Local Non-Profit Organizations 2008
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LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS 2008
(If you know of others please submit to andy@komp.com)
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF Southern Nevada
Mission of Organization: “Giving help & hope to those in need regardless of race, religion or creed.”
www.catholiccharities.com
385-2662
American Cancer Society
Mission of Organization: The American CancerSociety is the nationwide community-based voluntary
health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing
cancer, saving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.
www.cancer.org
The Salvation Army
Mission of Organization: “provides social services, vocational training, addiction treatment & family services”
870-4430 (no local website)
Boys & Girls Clubs of Las Vegas
Mission of Organization: “provide opportunities for young people to learn skills necessary for happy, healthy lives”
367-2582
www.bgclv.org
Boys & Girls Clubs of Henderson
Mission of Organization: “provide a safe place for school-aged youngsters to go after school & during vacations”
565-6568
www.bghenderson.org
YMCA of Southern Nevada
Mission of Organization: “to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build a healthy mind, body & spirit”
877-9622
www.lasvegasymca.org
New Vista Community
Mission of Organization: “provide the intellectually challenged with opportunities to live life to the fullest”
457-4677
www.newvistacommunity.org
Sunrise Children’s Foundation
Mission of Organization: “children’s education & health”
731-8373
www.sunrisechildren.org
ALS of Nevada
Mission of Organization: provides quality hands on free services to folks living with Lou Gehrig's disease
777-0500
http://www.alsofnevada.org/
Blind Center of Nevada
Mission of Organization: “socialization, meaningful employment for the blind or visually impaired”
642-6000
www.blindcenter.org
The Shade Tree
Mission of Organization: “provide safe shelter to homeless & abused women & children in crisis”
www.theshadetree.org
385-0077
Nevada Donor Network
Mission of Organization: “maximize organ & tiss u edonation to help those in need of transplantation therapy”
796-9600
www.nvdonor.org
Lied Discovery Children’s Museum
Mission of Organization: “education through hands-on learning in arts & sciences”
382-3449
www.ldcm.org
Girl Scouts of Frontier Council
Mission of Organization: “build girls’ confidence, courage & character
385-3677
www.frontiercouncil.org
St. Jude’s Ranch for Children
Mission of Organization: “provide healing & nurturing to children who have been victims of abuse, abandonment & neglect”
294-7100
www.stjudesranch.org
Area Health Education Center of Southern Nevada
Mission of Organization: “improve Nevada ’s health status through education & outreach”
Programs: parenting classes, child abuse prevention & lead poisoning prevention.
318-8452
www.snahec.org
United Way of Southern Nevada
Mission of Organization: “engage community to createlasting change to improve lives
In Southern Nevada ”
734-2273
www.uwsn.org
Help of Southern Nevada
Mission of Organization: “ empower homeless & others in ned to become & remain self-reliant”
387-1700
www.helpusa.org
Jewish Federation of Las Vegas / United Jewish Community
Mission of Organization:” provide social services, education & activities to the Jewish community”
732-0556
www.jewishlasvegas.com
Nevada SPCA
Mission of Organization: “promote humane education”…operates a no-kill animal sanctuary & a humane education program.
873-7722
www.nevadaspca.org
Heaven Can Wait Sanctuary
Mission of Organization: “ initiate spay/neuter programs to prevent unanted litters of cats & dogs”
227-5555
www.hews.org
Henderson Allied Community Advocated
Mission of Organization: “ homelessness prevention through education & direct services”
566-0576
www.hacafre.org
Miracle Flight for Kids
Mission of Organization: “improve access to healthcare by providing free air transportation to hospitals”
261-0494
www.miracleflights.org
Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth
Mission of Organization: “homeless youth assistance”
383-1332
www.nphy.org
Foundation for Positively Kids
Mission of Organization: “care for medically fragile & terminally ill children in Las Vegas ”
362-0037
www.positively kids.org
Amercian Heart Association
Mission of Organization: “cardiovascular disease & stroke education, awareness & prevention”
367-1366
www.americanheart.org
Boys Town of Nevada
Mission of Organization: "provide a safe place to call home for countless children who have suffered abandonment, abuse and neglect" http://www.boystownnevada.org/
Special Olympics Nevada
Mission of Organization:Offers services free of charge to disabled to children and adults enabling them to develop physically and socially through year-round sport training and competition.
http://www.sonv.org/
Homeless Helpers
Serve meals to the working poor and working homeless in the Las Vegas Valley.
http://www.homelesshelpersnv.org/
Homeward Bound Cat Adoptions
"Finding Fur-Ever Homes For The Cats And Kittens Of Las Vegas".
Website is www.homewardboundcats.org 702-533-3440.
International Suicide Prevention
Public Charity that knows that those that are at the greatest of risk are those that have cleaned a suicide scene of a loved one. 702 743-4340 www.supportisp.org
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