United Way of Southern Nevada

Happy Pride Month! We celebrate and honor the diversity, strength, and contributions of LGBTQIA+ individuals who make our community thrive. 🏳️‍🌈

At United Way of Southern Nevada, we believe strong communities are built when everyone has the opportunity to grow, feel valued, and be connected to the resources they need to succeed. 💙

Together, we can continue creating a community where every person is seen, supported, and empowered.

Learn more about our work at uwsn.org.

United Way of Southern Nevada’s Emergency Assistance and Community Needs (EACN) Fund helps strengthen community resiliency by providing emergency relief for Southern Nevadans facing crisis while supporting the nonprofit organizations delivering essential services across our region.

Through the EACN Fund, UWSN is proud to support nonprofit partners working every day to help families, seniors, veterans, and youth access housing, food, and critical care services.

Meet our current partner programs supported through EACN:
• United Labor Agency of Nevada – Nutrition for Life Program
• The After Market – One Extended Family Meal Program
• Helping Hands of Vegas Valley – HHOVV Nutrition Program
• Family Promise of Las Vegas – Homeless Prevention & Transitional Housing Program

Generous donations from our community help keep these vital services available for Southern Nevada families in need.

Learn more or support the EACN Fund at uwsn.org/emergencyfund.

📚 Every child in Southern Nevada deserves a quality education, a strong foundation in literacy, and the opportunity to thrive from the start.

Join us for an important community conversation about the future of childcare, early childhood education, and literacy in Southern Nevada. Together, we'll explore challenges, share insights, and identify solutions that help children and families thrive.

🕘 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM
📍 Location: CSN - Cheyenne

Whether you're an educator, parent, advocate, or community leader, your voice matters.

RSVP today at uwsn.org/earlyedconversation.

Women United members gathered for our Wine Down Wednesday, an intimate evening filled with great conversations, new connections, and plenty of laughter

A special thank you to our Woman United member, Krista, for graciously opening her home and creating such a welcoming space for our members to come together. Events like these remind us that the impact of Women United extends far beyond our work—it’s also about the relationships we build along the way.

Here's to a strong start to summer and the incredible women who continue to strengthen our community!

Learn more about Women United at uwsn.org/womenunited.

Strong minds start with a caring community.

From June 1–19, Women United is collecting comfort and engagement items to support brain health and individuals living with Alzheimer's through our Strong Minds, Stronger Community Collection.

Requested items include:
📕 Sudoku books
🧩 Puzzle books
🖍️ Adult coloring books
🧦 Socks with grips
🧶 Blankets
💄 Lip balm
🧴 Lotion
🤧 Tissues
💙 Other comfort essentials

Every donation can help provide meaningful comfort, connection, and cognitive engagement for those who need it most.

Learn more and shop our Amazon wishlist at uwsn.org/strongminds.

United Way of Southern Nevada and the City of Las Vegas Government are launching the Nonprofit Navigator Program, a new pilot opportunity designed to support aspiring and existing nonprofits in our community.

Through this free 5-week program, participants will gain skills, resources, and guidance to help grow their mission and strengthen their impact. Sessions will cover key tools to help organizations succeed in the nonprofit space.

If you’re passionate about serving the community and ready to grow your impact, we encourage you to apply today.

Apply now at uwsn.org/nonprofitnavigator

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our latest Nonprofit Networking Hour!

It was great to see nonprofit professionals from across Southern Nevada come together to connect, share ideas, and strengthen our local nonprofit community over an evening of conversation and collaboration.

Spaces like this matter because they help build stronger relationships across the sector and support the work happening every day in our community.

We’re grateful to everyone who showed up and contributed to a meaningful evening of connection.

Nevada GrantLab, Servehzah Bottle Shop and Tap Room

🌟 Our Volunteer of the Month, presented by NV Energy – meet Adela Moctezuma.

Adela gives back through food donations, volunteering with The Just One Project, and supporting off-site service projects through her internship with UWSN. Her commitment shows up in both time and action, always focused on meeting real community needs.

She’s also inspired by the people she meets along the way. “Something that inspires me to volunteer is people. You never know how much people need and are grateful for until you experience it through volunteering. You also get beautiful smiles and amazing conversations.”

We’re grateful for volunteers like Adela who continue to strengthen Southern Nevada through compassion and service.

Read more of her story at uwsn.org/blog. 💙

Community in action 💙

Thank you to CenterWell Senior Primary Care for partnering with us to assemble 400 food kits for Second Baptist Church. With the help of 25 of their dedicated volunteers, these kits will help support individuals and families in our community facing food insecurity.

We’re grateful for teams like CenterWell that continue showing up and making a meaningful impact across Southern Nevada.

Learn more about corporate volunteer opportunities at uwsn.org/volunteer

Congratulations to our Fund Development members, Mercedes McGill and Kayla Miller, for representing United Way of Southern Nevada at the AFP Las Vegas Las Vegas Mission Pitch Event 💙

They delivered a powerful five-minute presentation highlighting UWSN’s mission, programs, and impact alongside 11 other nonprofit organizations and took home the People’s Choice Award, earning $500 for UWSN!

We’re incredibly proud of the professionalism, confidence, and passion they brought to the stage while sharing the work happening across Southern Nevada every day.

Join us in congratulating Mercedes and Kayla on this well-deserved recognition 👏