Las Vegas, NV, October 16, 2024 – Olive Crest is excited to announce the receipt of $500,000 from the Engelstad Foundation as the first installment of a generous $1,000,000 matching grant supporting the Transforming Lives Campaign in Las Vegas. This significant contribution will enhance Olive Crest’s mission to prevent child abuse and neglect by strengthening, equipping, and restoring children and families in crisis—One Life at a Time®.
Olive Crest has been a pillar of support for children and families in crisis in Las Vegas since 1997. Our programs currently serve over 6,000 individuals annually, and this matching grant will help expand our capacity to serve even more. The funds will contribute to the construction of a campus that will include a new and larger Children and Family Resource Center, including space for our Community Mental and Behavioral Health Program, along with an on-site apartment complex for our Teen and Young Adult Independent Living Program, increasing all our capacities and creating a blueprint for replication in multiple other parts of the valley over the
coming years.
“We are incredibly grateful to the Engelstad Foundation,” says Jimmy Monaghan, Executive Director of Olive Crest in Nevada, “for their continued partnership and belief in our mission. This grant not only represents a substantial financial investment but also a commitment to the future of children and families in crisis in our community. We are excited to see the transformative impact this will have.”
“For more than a quarter of a century, Olive Crest has been a true lifeline and asset for so many Southern Nevadans,” says Kris Engelstad, CEO of the Engelstad Foundation. “We’ve seen the impact its transformative programming has made on children and families in crisis. With that, we commend the work Olive Crest has done thus far and know this latest investment will keep the
momentum going and then some.”
This generous support from the Engelstad Foundation marks a new chapter in Olive Crest’s ongoing mission to strengthen, equip, and restore children and families in crisis. Together, we are building a community where every child has the opportunity to thrive in a safe and strong family.
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About Olive Crest
Since 1973, Olive Crest has transformed the lives of more than 250,000 children and families. We work tirelessly to meet the individual needs of kids in crisis by providing safe homes, counseling, and education for both youth and parents. Our many innovative programs reflect our conviction that strengthening the family is one of the most powerful ways to help heal children. Our 98% stability rate is a testament to the lifelong commitment and unwavering compassion that the Olive Crest family maintains for the children and families we serve even after they have graduated from our programs. Olive Crest serves 5,000 children and families each day throughout the Western United States. For information, call (702) 685-3459 or visit www.olivecrest.org/nv.
Contact:
Jimmy Monaghan
jimmy-monaghan@olivecrest.org
720.298.1486
