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Back to School Backpacks for the Children

By Amanda Henderson, Director of Accreditation – Western Region, WestCare Foundation On Saturday, July 30, the Raider Nation Wrecking Crew brought 30 backpacks to the WestCare Nevada Women and Children’s Campus (WCC) for their kids that are heading back to school. Each backpack is pre-filled with assorted school supplies for its new student owner. This […]

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Holley LS Fest West at Las Vegas Speedway

By Darlene Terrill, Regional Administrator In late April, WestCare Nevada’s transitional housing clients were offered the opportunity to earn money at the Holley LS Fest West 2021 three-day race weekend at the Las Vegas Speedway. The invitation came from the Ultimate Street Car Association (USCA) Membership Director, Carrie Strange, and President/CEO/Co-Founder, Jimi Day, who invited […]

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Nevada Colleges Make the COVID-19 Vaccine Possible for Our Clients

By Rhonda Davisson, Transitional Coordinator Beginning this past March, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Schools of Medicine and Nursing partnered with their Student Health Center as well as the College of Southern Nevada (CSN) and Nevada State College (NSC) to hold a COVID-19 vaccine clinic on the UNLV Campus. In mid-March, we were […]

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Vaccine Clinic at the Las Vegas CTC is a Success!

By Leo Magrdichian, LCSW, LCADC, Vice President Operations In April, WestCare Nevada, the City of Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Fire and Rescue Strike Team, and the SilverSummit Healthplan joined forces in conducting a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Las Vegas Community Triage Center (CTC)! Initially, one hundred and twenty-five Johnson & Johnson vaccines were […]

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Adopted by the Raiders Nation Wrecking Crew

By Leo Magrdichian, LCSW, LCADC, Vice President of Operations – WestCare Nevada The Las Vegas chapter of the Raider Nation Wrecking Crew recently adopted the clients of the Women and Children’s Campus and Harris Springs Ranch as their beneficiaries. This community outreach group has visited us in front of our women’s campus on several occasions […]