EN ES Home Get Involved Family and Friends Family and Friends ABOUT US We are a group of parents, relatives, caregivers, and friends of people who experience the world differently. Their differences revolve around their disabilities that may include physical, intellectual, emotional and overall challenges in development. We work to help keep them safe, advocate for their wants and needs and provide regular reminders to educators, community members, employers and service providers that they are people first and foremost and individuals deserving of the opportunities to grow and enjoy life. OUR MISSION STATEMENT To be a resource to Opportunity Village and our community through education and support that enhances the knowledge base around people with disabilities and the mindset that every individual deserves equal opportunities to live, work, learn, and socialize in places of their choosing. OUR DUTIES Direct families and friends of people with disabilities to community resources that address specific individual and family needs Provide support by making ourselves available to assist families in ways that could expedite getting the necessary resources in place Provide families education around local community, city and state mechanisms that influence funding for services to people living with disabilities Be a visible presence, offering our experience and regular hours as volunteers to programs and events at various campuses that comprise Opportunity Village Promote and make ourselves available as a collective source of knowledge for purposes of family support, staff education and modeling Organize and engage in regular community outreach activities that may increase group membership while also educating others to the potential that lies within many people with disabilities to work, socialize and enjoy a full family and community life Maintain meaningful engagement with all levels of staff and management by offering means by which our group might more effectively integrate and contribute to the very fabric of what makes Opportunity Village great Through opportunity and choice, comes dignity. Meeting Dates Please contact Ashlee Cooper at coopera@opportunityvillage.org for upcoming meeting dates Contact Information Jacki Folger (702) 209-2465 familyandfriendsofOV@gmail.com Oakey Campus / Magical Forest 6300 W. Oakey Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89146 Office: (702) 259-3700 Fax: (702) 259-3734 Ralph & Betty Engelstad Campus 6050 S. Buffalo Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89113 Office: (702) 262-1550 Fax: (702) 362-6530 Walters Family Campus 451 E. Lake Mead Pkwy. Henderson, NV 89015 Office: (702) 564-7400 Fax: (702) 564-6992 North Campus 4180 W. Craig Rd, N. Las Vegas, NV 89031 Office: (702) 262-1560 Fax: (702) 636-8372 Opportunity Village Thrift Store 390 S. Decatur Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89107 Office: (702) 383-5911 (for donation pick up and questions) Fax: (702) 383-1082 Who We Are What We Do Get Involved Programs & Services Business Services Events Shop Volunteer Careers Locations Contact MAKE A DONATION Opportunity Village and Opportunity Village Foundation is a Nevada not-for-profit organization with its primary address at 6050 W. Buffalo Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89113. Opportunity Village’s primary telephone number is (702) 259-3700, and its website is www.OpportunityVillage.org. Opportunity Village serves adults in the Southern Nevada community with intellectual and related disabilities, to enhance their lives and the lives of the families who love them. Opportunity Village is exempt from federal income tax under 26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)(3), and is a non-profit organization eligible to receive tax-deductible donations pursuant to the provisions of section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. § 170(c). Copyright © 2021, Opportunity Village, Inc. All rights reserved Site by PROOF