Employees from Wynn Las Vegas served about 170 residents at the Shade Tree shelter for women and children in downtown Las Vegas. It was the first time the hotel, which brought its own flatware, tables and chairs, had catered for the organization.
Briana Erickson
Reporter: Homeless and veterans issues
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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.
The Shade Tree has embarked on an extensive renovation project at the North Las Vegas shelter. While the renovation effort has many sponsors and partners, its main catalyst comes from a $1.5 million donation from Wynn Las Vegas.
The new center at 741 S. Rainbow Dr. will join two previous locations at 3700 S. Maryland Parkway and 3345 E. Tropicana Ave. in providing expanded services, thanks to $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor.
Charm McElree connects veterans with a federal program that helps those who left school for the service get those long-overdue diplomas. She was honored by Gov. Brian Sandoval and other officials Thursday in Las Vegas.
Volunteers with the Las Vegas-based nonprofit Project 150 on Wednesday began preparing 2,000 holiday meal boxes for students in need for distribution this week. Each one feeds a family of four.
Most veterans using the Forever GI Bill to attend UNLV have not faced the backlog affecting thousands of others who have yet to receive benefits or have received them late.
North Las Vegas officers are investigating a shooting Saturday morning that left a 3-year-old boy critically injured, police spokesman Aaron Patty said.
Billy Stojack, a beloved former Navy SEAL who organized the event for decades, died last year just days before it was held. This year his comrades are carrying on and remembering the bigger-than-life veteran for his service.
Navy veteran Edward Smith graduated Friday during a Veterans Treatment Court ceremony, the culmination of his participation in the Las Vegas Justice Court program.
The parade will set off at 10 a.m. on Sunday from the intersection of Fourth Street and Gass Avenue and head northeast along Fourth under what the National Weather Service predicts will be sunny skies and crisp temperatures.
About 16 people who worked at the courtyard lost their jobs as a result, said Alexandria Anderson, executive director of the nonprofit Southern Nevada Community Health Improvement Program, or CHIPs.
A comprehensive plan to end youth homelessness in Southern Nevada was unveiled during the second annual Southern Nevada Youth Homeless Summit held Friday at The Venetian in Las Vegas.
The city of Henderson on Saturday will honor those who have served in the U.S. armed forces at its annual Veterans Day Ceremony.
The Moving Wall, a half-size traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be in Las Vegas through Sunday.
The first Southern Nevada Plan to End Youth Homeless will be unveiled Friday at The Venetian during the second annual Southern Nevada Youth Homelessness Summit.