Information on this page reflects active programs as of February 10, 2017

National Service in Nevada

More than 2,900 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping to

meet local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic

engagement through national service in Nevada. Serving at more than

360 locations throughout the state, these citizens tutor and mentor

children, support veterans and military families, provide health

services, restore the environment, respond to disasters, increase

economic opportunity, and recruit and manage volunteers.

MEETING COMMUNITY NEEDS IN NEVADA Senior Corps:

contribute their time and talents in one of three Senior Corps

programs. Foster Grandparents serve one-on-one as tutors and

mentors to more than 2,200 young people who have special

needs. Senior Companions help more than 430 homebound

seniors and other adults maintain independence in their own

homes. RSVP volunteers conduct safety patrols, renovate homes,

protect the environment, tutor and mentor youth, respond to

natural disasters, and provide other services through more than

170 groups across Nevada.

individuals the opportunity to provide intensive, results-driven service

to meet education, environmental, health, economic, and other

pressing needs in communities across Nevada. Most AmeriCorps

grant funding goes to the Nevada Volunteers, which in turn awards

grants to nonprofit groups to respond to local needs. Most of the

remainder of the grant funding is distributed by CNCS directly to

multi-state and national organizations through a competitive grants

process. Other individuals serve through AmeriCorps VISTA, whose

members help bring individuals and communities out of poverty by

serving full-time to fight hunger and illiteracy, improve health

services, and increase housing opportunities, and AmeriCorps NCCC

(National Civilian Community Corps), a 10-month, full time residential

program for men and women between the ages of 18 and 24. In

exchange for their service, AmeriCorps members earn an education

award that can be used to pay for college or to pay back qualified

student loans. Since 1994, more than 4,900 Nevada residents have

served more than 6.5 million hours and have qualified for Segal

AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $14,660,000.

AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 680

More than 2,200 seniors in Nevada

The Corporation for National and Community Service is a

federal agency that improves lives, strengthens communities,

and fosters civic engagement through service and

volunteering. CNCS engages millions of Americans in service

to meet local needs through Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and

national days of service; improves communities through the

Social Innovation Fund, and leads volunteer initiatives across

the nation. To learn more visit NationalService.gov or

Serve.gov or call 202-606-5000 or TTY 1-800-833-3722.

Social Innovation Fund: The Social Innovation Fund transforms

This year, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)

will commit more than $9,830,000 to support Nevada communities

through national service and social innovation initiatives. CNCS

invests in cost-effective community solutions--working hand in hand

with local partners to improve lives, expand economic opportunity, and

engage citizens in solving problems in their communities. Serving in

many of the state's most impoverished communities, CNCS provides

vital support to schools, food banks, homeless shelters, community

health clinics, youth centers, veterans service facilities, and other

nonprofit and faith-based organizations at a time of growing demand

for services. Through a unique public-private partnership, this federal

investment will leverage an additional $5,760,000 in other resources

to strengthen community impact, build local support, and increase

return on taxpayer dollars. Nationwide, CNCS, its grantees, and

project sponsors generated more than $1.25 billion in outside

resources from businesses, foundations, public agencies, and other

sources in FY 2015.

lives and communities using limited federal investment as a

catalyst to grow the impact of nonprofits with evidence of strong

results. It harnesses the expertise of grantmaking intermediaries

to identify, evaluate and expand effective nonprofits and

engages funding partners to contribute nearly three dollars to

every one federal dollar invested. As the Social Innovation Fund

network grows programs that work in Nevada, more people are

able to overcome their most pressing challenges in the areas of

economic opportunity, health, and youth development. The Social

Innovation Fund is investing more than $440,000 in expanding

the impact of 5 nonprofits in Nevada.
Information on this page reflects active programs as of February 10, 2017

 Nevada At a Glance

AmeriCorps Projects Service Locations Participants 1 Education Scholarships 2 Program Funding

