UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN NEVADA

United way of southern nevada ensures the availability of emergency support in southern nevada through multiple programs providing food, housing, and utility assistance. The goal of these programs is to maintain household stability for all residents of southern nevada. Uwsn administers project reach, an energy assistance program supporting low-income older adults; the emergency food and shelter program, a federally-funded program ensuring the availability of mass shelter, rent assistance, temporary shelter, food assistance, and utility payment assistance to residents in southern nevada; and a series of corporate crisis funds, an emergency assistance program to support workers facing a life, medical, or related crisis. In 2023-2024, uwsn emergency assistance programs supported 57,736 people with food assistance; 2,987 households with rent, mortgage, hotel/motel, or shelter assistance; 2,815 households with energy, gas, water, and sewer bills; and 37people were supported with other emergency assistance.