A worker at the Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada shelter has tested positive for COVID-19, the nonprofit announced Wednesday.
Briana Erickson
Reporter: Homeless and veterans issues
Email: berickson@reviewjournal.com
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Briana Erickson covers homeless and veterans’ issues for the Review-Journal. A proud “Florida Woman” living in the desert, she centers her reporting around people living in the shadows.
Before joining the Review-Journal in 2017, the University of Florida graduate wrote for the North Central Florida NPR affiliate and the South Florida Sun Sentinel. She was named College Journalist of the Year by the Society of Professional Journalists.
Nellis officials announced Monday on Facebook that only Air Force personnel would have access to the Air Force base commissary. By Tuesday morning the posts had been deleted.
The fund “will allow the nonprofit to remain nimble in its daily response and quickly respond to those affected by quarantines, school closures and economic hardships,” the organization said in a statement.
Offices of the Nevada Division of Welfare and Supportive Services were closed Monday due to the novel coronavirus, but officials indicated they would reopen Tuesday morning.
The VA medical center also will halt participation in all public outreach events until April 30, though medical appointments and all VA operations continue as normal.
SHARE Village in Las Vegas will expand access to its community food pantry in response to the growing economic impact of coronavirus fears in Southern Nevada.
Preventing COVID-19 is key in preventing the illness from spreading among the homeless are more susceptible to contracting the illness and can’t self-quarantine at home.
The City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a five year, $14 million contract Wednesday for the nonprofit Chicanos Por La Causa Nevada Inc. to operate the 24/7 center.
Donna Charles, 65, and Robert Caris, 63, who are now engaged, will be the first two residents to move into a 10-unit container park to be unveiled at Share Village on Monday.
City officials say they have issued no citations and made no arrests under the new law and are instead stepping up efforts to get people into services.
Travis Strong joined more than 1,000 people who raced up the steps and raised nearly $300,000 for the American Lung Association in Nevada.
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden called out Sen. Bernie Sanders for voting against the 1993 Brady Bill that installed a waiting period and a background check for handgun purchases.
Demand at the city’s 24/7 open-air shelter and service center has increased since the City Council passed a controversial anti-camping ordinance in November.
Homeless shelters that accept funding from Clark County to provide emergency beds for the homeless will no longer be able to turn away people who show up drunk or high.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Novotny, commander of the 57th Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, including the Thunderbirds, has announced his retirement.