AmeriCorps National 6 74 306 $2,962,381 $335,170 3

AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects 1 1 11 - - 4

AmeriCorps State Competitive 2 5 197 $464,938 $734,575

AmeriCorps State Formula 5 32 124 $568,424 $1,510,032

AmeriCorps VISTA 13 28 48 $278,200 $740,688

AMERICORPS TOTAL (Current Projects Only) 27 140 686 $4,273,943 $3,320,465

Senior Corps Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding

Foster Grandparent Program 2 60 251 - $850,087

RSVP 3 176 1,779 - $344,681

Senior Companion Program 2 12 205 - $353,078

SENIOR CORPS TOTAL (Current Projects Only) 7 248 2,235 - $1,547,846

Social Innovation Fund Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding

Nonprofit Subgrantees 5 - - - $443,619

SOCIAL INNOVATION FUND TOTAL (Current Projects Only) 5 - - - $443,619

Other Funding Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding

State Commission Operations Support 1 - - - $250,000

OTHER FUNDING TOTAL (Current Projects Only) 1 - - - $250,000

PROGRAM TOTALS 40 2,921 $4,273,943 $5,561,930

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING (Including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards) $9,835,873

Notes: The data shown represents a snapshot in time. CNCS project sites, participants, and funding change throughout the year, so the data may not reflect current conditions.

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING + TOTAL LOCAL PROGRAM SUPPORT

TOTAL LOCAL PROGRAM SUPPORT $5,760,952

388

(Non-CNCS Resources) 6

$15,596,825

5

1

This figure represents the number of awarded positions available to be filled in the 2016 - 2017 program year. For AmeriCorps VISTA, this represents the actual number of

VISTA members in active service.

2

This figure represents the maximum potential value of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards that can be earned by AmeriCorps members serving in Nevada. The award can

be used in any state to pay for college, graduate school, vocational training, or to pay back student loans. The education award total is included in total CNCS funding.

3

AmeriCorps National figures may include national programs headquartered in the state and/or operating sites of national programs that are headquartered in other states.

Funding reflects the estimated proportionate share of the national grant associated with operating sites in this report. Some national organizations do not report operating

site data, or it was not available at time of publishing, so figures may not reflect current conditions.

4 Nevada is served by the AmeriCorps NCCC campus located in McClellan, California.

 In the past year, AmeriCorps NCCC teams have served on projects in Reno, Yerington, Las Vegas, Henderson, Wells.

5

The service location total may contain multiple counts of unique locations where multiple CNCS programs are operating.

6

As part of its public-private partnership approach, CNCS requires grantees to leverage additional resources to strengthen community impact and increase the return on the

federal investment. This figure reflects non-CNCS cash and in-kind resources that CNCS grantees and project sponsors have committed to raise or other revenue used to

support their programming activities across the state. Last year, CNCS, its grantees, and project sponsors generated more than $1.25 billion in outside resources from

businesses, foundations, public agencies, and other sources.

Since 1994, more than 4,900 Nevada residents have served more than 6.5 million hours and have qualified for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more

than $14,660,000.
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State Commission

Nevada Volunteers oversees a portfolio of 10 AmeriCorps State grantees which in 2015- 2016 will support 294 AmeriCorps members

serving in 10 of Nevada’s 16 counties in the areas of education, health, environment, economic opportunity, disaster and capacity building.

Nevada’s AmeriCorps programs serve a critical role in meeting diverse, locally identified needs for the seventh largest state which has 87

percent of the land publicly owned. In 2014, local partners matched federal funding with 84 cents for every dollar received. AmeriCorps

members engaged community volunteers in serving more than 282,333 hours, a value of more than $5.3 million to Nevada. In 2014-15

AmeriCorps members improved 119,267,280 square feet of public land, supported 50,373 students in education, and provided 18,919

individuals with food assistance. Additional programs led by Nevada Volunteers include the Governor’s Points of Light Award, the

Governor’s Volunteer Recognition Certificate, hosting the statewide volunteer matching web portal, and offering quality volunteer program

training including being Nevada’s only Service Enterprise Hub which increases the organizational effectiveness of nonprofits across the

state.

In 2014-15 program year, AmeriCorps members serving through the Great Basin Institute’s Nevada Conservation Corps built and improved

more than 100 miles of trails to encourage recreation on public lands for all stakeholders. Additionally, the AmeriCorps members improved

more than 2,125 acres of public land. Last summer, Nevada Conservation Corps AmeriCorps members completed the Ash to Kings Trail, a

multi-year project that was supported by more than 12,000 hours of member service. This project was the result of a public private

partnership that included local nonprofits, private foundations, and state and federal land management agencies.

