SHARE Village Las Vegas

SHARE Village Las Vegas was established in 2012 in memory of my father, Seymour Jay Stalk, a WWII veteran of the U.S. Navy.

What are its initiatives and goals?

• Emergency housing fund: This program offers housing with crisis intervention services. It’s through the participation and generosity of our community that we’re able to serve the needs of veterans.

It’s the only 24/7 crisis intervention facility for vets, individuals and families in Las Vegas. Any contribution — financial, temporal, physical or otherwise — goes directly to benefit those in need.

• Food and nutrition program: SHARE Village Las Vegas launched a “Feed Our Community” public/private partnership initiative for all in need of food and nutrition downtown. Donors, participants and partners include Three Square food bank, Whole Foods Markets, Trader Joe’s, Dunkin’ Donuts, White Cross Market and individual donors.

There is no excuse for our veterans or any citizen in Las Vegas to go hungry or without a home. We have operated SHARE Village Las Vegas for eight years and have fed thousands of veterans and non veterans, and this new initiative enables us to feed even more.

• SHARE Village Las Vegas goes to the streets: SHARE Village Las Vegas joined the B Street & Owens Outreach Intervention “Mini housing connect” effort and took in eight new residents in collaboration with Clark County, HELP of Southern Nevada and the Salvation Army agencies.

What does the program hope to provide to veterans who seek its help?

• 24/7 year-round crisis intervention services

• Emergency, transitional, permanent and assisted living housing

• Medical, mental health and dental services

• Jobs

• Clothing

• 12 step methodologies and drug treatment programs

• “Continuum of care” approach to housing and support services tracking measured outcomes and long-term self-sufficiency.

What is the greatest success you have been a part of? Serving homeless people since 1977.

What can Southern Nevadans do to improve our community? Be of service, volunteer and help others.

Whom do you admire? Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King Jr., President Ronald Reagan and President John F. Kennedy.

Where do you see your organization in five years? Expanding SHARE Village Las Vegas across the U.S.

Mission Statement

SHARE Village Las Vegas was established in 1993 and is an award-winning 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization that is dedicated to the creation and development of affordable housing villages. This is a unique and innovative approach to holistic and comprehensive housing with 24/7/365 crisis intervention center services complemented with intensive supportive services. Public and private partnerships have been formed to develop and operate affordable housing with collaborative medical and mental health services, salon services, employment referrals and placements, and full-service community food pantry/nutrition programs.