcohol and/or gambling addictions
- Problem Gambling Prevention & Education
- On-site 12-step Meetings
- Referrals to VA for Medical & Mental Health
- Residential Employment & Training Assistance
- Financial Management Education
- Legal Advocacy
- Transportation Assistance
- Long-term Transitional Housing
- Permanent Housing
- Father's Program for Parenting & Child Support Resolution
- Women's Program offering intensive case management, support groups & community resources for female veterans
- CHAMPs - Chronically Homeless Aspiring for Maintenance Program
- AmeriCorps Member Services
The property is owned and operated by Cloudbreak Las Vegas providing development design, construction and property management.
Recent local media coverage of U.S. VETS - Las Vegas
Veteran Homelessness: Las Vegas Review Journal see full story
Airmen Reach Out: Nellis Air Force Base see full story
2008 Stand Down: Las Vegas Review Journal see full story
NBC Channel 3 Special Report see full story.
Stand Down: Las Vegas Review Journal see full story.
Stand Down: Las Vegas Sun see full story.
If you would like to help the work at this location, or if you are a veteran in need of assistance, you can contact us at:
U.S. VETS - Las Vegas
525 East Bonanza Road
Las Vegas, Nevada 89010
Phone: 702.366.0456
Fax: 702.310.6862
Email: scabrera@usvetsinc.org
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