AmeriCorps State

The Justice AmeriCorps program at University of Nevada Las Vegas Boyd School of Law’s Thomas and Mack Legal Clinic engages two fulltime AmeriCorps members to serve directly in representing unaccompanied immigrant minors and finding additional resources that can

support them. These efforts resulted in 71 minors receiving support and the recruitment of 12 attorneys that provide pro bono services.

The Great Basin Institute’s AmeriCorps members remove noxious weeds in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Ely, Austin, Carson, and

Santa Rosa Ranger Districts. Noxious weeds, which are more aggressive than common or nuisance weeds, are destructive and difficult to

control or eradicate and cause habitat loss and degradation. The AmeriCorps members surveyed for noxious weeds, mapped invaded areas,

and treating affected areas with herbicide. In the 2016 field season, ten noxious weed technicians treated approximately 5,500 acres of

invaded habitat across northern Nevada. This treatment eventually reduces the presence and spread of noxious weed species. The

members’ service in the Noxious Weed program greatly benefits the state’s landscapes, wildlife, and habitat health. Additionally, the

AmeriCorps members gain professional development opportunities through Pesticide Applicator Certification training and Wilderness First

Aid/CPR training.

AmeriCorps National

Local casinos in Reno continued their generous donations of cards and dice to include in the Washoe County School District’s (WCSD)

“Math Paths” kits that the WCSD AmeriCorps VISTA project delivers to area schools. The VISTA project has received 66,566 used books

(valued at $166,415) and 10,618 new books (valued at $53,090) for their Read to Succeed Incentive Book Program from grants and book

drives. The program will distribute the books to schools and at educational events during the program year.

AmeriCorps VISTA

Mo Loden, an AmeriCorps VISTA member with the Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation, assisted her site supervisor in writing and securing a

$10,000 grant from the E.L. Cord Foundation to support the development of the Student Stewards Program. During her service term, Mo has

been instrumental in securing $30,500 to support the program, which partners with teachers in Title I schools to help them develop handson, in-park Citizen Science projects that meet the new requirements of the Next Generation Science Standards and engage students directly

in their communities. The program opens students’ eyes to the value and opportunities that exist in the science field and will help prepare

them for success in postsecondary education and careers in science.
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AmeriCorps NCCC

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada’s mission (BGCSNV) is to enable all youth to reach their full potential as productive, caring,

responsible citizens. Based on the needs and interests of club members, the clubs provide a variety of activities in five areas: character

and leadership development, education and career development, the arts, sports fitness and recreation, and health and life skills.

AmeriCorps NCCC members joined BGCSNV to serve as education mentors for the Clubs’ Kidz Lit program, where they assisted children in

developing reading fluency and offered support with other basic homework skills. Because of the mentoring they received from AmeriCorps

NCCC members, youth reached their attendance goals and became eligible to help their high-achieving peers create literacy awareness

murals at four of the Clubhouses. Members also worked on a number of events and infrastructure improvements for the Clubhouses,

including building a playground, coordinating and leading volunteers, setting up and providing customer service at BGCSNV’s annual

fundraising event and coordinating a food distribution event for families in need.

Catholic Charities’ 58 Foster Grandparents serve at 15 low-income schools throughout Clark County. Lorraine Watson, Assistant Principal

at Rundle Elementary, said the program works and provided records for three students who were tutored by Foster Grandparents. One

student was reading at 12 words a minute at the beginning of the year and had improved to 42 words per minute. A second second-grader

went from 32 words per minute to 59, and a third went from 15 to 39 words per minute. At Rundle, about 43 percent of the students are

English Language Learners and Foster Grandparents make a huge difference. Assistant Principal Watson said. “It’s really a joy having

these Grandparents here.”

Senior Corps Foster Grandparent Program

Nevada Rural Counties RSVP provides farmer's market coupons to residents of Carson City. RSVP field representatives in Dayton, Fernley,

Silver Springs, Virginia City, Ely and Caliente distribute coupons throughout the month of June each year. All in all, more than 5,000 seniors

in the state of Nevada will benefit from the Senior Farmer's Market Nutrition Program, which provides low-income seniors with $30 worth of

coupons to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables from local farmers. Not only do seniors derive the benefits from the fresh food, the

program also provides elders with exercise and an opportunity for socialization at the farmer's markets. RSVP volunteers provide a large

variety of services in the community and make Nevada a great place to live.

