Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth in need of virtual volunteers

Nevada already has the highest rate of homeless youth in the entire country.

Now, the executive director of Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth is calling on virtual volunteers to keep kids from sleeping on the streets.

HOME TO GO TO.YOUTH HOMELESSNESS WAS ALREADYA BIG PROBLEM PLAGUING SOUTHERNNEVADA -- AND COVID-19 HAS ONLYMADE IT WORSE.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR ROSSDIMATTEI JOINS US LIVE RIGHTNOW - WITH SOME SIMPLEWAYS - YOU CAN HELP YOUNGPEOPLE IN NEED.IF YOU'RE STUCK AT HOME RIGHTNOW WITH MORE TIME ON YOURHANDS AND YOU WANT TO GIVE BACK-- I GUARANTEE YOU HAVEITEMS AROUND YOUR HOUSE THATCOULD BE A BIG HELP TO A KIDWHO'S CURRENTLY EXPERIENCINGHOMELESSNESS.IT'S ONE OF SEVERAL WAYS YOUCAN SAFELY HELP HOMELESS KIDSIN OUR COMMUNITY GET BACK ONTHEIR FEET.:36-:39 NEVADA HAS THE HIGHESTRATE OF HOMELESS YOUTH IN THECOUNTRY IT'S THE HARSH REALITYRIGHT IN OUR BACKYARD -- AGROWING NUMBER OF SOUTHERNNEVADA'S KIDS -- ARE SLEEPINGIN THE STREETS.SOT: 3:21-:25 THE ENTIRE WORLDIS CLOSING IN WORD ON THESEYOUTH RIGHT NOW IT'S A BIGPROBLEM ARASH GHAFOORI WORRIESWILL ONLY GET WORSE BECAUSE OFTHE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.SOT: 3:38-:55 IT IS ANESPECIALLY DIFFICULT TIME, ASYOUTH ARE TRYING TO NAVIGATEWHAT TO DO AND WHERE TO GO TOFEEL SAFE, ESPECIALLY WHENEVERYONE IS BEING ENCOURAGED TOSOCIAL DISTANCE.A LOT OF OUR YOUTH WILLCONGREGATE IN LIBRARY'S OR FASTFOOD PLACES, MANY OTHER PLACESTHAT ARE JUST NOT AVAILABLETHANKS TO NEVADA PARTNERSHIPFOR HOMELESS YOUTH -- THERE ISHOPE AND HELP.SOT: 1:05-1:12 WE ARE A 24 HOURORGANIZATION THAT NEVER STOPSWORKING TO MAKE SURE YOU CANGET OFF THE STREET SAFELY ANDNEVER HAVE TO RETURN TO THESTREETS BUT AT A TIME WHENFEWER VOLUNTEERS ARE ON THEFRONTLINES -- THEY NEED YOURHELP SAVING KIDS FROM THESTREETS.IF YOU'VE GOT GOOD ADVICE TOGIVE -- WRITING AN E-NOTE OFENCOURAGEMENT CAN BE A BIGBOOST FOR A TEEN -- AND ITTAKES AS LITTLE AS TEN MINUTES.SOT: 10:01-:18 RIGHT NOW, IT'SESPECIALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOUFEEL REMINDED THAT THEY ARE NOTFORGOTTEN ABOUT, THAT THEY ARECARED FOR SOT: 9:40-:58SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT TOUS IS TO DISPEL THE MYTH TOYOUNG PEOPLE THAT ALL ADULTSARE ABUSERS OR NEGATIVE ORDON'T CARE ABOUT THEM.IF YOU'VE GOT A SPECIAL SKILLOR CREATIVE CRAFT -- EVENBETTER -- BECAUSE HOW-TO HOBBYBOXES CAN BE THE OUTLET KIDSNEED TO SUCCEED.SOT: 10:28-:44 FOR YOUNG PEOPLETO HAVE SAFE AND FUN ACTIVITIESWHERE HOPEFULLY THEY CAN PICKUP A HOBBY OR A SKILL SET,NOT ONE SIZE FITS ALL.THEY CAN BE ANYONE ANDANYTHING.AND GHAFOORI SAYS THE NEED FORSUNSHINE AND SANITATION KITS ISGREATER THAN EVER.SOT: 8:38-:47 WE ARE DOLING OUTMORE FOOD AND RESOURCES RIGHTNOW THEN WE HAVE AN A WHILE, SOALL THE SUPPORT WE CAN GET ISAPPRECIATEDTHOSE ARE JUST A FEW OF THEVIRTUAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIESAT THE NEVADA PARTNERSHIP FORHOMELESS YOUTH.IF YOU WANT TO GET INVOLVED --WE'VE POSTED A LINK WITH LOTSOF OPTIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS ATKTNV-DOT-COM-SLASH-REBOUND.LIVE AT MY HOUSE, RD, 13 ACTIONNEWS.SOCIAL DISTANCING HAS CREATED