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 high school students and their families have a Thanksgiving meal. Project 150 relies on community support to provide the meals, which cost about $25 and feed a family of four. Deliveries will be made to each of the 44 CCSD high schools Project 150 serves. The local nonprofit provides these high school students with basic necessities throughout the year.
Project 150 will repeat this effort Dec. 16 and 17 to provide Christmas meals for homeless high school students and their families; ultimately providing 12,000 holiday meals. To contribute and join the effort to “Feed it Forward,” contact Project 150 at (702) 721-7150 or visit the website, www.project150.org. Follow Project 150 on Facebook and Twitter.
About Project 150
Project 150 is a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization, founded in December 2011 by Nevada businessmen Don Purdue and Patrick Spargur. The two had heard about 150 homeless high school students at Rancho High School in Las Vegas who were in need of support over the Christmas break. Since that time, Project 150 has expanded and now serves more than 2,500 homeless, displaced and disadvantaged high school students in 44 schools throughout Nevada. Project 150 provides these students with food, clothing, school supplies, sports equipment, shoes and other needs so they have what they need to continue school and be successful in life.
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