Senior Corps RSVP

Ken N. is Seniors in Service’s longest-serving Senior Companion. He has been with the program for 19 years and just advised the

coordinator that “he's going to slow down now since he's getting older” (he turns 92 this year). Ken is a reliable, gentle, and unassuming

volunteer who is dedicated to visiting his clients. Ken was a paratrooper in World War II and has led an amazing life. He has enjoyed the

benefits of volunteering which he attributes to his longevity. Volunteering gives him purpose and meaning as he enjoys helping others.

Ken was awarded the first annual Seniors in Service Achievement Award - Senior Companion in 2014 and there is a wall of his artistic

creations dedicated to him in the Senior Companion Program office. Ken is an unsung hero and continues to provide valuable service to

assist older adults in living independently in their homes.

Senior Corps Senior Companion Program

The Social Innovation Fund (SIF) transforms lives by using evidence to find what works and make it work for more people. The SIF Classic

and SIF Pay for Success programs harness the expertise of grantmaking intermediaries to identify, evaluate and expand effective nonprofits

serving low-income communities across America. In 2015 the SIF Pay for Success program spread to Nevada and programs there are

working primarily towards creating strategies to improve social outcomes in early childhood education. The Social Innovation Fund is

investing $147,000 in expanding the impact of four nonprofits in Nevada.

Social Innovation Fund
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AmeriCorps in Nevada

Primary City

Program/Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

AMERICORPS TOTALS

CURRENT (as of February 10, 2017)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

27

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS

686

121 16

Carson City Nevada Governor's Office of Energy (Completed)

Nevada Governor's Office of Energy

10 AmeriCorps State Formula

Carson City Planning GrantNevada Statewide Coalition Partnership (Completed)

Nevada Statewide Coalition Partnership

- AmeriCorps State Formula

Carson City RSVP Veterans VIP Program (Current)

Nevada Rural Counties RSVP Inc.

1 AmeriCorps VISTA

Henderson R09-2230-CA-DSA-DSA; R09-2095-NV-PAS-PAS (September 8 - October 10,

2016)

FEMA-Region 9

8 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Henderson SCA Nevada (Completed)

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

11 AmeriCorps National

Henderson SCA NV (Current)

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

6 AmeriCorps National

Las Vegas ACC Las Vegas (Completed)

Ethiopian Community Development Council Inc.

1 AmeriCorps National

Las Vegas City of Las Vegas - Matt Kelly My Brothers Keeper (Current)

City of Las Vegas

1 AmeriCorps VISTA

Las Vegas City of Las Vegas (Completed)

City of Las Vegas

- AmeriCorps VISTA

Las Vegas City of Las Vegas Point-in-Time Count and Community Projects (January 11,

2017 - Current)

City of Las Vegas

11 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Las Vegas Clark County District Attorney's Office (Completed)

Equal Justice Works

- AmeriCorps National

Las Vegas Clark County Public Defender (Completed)

Equal Justice Works

1 AmeriCorps National

Las Vegas Las Vegas Point-In-Time Count and Neighborhood Beautification (January 12 -

March 15, 2016)

City of Las Vegas

11 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Las Vegas Nevada Legal Services, Inc (Current)

Equal Justice Works

2 AmeriCorps National

Las Vegas Outside Las Vegas Foundation (Completed)

Outside Las Vegas Foundation

- AmeriCorps State Formula

Las Vegas Project REAL (Current)

Project REAL

2 AmeriCorps VISTA

Las Vegas Reinvent Schools Las Vegas (Current)

City of Las Vegas

22 AmeriCorps State Formula

Las Vegas SCA AmeriCorps National Direct Nevada (Completed)

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

- AmeriCorps National

Las Vegas Teach For America - Las Vegas (Current)

Teach For America

173 AmeriCorps National

Las Vegas United Way of Southern Nevada AmeriCorps Program (Completed)

United Way of Southern Nevada

50 AmeriCorps State Formula

Las Vegas United Way of Southern Nevada VISTA (Current)

United Way of Southern Nevada VISTA

4 AmeriCorps VISTA

Las Vegas UNLV (Completed)

Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of Nevada Las Vegas

2 AmeriCorps State Competitive

Las Vegas UNLV Boyd School of Law (Current)

