Resources for Families
Below you can find a newsletter updated monthly with great parenting tips and discussions. Also, a wide range of resources that are available in our community. Can't find what you're looking for? Feel free to reach out to us and we can point you in the right direction!
Resources during School Closure
Free and Reduced Lunch
Information can be found at this link about where to get breakfast and lunch for students on free & reduced lunch
https://ccsd.nutrislice.com/menu/menus-eula
Information can be found at this link about where to get breakfast and lunch for students on free & reduced lunch
https://ccsd.nutrislice.com/menu/menus-eula
Internet
If you do not have internet at home, Cox is providing free wi-fi for the first month, and $9.95 thereafter through the Cox Connect2Compete service.
https://www.cox.com/residential/internet/connect2compete.html
If you do not have internet at home, Cox is providing free wi-fi for the first month, and $9.95 thereafter through the Cox Connect2Compete service.
https://www.cox.com/residential/internet/connect2compete.html
Electricity
If you are experiencing financial hardship as a result of COVID-19, NVEnergy will suspend disconnects and waive late fees. See the following link for more information:
https://www.nvenergy.com/alwayson/cannon-message-covid19
If you are experiencing financial hardship as a result of COVID-19, NVEnergy will suspend disconnects and waive late fees. See the following link for more information:
https://www.nvenergy.com/alwayson/cannon-message-covid19
Food
If you need assistance getting food for your family, these two organizations can help.
www.threesquare.org/get-help
https://thejustoneproject.org/emergency-assistance
If you need assistance getting food for your family, these two organizations can help.
www.threesquare.org/get-help
https://thejustoneproject.org/emergency-assistance
Parents Make the Difference! Monthly Newsletter
Las Vegas Community Resources
Academic Success
Las Vegas Clark County Libraries
Nikki Winslow, Spring Valley Library Branch Manager
4280 S. Jones Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89103
(702) 734-READ
http://hottopics.lvccld.org/tutors
Description: The LVCCLD interactive website has live homework helpers for grades K through 12 in all subjects. After school tutoring is available at most locations, with free computer access at all libraries. Open until 8pm Monday through Thursday.
Vegas Tutors
Jupiter Morrise, CEO
PO Box 692748
Orlando, FL 32869
702-435-4357 (HELP)
http://www.vegastutors.com
Description: Vegas Tutors provides one on one private home tutoring for K though adults. Tutoring subjects include English, Math, Chemistry, Physics, and Computers. They also work with children with learning disabilities.
YMCA After School Tutoring
Erica Stegall, Association Youth & Family, Senior Director
4141 Meadows Lane
Las Vegas, NV 89107
(702) 476-6741
https://www.lasvegasymca.org/locations/bill-lillie-heinrich-ymca
Description: The YMCA location provides afterschool homework help for ages 5 to 15 in all subjects. Tutoring is offered Monday through Friday from 3:30pm to 5:30pm and is free for YMCA members.
Social Development
Adams Place
Kelly Boyers-Office
601 S. Rancho Dr. Bldg. C Suite 19
Las Vegas, NV 89106
(702) 339-0848
http://www.adamsplaceforgrieflasvegas.org
Description: Adam’s Place provides counseling for any Child age 3-18 who has lost a parent, sibling or caregiver. They are non-denominational and respect children’s belief system. They offer volunteer training, lending library, Spanish language Services, family consulting referrals, continuing education units, grief workshops, and grief camp.
Boys and Girls Club
17 locations within Las Vegas
(702) 367-2582
https://www.bgcsnv.org
Description: Boys and Girls Club of Southern Nevada engages young people in activities with adults, peers and family members that enable them to reach their full potential. Based on the interests and needs of the boys and girls they serve, clubs offer diverse program activities in five areas: Character and Leadership Development, Education and Career Development, The Arts, Sports Fitness and Recreation, and Health and Life Skills.
Kayenta Therapy Center
9402, 9414, 9418 W. Lake Mead Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89134
https://kayentatherapy.com/
Description: The Kayenta Legacy Student Program offers low cost therapy in Las Vegas for only $25.00 per session. The student therapists work with clients of all ages and from various cultural, sexual, ethnic and religious backgrounds. The Kayenta Legacy Student Program covers a wide range of concerns including; Anger Management, Anxiety, Career Decisions, Child Behavior Problems, Communication Problems, Coping Skills, Depression, Grief, Parenting Skills, Relationships issues, Divorce Adjustment and many more. There is a play therapy room for children of all ages to express their creativity and work on their unspoken losses. There are English and Spanish language therapists.
