LAS VEGAS – Project 150, a charity that helps homeless, displaced and disadvantaged high school students, is holding the 2016 ELEVATE Career and Employment Fair in association with the Junior League of Las Vegas, Clark County Commissioner Lawrence Weekly and the Clark County School District Community Partnership Office. When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April … [Read more...] about Poject 150 and Junior League present 2016 ELEVATE career fair for high school students
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Project 150 Youth Council Provides Scholarship Opportunity
LAS VEGAS – The Youth Council for Project 150, a local nonprofit that helps homeless, displaced and disadvantaged high students, is offering several scholarships to attend a Nevada college, university or accredited vocational training institute. Scholarship applications will be accepted now through May 9. “As students finally reach that goal of graduating high school, we … [Read more...] about Project 150 Youth Council Provides Scholarship Opportunity
PROJECT 150 Calls for Donated Formal Wear for Las Vegas Prom Closet Event
LAS VEGAS – Project 150, in partnership with Zappos.com, is calling for donations of new or gently used formal wear through March 4 to help homeless, displaced and disadvantaged high school students attend prom looking their best. “The Las Vegas Prom Closet makes it possible for students who couldn’t otherwise afford it to go to prom,” Project 150 Executive Director Meli … [Read more...] about PROJECT 150 Calls for Donated Formal Wear for Las Vegas Prom Closet Event
PROJECT 150 to Provide 1,500 Thanksgiving Meals for Local Homeless High School Students
LAS VEGAS – When the holidays come, most high school students celebrate a break from books and teachers. But for some 11,000 Clark County School District students who are homeless, displaced or disadvantaged, it is a time of stress because school is often the only place they have to find their next meal. In response, Project 150 is stepping up to ensure at least 1,500 local … [Read more...] about PROJECT 150 to Provide 1,500 Thanksgiving Meals for Local Homeless High School Students
Project 150 Hosts Sept. 3 Open House: Charity Unveiling New 8,000-Square-Foot Warehouse and Betty’s Showroom
LAS VEGAS – With more than 2,100 homeless high school students in the Las Vegas Valley, many of whom don’t have basic necessities to start the school year, Project 150 is expanding to meet the growing need for its services. To show just how Project 150 helps local teens in need, it is holding an open house from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, at its new building at … [Read more...] about Project 150 Hosts Sept. 3 Open House: Charity Unveiling New 8,000-Square-Foot Warehouse and Betty’s Showroom
Project 150 Appoints Meli Pulido and Harper Ko to Board of Directors
LAS VEGAS – Project 150 has appointed Meli Pulido and Harper Ko to its board of directors. Pulido served as executive director of Project 150 for two years. Ko joined the Project 150 advisory board in early 2015, prior to her being appointed to the board of directors. As executive director of Project 150 from February 2013 to February 2015, Pulido was responsible for helping … [Read more...] about Project 150 Appoints Meli Pulido and Harper Ko to Board of Directors