Equal Justice Works

2 AmeriCorps National

Las Vegas YouthBuild Las Vegas (Current)

YouthBuild USA, Inc

32 AmeriCorps National
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AmeriCorps in Nevada

Primary City

Program/Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

AMERICORPS TOTALS

CURRENT (as of February 10, 2017)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

27

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS

686

121 16

Mesquite Mesquite Works (Current)

Mesquite Works

3 AmeriCorps VISTA

Pahrump Nye Communities Coalition (Current)

Nye Communities Coalition

35 AmeriCorps State Formula

Reno Community Foundation Initiatives (Current)

Community Foundation of Western Nevada

1 AmeriCorps VISTA

Reno Fuels reduction & camp infrastructure improvements (June 2 - June 22, 2016)

Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada

9 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Reno Great Basin Institute (Current)

Great Basin Institute

175 AmeriCorps State Competitive

Reno Great Basin Institute (Current)

The Corps Network

91 AmeriCorps National

Reno Greater Impact: Building a Service Enterprise (Current)

Nevada Volunteers

1 AmeriCorps VISTA

Reno NCED Statewide VISTA Project (Current)

Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of Nevada, Reno

6 AmeriCorps VISTA

Reno Neighbor Network of Northern Nevada (Current)

Neighbor Network of Northern Nevada

5 AmeriCorps VISTA

Reno Nevada Department of Veterans Services (Current)

Nevada Department of Veterans Services

2 AmeriCorps VISTA

Reno Nevada Department of Veterans Services II (Current)

Nevada Department of Veterans Services

20 AmeriCorps State Formula

Reno Northern Nevada International Ce (Current)

Northern Nevada International Ce

1 AmeriCorps VISTA

Reno Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation (Nevada Volunteers) (Current)

Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation

13 AmeriCorps State Formula

Reno Truckee Meadows Student Stewards (Current)

Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation

11 AmeriCorps VISTA

Reno Urban Roots FarmCorps (Current)

Urban Roots Garden Classrooms

22 AmeriCorps State Competitive

Reno Washoe County School District, Volunteer Services (Current)

Washoe County School District, Volunteer Services

10 AmeriCorps VISTA

Wells City Infrastructure Improvements (April 27 - May 24, 2016)

City of Wells

10 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Winnemucca Nevada Outdoor Schools AmeriCorps Program (Current)

Nevada Outdoor School

34 AmeriCorps State Formula

Yerington Club programming support (June 2 - July 13, 2016)

Boys & Girls Clubs of Mason Valley

8 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

If there are programs with identical names in separate entries, they are different grants to the same organization. If no members are shown, either the

grant is for planning or technical assistance, or enrollment data was not available at the time of printing.

Notes:

 The city column refers to the location of the sponsor organization. AmeriCorps members may be serving in other locations than the city listed.
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Senior Corps in Nevada

Primary City

Program Name

Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

SENIOR CORPS TOTALS

CURRENT (as of February 10, 2017)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

7

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS

2,235

0 0

Carson City Nevada 15 Rural Counties Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (Current)

Nevada Rural Counties RSVP Inc.

940 RSVP

Las Vegas Foster Grandparent Program (Current)

Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada

98 Foster Grandparent Program

Las Vegas Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (Current)

Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada

300 RSVP

Las Vegas Senior Companion Program (Current)

Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada

89 Senior Companion Program

Reno Washoe County RSVP (Current)

Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of Nevada, Reno

539 RSVP

Sparks Northern Nevada FGP (Current)

Seniors in Service

153 Foster Grandparent Program

Sparks Senior Companion Program of Northern Nevada (Current)

Seniors in Service

116 Senior Companion Program

Note: The city column refers to the location of sponsor organization. Volunteers may be serving in other locations than the city listed.
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Description

Program HQ Location

Nonprofit Subgrantees in Nevada

Nonprofit Subgrantee Name

Intermediary

CSH and its partners will work with Clark County, Nevada to assess the

feasibility of a PFS initiative to create supportive housing focused on

individuals cycling in and out of high cost systems, including the

criminal justice system and/or emergency response teams, who have a

history of homelessness. For this initiative, Clark County has identified

the goals of: 1. Identifying the frequent user population; 2. Reducing

the recidivism rate of the target population by 25 percent; 3. Providing

65 percent of the target population with supportive housing, and; 4.

