Shine a Light Foundation

🌸 Our wonderful WINGS girls recently enjoyed a beautiful sound bath and energy healing experience with our dear friend Desiree Vargas.

We are deeply committed to holistic healing practices that nurture the mind, body, and soul. We incorporate a variety of wellness techniques, from sound therapy to mindfulness exercises, to support emotional balance and resilience. By exploring these practices, we create a space for inner peace, personal growth, and healing, helping each person feel more connected and empowered. 🌱

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On Saturday, October 12, our group of 20 volunteers doled out care kits and offered resources to those experiencing homelessness with Shine A Light Foundation!

Shine A Light is a non-profit homeless outreach and placement service that helps hundreds of homeless men, women and children in the greater Las Vegas area. Their primary focus is individuals who live in the underground flood channels of Las Vegas.

We’re so honored to have the opportunity to lend a helping hand to those in need of it. Thank you Shine a Light Foundation for having us!

Today some of our graduates took time out of their day to tell their stories of overcoming homelessness and their experience in our IPATH program. Sharing what their lives were like before and what hope and support have done to shape their lives today. Ruhi Cenet

Another Saturday morning doing outreach underground. As the weather gets cooler, the need for support increases, and so does our commitment to those we serve.

Every week, we connect people to essential services—helping them stay safe, warm, and supported through the challenges they face. Grateful to be part of a community that shows up and makes a difference 🫶

This morning, a few members of our team not only had the privilege of accepting a generous charitable donation from our friends at Kiewit Corporation, we also had the opportunity to tour the impressive new I-15/Tropicana project!

Thank you, Kiewit, for your support and for showing us around such an impactful development! We are honored to work amongst so many dedicated individuals whose sole purpose is the betterment of our city. 

🎃 5th Annual KFG Trunk or Treat! 🎃

Thank you to our friends at WestCare Nevada for hosting this amazing community event! We loved seeing all the creative costumes and decorated trunks!

Thanks to everyone who joined us to make this event a memorable one for our community. Can’t wait to see you all again next year! 👻

We are proud to continue our partnership with The City of North Las Vegas, Nevada to support community members experiencing homelessness and struggling with substance use disorder. Together, we’re committed to addressing these challenges with compassion, innovative solutions, and a community-centered approach.

Through this collaboration, we’ve launched programs to provide immediate resources, and Continuity Case Management. Our team is dedicated to offering individualized pathways to recovery and stability, including access to mental health services, substance use treatment, and job training.

Thank you to the City of North Las Vegas and our community partners for their continued trust and dedication. Together, we’re building a future where everyone has a place to call home and the resources to lead a healthy, fulfilling life.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our friends at Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield for their generous donation to our Foundation!

This incredible support will make a lasting impact on our mission and will play a vital role in empowering the women in our WINGS program. With our continued partnership, we are able to offer these women even greater opportunities for growth, resilience, and success 💗

We are a community project and we’re grateful for longtime partner and friend Wendi from Project Marilyn! We’ve both grown a lot and supported each other throughout helping to serve our clients together.

Tommorow’s the day! Come down for Overdose Awareness and Harm Reduction Training. All are welcome.

Today we had the pleasure of connecting with our friends at ORF and offering them a glimpse of life underground.

We are humbled to be in a space where we can offer connection to those we serve.

As the weather gets cooler, the needs get greater. To learn more about our Foundation, and how you can play a role in our mission, please reach out directly or click the links below:

https://shinealightlv.networkforgood.com/projects/236645-skip-the-gala-gala-no-gala

www.shinealightlv.com

Sat down with Evelyn Valencia and Alyson McCarthy for the first Non Profit panel at the Vegas Chamber and Vegas Young Professionals to discuss the challenges, our why and what the importance of non profits are for our community.

🚨 No Gala, No Problem—But It’s Coming in April! 🚨

2024 has been a record-breaking year for Shine A Light! With incredible new partnerships—like the City of North Las Vegas and their homeless Street teams and the 8th District Judicial Drug Courts—we are seeing unprecedented growth in our programs and impact. 🙌

We’ve decided to move our Annual Gala to April 2025, but we still need your support right now! 🌟

Our programs, like WINGS, have achieved remarkable success:
✨ WINGS Stats:
✔️ 100% detox completion
✔️ 69 women completed 30 days of inpatient treatment
✔️ 74% secured employment
✔️ 89% retention of women still engaged in the program

And the North Las Vegas Project is showing incredible progress:
✔️ 60% of clients referred by the street team are actively engaged
✔️ 80% of clients opt into our IPATH program
✔️ 100% of those who opted in have enrolled in treatment
✔️ 67% have secured employment

On top of that, Shine A Light’s IPATH (Instant Placement with Access to Treatment and Housing) has connected 350+ individuals to life-changing services, with:
✔️ 68% still actively case-managed
✔️ 63% required detox services, and 80% completed detox
✔️ 92% were placed into transitional housing with outpatient therapy
✔️ YTD holding a 54% employment rate

We are grateful for this growth, but to continue this work into 2025, we need to raise $50,000-$60,000 by year’s end. The best part? Every dollar you donate will be matched by our board, doubling your impact! 💥

💻https://shinealightlv.networkforgood.com/projects/236645-skip-the-gala-gala-no-gala

Help us continue our mission and serve even more individuals through FREEDOM, WINGS, IPATH, and our partnerships with North Las Vegas and the 8th District Courts.

