Las Vegas Bank of America Announces $120,000 in Funding for Affordable Housing & Community Revitalization
Bank of America today announced $120,000 in grants to be distributed to eight nonprofits working to increase access to affordable housing and support neighborhood revitalization in the Las Vegas community (Pictured: Safe Nest – Photo credit: Bank of America).
Women”s Development Center Inc.
Photo credit: Bank of America.
Securing stable housing continues to be a challenge in Clark County, with a homeless population exceeding 30,000 and a poverty rate of 15.6 percent.
Group Photo of organizations receiving grants
Photo credit: Bank of America.
Funding will help low and moderate income people who are struggling due to a lack of affordable housing and broader needs related to community revitalization and enable them to access the resources they need to lay a foundation for a stable financial life, and in turn, drive growth in the Las Vegas community.
Organizations receiving grants are:
- Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Southern Nevada, to support first-time homebuyer counseling among other resources to stimulate personal financial health and growth
- Habitat For Humanity Las Vegas to support its “This is Our Neighborhood” revitalization program
- Las Vegas Natural History Museum to support its “Open Door- Explore!” initiative, offering funding for low-income students in Clark County to attend educational field trips
- Nevada HAND to support its resident services initiatives to ensure families and seniors are healthy, successful, and financially stable
- Rebuilding Together Southern Nevada to support critical home repairs for those in need
- Safe Nest to support the installation of new children”s playground equipment at its Downtown Las Vegas shelter location
- United States Veterans Initiative to support a much-needed kitchen remodel at its veteran residential facility
- Women”s Development Center Inc. to support its Men In Transition (MIT) program