Special Needs
Opportunity Village
Marty Wood – Office
6300 West Oakey Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89146
(702) 259-3707
www.opportunityvillage.org
Description: Opportunity Village is a not-for-profit organization serving children and adults in the southern Nevada community with intellectual disabilities, to enhance their lives and the lives of the families who love them. Opportunity Village is dedicated to helping people become the very best they can be. Through vocational training, community employment, day services, advocacy, arts and social recreation, citizens with severe disabilities are able to find new friends, realize future career paths, seek independence and community integration and unleash creative passions.
Easter Seals
Brian Patchett – Executive Director
6200 W. Oakey Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89146
(702) 870-7050
www.sn.easterseals.com
Description: provides services to help all people with disabilities or special needs and their families become self-sufficient through direct services, education and community partnership. Early intervention services help young children with disabilities achieve their goals in cognitive, social/emotional, communicative, adaptive and physical development. Services may include occupational therapy to help an infant learn to hold her bottle, physical therapy to help her learn to roll over, or speech therapy to help her learn to eat.
Mojave Las Vegas Youth Clinic
6375 W. Charleston Blvd, Suite A-100
Las Vegas, NV 89146
Phone: (702) 253-0818
Description: Mojave Las Vegas Youth Clinic serves youth ages six and older having psychiatric disabilities including those diagnosed with ASD and or intellectual disabilities, and having serious emotional disorders.
Career Services
Oasis Counseling
Warren Wheatley, Executive Director
2471 W Horizon Ridge Pkwy, #110
Henderson NV 89052
(702) 294-0433
http://oasiscounselingtoday.com/child-adolescent-counseling/
Description: This counseling center does career assessments for adolescents and helps with a myriad of issues ranging from bullying, divorced parents, trauma, school issues, and anxiety.
Nevada Partners
Brittani Gray, Youth Program Manager
710 W. Lake Mead Blvd.
North Las Vegas, NV 89030
(702) 924-2100
http://www.nevadapartners.org/positive-youth-impact
Description: Nevada Partners aims to build a community network that supports all local youth in making healthy choices; succeeding in school; reconnecting to education and work, if they are at risk or out of school; and building education and career paths that lead to lifelong success. Nevada Partners has multiple youth programs that help connect kids to the life skills they need to have successful careers.
Work Force Connection
Online Resource
http://nvworkforceconnections.org/?page_id=11795
Description: Has online resources for all school age children to connect interests to occupations projected to be in demand in Nevada when they finish their education and are ready to enter the workforce. The cite exposes middle and high school students to the important conversation of education and training beyond high school. They identify occupations across Nevada’s key industry sectors requiring different amounts of post-secondary education/training and understand their unique skill-sets based on their traits and personality. Armed with that knowledge, they can then explore careers that might be a good fit for them. There are multiple assessments and career exploration tools provided at no cost. Youth can also learn about additional resources available through local youth programs funded by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
Las Vegas Clark County Libraries
Nikki Winslow, Spring Valley Library Branch Manager
4280 S. Jones Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89103
(702) 734-READ
http://hottopics.lvccld.org/tutors
Description: The LVCCLD interactive website has live homework helpers for grades K through 12 in all subjects. After school tutoring is available at most locations, with free computer access at all libraries. Open until 8pm Monday through Thursday.
Vegas Tutors
Jupiter Morrise, CEO
PO Box 692748
Orlando, FL 32869
702-435-4357 (HELP)
http://www.vegastutors.com
Description: Vegas Tutors provides one on one private home tutoring for K though adults. Tutoring subjects include English, Math, Chemistry, Physics, and Computers. They also work with children with learning disabilities.
YMCA After School Tutoring
Erica Stegall, Association Youth & Family, Senior Director
4141 Meadows Lane
Las Vegas, NV 89107
(702) 476-6741
https://www.lasvegasymca.org/locations/bill-lillie-heinrich-ymca
Description: The YMCA location provides afterschool homework help for ages 5 to 15 in all subjects. Tutoring is offered Monday through Friday from 3:30pm to 5:30pm and is free for YMCA members.