For clients obtaining supportive housing, improve self-sufficiency

indicators by 50 percent within the first year of services. Among other

technical assistance, CSH anticipates working with Clark County to

develop methods that a) build on efforts currently underway to access

data and use it to identify the target population and their costs in the

status quo b) create a supportive housing model and plan that will

meet the needs of the target population. This project will target Clark

County, Nevada.

Las Vegas, NV Clark County, Nevada

Corporation for Supportive Housing (2014)

The State of Nevada, Clark County and the City of Las Vegas will

receive assistance from both the GPL and Third Sector Capital Partners

to explore the use of Pay for Success in creating innovative strategies

to improve social outcomes in early childhood education. Specifically,

the three jurisdictions will engage in a feasibility study that will

explore how an early childhood education PFS project can increase

outcomes such as kindergarten readiness and third grade literacy as

well as reduce public school special education and remedial education

expenditures. The PFS project will target Southern Nevada and will be

a part of Nevada’s ongoing efforts to improve early childhood

education opportunities state-wide. The collaborative feasibility

process between the GPL and Third Sector Capital Partners will focus

on four main areas: (1) evaluation of whether or not proposed

interventions produce the desired outcomes, (2) cost-benefit analysis

of proposed interventions, (3) design of potential PFS payment

structures and outreach to potential investors, and (4) assessment of

the most rigorous evaluation strategies that can be used to measure

the initiative’s outcomes. The State of Nevada is the only Social

Innovation Fund Subgrantee leading an innovative partnership

between state, county and city government to address PFS contracting

and savings analysis for early childhood education interventions,

which has the potential to serve as a model nation-wide. Additionally,

the University of Utah Policy Innovation Lab will provide to the City of

Las Vegas a PFS Fellow and the related training and technical

assistance to develop a PFS program. The Policy Innovation Lab’s

technical assistance services include: (1) research and data analysis

to help the City identify and describe a target population and baseline

outcomes for that population; (2) financial modeling and analysis of

costs of various interventions versus the benefits to the City from

those interventions; (3) budget scan to identify spending priorities and

potential areas for cost savings; (4) high-level project support from

Lab staff; and (5) connecting the City to other PFS-related resources

around the country as needed. Measureable outcomes of this program

include a completed feasibility study identifying a target population,

baseline outcomes, anticipated programmatic outcomes, and an

estimate of cost savings / avoidance.

Carson City, NV State of Nevada, Clark County, and City of Las Vegas

Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab
Social Innovation Fund in Nevada

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Description

Program HQ Location

Nonprofit Subgrantees in Nevada

Nonprofit Subgrantee Name

Intermediary

As Southern Nevada’s only food bank and hunger relief organization,

Three Square Food Bank’s mission is to provide wholesome food to

hungry people. Operating since 2007, Three Square combines food

banking, food rescue, and ready-to-eat meals to be the most complete

food solution for Southern Nevada. • Provided the equivalent of more

than 106 million meals since 2007• Works with a service network of

approximately 1,300 community partners• Partner with the city of Las

Vegas to quadruple Kids Café ® after-school feeding sites• Major

milestone in 2013 opening a SNAP Call Center assisting 5,000

individuals

Under their NKH SIF grant award, Three Square will focus on Clark

County.

Las Vegas, NV Three Square Food Bank

Share Our Strength

With assistance from Third Sector and the HKS SIB Lab, the three

jurisdictions will engage in a feasibility study that explores how an

early childhood education PFS project can increase outcomes such as

kindergarten readiness and third grade literacy as well as reduce

public school special education and remedial education expenditures

in Southern Nevada.

Carson City, NV Nevada, in partnership with Clark County and City of Las

Vegas

Third Sector Capital Partners

The City of Las Vegas is developing a feasibility study exploring the

possibility of using Pay for Success to scale its existing Southern

Nevada Early Childhood SIB/PFS project. The City of Las Vegas seeks to

increase access to high quality early childhood education programs,

along with wraparound services for at-risk youth in Southern Nevada.

Las Vegas, NV City of Las Vegas, NV

University of Utah Sorenson Impact Center
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Other Programs in Nevada

Primary City

Program/Project Name

Sponsor Organization Program Type

Reno State Administrative Grant (Current)

Nevada Volunteers

State Commission Operations Support