No Gala this year? No problem. We’re building towards an even brighter April 2025 Gala and an incredible year ahead! 🌟

This week, members of our Specialty Court Liaison/Case Management Team had the pleasure of attending the Nevada Specialty Court Conference in Sparks Nevada.

We are honored to work amongst so many dedicated individuals within the justice system that share the same beliefs and pride themselves on education, standards, and reducing recidivism. 

Together, we can make a positive change in the lies of those seeking a second chance 🙏

Join us for a night of excitement and philanthropy at a UNLV football game at Allegiant Stadium! Cheer on UNLV Rebels as they face off against the Nevada Wolf Pack on November 30th, all while supporting a worthy cause!

Use this link to purchase tickets to support the Shine a Light Foundation and to sit in the same section as the rest of your group - tickets at just $43!

A portion of the proceeds will go back to the Shine a Light Foundation!

This offer is only valid through this link and cannot be redeemed at the UNLV or Allegiant Stadium

Shine a Light Foundation Fundraiser 11/30/24 @ 5:00 PM - Shine a Light Foundation Fundraiser

Join us tonight from 6pm-8pm at as we host a voter registration event, where you can register to vote, update your voter information, and learn more about the upcoming elections! Our knowledgeable volunteers will be on hand to answer any questions you may have.

Honored to have spent the day with our friends and colleagues at the 3rd Annual 2024 Nevada Homeless Alliance Statewide Conference on Addressing Homelessness engaging with those in our community on how to better serve our clients.

Our very own VP of Community Integration Robert Banghart, and Program Director George Petty had the opportunity to speak on a panel discussion and share their insights on Outreach, and the impact of those within the Criminal Justice System.

Together, we can enact change and positive outcomes for everyone who is affected by homelessness and substance use disorder 🙏

Big thanks to our friends with The Just One Project for stopping by today to discuss the amazing work they are doing in our community and how we can better partner to make a difference for those we serve 🙏

We are honored to work amongst so many amazing organizations in that are working together towards positive change!

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Come down for a fun-filled day of fellowship, exciting games, delicious food, and celebrating recovery together! Whether you’re in recovery or supporting a loved one, we can’t wait to see you there!

Let’s come together, lift each other up, and have a blast! 🌟

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Spent the day with our friends from Las Vegas Academy of the Arts and for their first “Glow Run for a Good Cause”

These young men and women are not only future leaders of our community but also share a deep passion for media, arts, and philanthropy. We are honored to be part of this event to help capture change and empower futures!

Join us for free food and the chance to make your voice heard! Foundation for Recovery and Shine a Light Foundation are hosting voter registration events for the Las Vegas community on Oct 9th and 10th. Don’t miss the oppurtunity to register and enjoy some great food.

Here’s a recap of our Narcan at Night event! We had an incredible turnout, and we’re so grateful to everyone who came out to support this important cause…

Your presence and participation truly made a difference in raising awareness about the impact of opioid overdoses and the life-saving benefits of Narcan.

Together, we are helping to build a stronger, more informed community, and we couldn’t have done it without your commitment and enthusiasm. Thank you for making this event such a success!

We've had a few days to unpack our experiences with Narcan At Night and the feedback has been amazing. What struck me the most was when we were all gathered in the beginning and I asked who was alive today because of narcan and almost half of the 130 volunteers raised their hands. So many of our friends might not be here today if not for it.

This is the why.

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NAN 2024 Recap

Dine for Shine!

Come down and join us at Applebees for lunch, dinner, or get some food to take home to the family!

All day, Shine A Light has partnered with our friends at Applebees, and through their Dining to Donate program, 15% of all proceeds will be donated to our Foundation!

We cordially invite all our supporters to get together for a family meal and help support the continuum of care for our IPATH programming 🖤💛

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Our Outreach Team is on a mission to make a difference! We're heading into the tunnels to offer a way home to those we serve. This year, we've seen a remarkable 60% increase in our efforts to help others. As of today, we have connected 410 individuals to our IPATH program this year alone. Together, we can light up lives and bring hope to those in need. Please contact us directly to see how you can get involved and help further our mission!