Social Development
Adams Place
Kelly Boyers-Office
601 S. Rancho Dr. Bldg. C Suite 19
Las Vegas, NV 89106
(702) 339-0848
http://www.adamsplaceforgrieflasvegas.org
Description: Adam’s Place provides counseling for any Child age 3-18 who has lost a parent, sibling or caregiver. They are non-denominational and respect children’s belief system. They offer volunteer training, lending library, Spanish language Services, family consulting referrals, continuing education units, grief workshops, and grief camp.
Boys and Girls Club
17 locations within Las Vegas
(702) 367-2582
https://www.bgcsnv.org
Description: Boys and Girls Club of Southern Nevada engages young people in activities with adults, peers and family members that enable them to reach their full potential. Based on the interests and needs of the boys and girls they serve, clubs offer diverse program activities in five areas: Character and Leadership Development, Education and Career Development, The Arts, Sports Fitness and Recreation, and Health and Life Skills.
Kayenta Therapy Center
9402, 9414, 9418 W. Lake Mead Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89134
https://kayentatherapy.com/
Description: The Kayenta Legacy Student Program offers low cost therapy in Las Vegas for only $25.00 per session. The student therapists work with clients of all ages and from various cultural, sexual, ethnic and religious backgrounds. The Kayenta Legacy Student Program covers a wide range of concerns including; Anger Management, Anxiety, Career Decisions, Child Behavior Problems, Communication Problems, Coping Skills, Depression, Grief, Parenting Skills, Relationships issues, Divorce Adjustment and many more. There is a play therapy room for children of all ages to express their creativity and work on their unspoken losses. There are English and Spanish language therapists.
Special Needs
Opportunity Village
Marty Wood – Office
6300 West Oakey Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89146
(702) 259-3707
www.opportunityvillage.org
Description: Opportunity Village is a not-for-profit organization serving children and adults in the southern Nevada community with intellectual disabilities, to enhance their lives and the lives of the families who love them. Opportunity Village is dedicated to helping people become the very best they can be. Through vocational training, community employment, day services, advocacy, arts and social recreation, citizens with severe disabilities are able to find new friends, realize future career paths, seek independence and community integration and unleash creative passions.
Easter Seals
Brian Patchett – Executive Director
6200 W. Oakey Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89146
(702) 870-7050
www.sn.easterseals.com
Description: provides services to help all people with disabilities or special needs and their families become self-sufficient through direct services, education and community partnership. Early intervention services help young children with disabilities achieve their goals in cognitive, social/emotional, communicative, adaptive and physical development. Services may include occupational therapy to help an infant learn to hold her bottle, physical therapy to help her learn to roll over, or speech therapy to help her learn to eat.
Mojave Las Vegas Youth Clinic
6375 W. Charleston Blvd, Suite A-100
Las Vegas, NV 89146
Phone: (702) 253-0818
Description: Mojave Las Vegas Youth Clinic serves youth ages six and older having psychiatric disabilities including those diagnosed with ASD and or intellectual disabilities, and having serious emotional disorders.
Career Services
Oasis Counseling
Warren Wheatley, Executive Director
2471 W Horizon Ridge Pkwy, #110
Henderson NV 89052
(702) 294-0433
http://oasiscounselingtoday.com/child-adolescent-counseling/
Description: This counseling center does career assessments for adolescents and helps with a myriad of issues ranging from bullying, divorced parents, trauma, school issues, and anxiety.
Nevada Partners
Brittani Gray, Youth Program Manager
710 W. Lake Mead Blvd.
North Las Vegas, NV 89030
(702) 924-2100
http://www.nevadapartners.org/positive-youth-impact
Description: Nevada Partners aims to build a community network that supports all local youth in making healthy choices; succeeding in school; reconnecting to education and work, if they are at risk or out of school; and building education and career paths that lead to lifelong success. Nevada Partners has multiple youth programs that help connect kids to the life skills they need to have successful careers.
Work Force Connection
Online Resource
http://nvworkforceconnections.org/?page_id=11795
Description: Has online resources for all school age children to connect interests to occupations projected to be in demand in Nevada when they finish their education and are ready to enter the workforce. The cite exposes middle and high school students to the important conversation of education and training beyond high school. They identify occupations across Nevada’s key industry sectors requiring different amounts of post-secondary education/training and understand their unique skill-sets based on their traits and personality. Armed with that knowledge, they can then explore careers that might be a good fit for them. There are multiple assessments and career exploration tools provided at no cost. Youth can also learn about additional resources available through local youth programs funded by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).