Resources
American Access Institute is pleased to introduce these community organizations as trusted resources.
Dr. Pamela Donnelly with Living Grace Home's Kathleen Miller
1. Street Teens
For unhoused former foster youth ages between the ages of 12-21, see https://streetteens.org/.
Street Teens is dedicated to assisting homeless, abandoned, and foster and other vulnerable youth in the Las Vegas Valley. Their primary goal is to meet the needs of youth by providing essential services in an inclusive and caring environment. They operate a Drop-In Center with open access to resources including showers, laundry, food, clothes, and computer access. Hours are Monday through Saturday from 2 pm to 8 pm at their location, which is 5599 S. Pecos Road, Las Vegas NV 89120. Phone: (702) 215-4171.
2. Living Grace Homes
For those who are homeless and pregnant or newly parenting between the ages of 14 and 24, see https://www.livinggracehomes.org/. Living Grace Homes offers a free residential program designed to support young mothers in acquiring the skills necessary to succeed. Programs include parenting courses, as well as information on empowerment, financial literacy, health & nutrition, and workforce readiness. Phone: (702) 212-6472.
3. Juvenile Justice Impact
The mission of Juvenile Justice Impact is to bring awareness to the juvenile justice system, prevent local youth from entering the juvenile system, and break the cycle of incarceration and its adverse effects on families and communities. American Access Institute’s founder and Juvenile Justice Impact’s founder Susan Feneck are friends and colleagues united in their concern for teenagers. Learn more about JJI at: https://juvenilejusticeimpact.org/.
4. Awareness is Prevention
Human trafficking is an unfortunate outcome for too many foster youth who run away. Human Trafficking is big business, it generates $40 billion dollars a year. The mission of AIP is to educate the public on all forms of human trafficking, including sex trafficking and employment trafficking. Visit their website at https://aipnv.org/ and see the disturbing data of how this horrific trend is impacting teens across the U.S. here: https://traffickinginstitute.org/federal-human-trafficking-report/.
With your gift to American Access Institute, you become part of the solution so foster youth have a better shot at avoiding jail, trafficking, having to perform sex work, dealing with unwanted pregnancy, facing violence, and other undesirable outcome. Thank you!
DID YOU KNOW?
Foster Youth in the state of NV automatically qualify for a type of financial aid that covers the fall and spring semester (summer term excluded) college/university course registration fees for high school graduates (and, for 5 out of 7 institutions, certificate of high school equivalency recipients who passed the GED, HiSET, or TASC) who were in the custody of the NV foster care system, at or after age 14. It can be used at any of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE)’s 7 degree-granting institutions (University of Nevada-Las Vegas, University of Nevada-Reno, Nevada State College, College of Southern Nevada, Great Basin College, Truckee Meadows Community College, & Western Nevada College), up until the student’s 26th birthday. Learn more about how to apply by reading the Fact Sheet below.
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