Readership Map
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About the Collection
This course builds on the First-Year Seminar (FYS) to prepare students with skills and knowledge to promote academic success and retention. Major areas of focus include: inquiry and critical thinking skills, communication, global/multicultural awareness, intellectual and life-long learning perspectives, and citizenship and ethics. Anticipated outcomes are: connections with faculty and peers, overall college engagement, and improvement in academic skills.
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The Las Vegas Rescue Mission
Shyla Ann Mariano
11-30-2018The Las Vegas Rescue Mission invests in many relationships and expresses enough concern with root causes of poverty and hunger (Morton 21). LVRM provides many supportive services and strengthens their bonds with the people. In particular, the coordinators and workers would serve enjoyable food for anyone to eat and communicate with the people.
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Volunteering with Project 150
Eric Gonzalez
11-29-2018Student homelessness is a large problem, as the students’ financial hardships heavily affect their education. This ultimately ruins several opportunities that the average student usually has such as going to college or pursuing a career. Without their education, they are less likely to get out of their predicament. They also more likely to be exposed to dangerous activities, such as crimes and sex trafficking
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Light the Hope of Reading
Yingying Meng
11-29-2018Spread the Word Nevada’s mission is dedicated to advancing childhood literacy within low-income communities by changing lives one book at a time.
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Feeding the Homeless
Doralee Nunez-Escamilla
11-29-2018Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada begun its concept in 1941 by Bishop Thomas K. Gorman. Decades later, it has formed into one of the largest, private, nonprofit, social service in the sate. They offer tons of services, helping those from infants to seniors.
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DASH - Delivering & Serving Hope
Sayeda Zaidi
11-29-2018The mission of DASH is to help poor and homeless people by serving them free food. By making, packing, and delivering meals, students get to interact with poor people and get a glimpse of the plight of disenfranchised populations.
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Spread the Word Nevada
Langyue Zhong
11-29-2018Spread the Word Nevada makes sure every child in elementary school has books at home, so they could read and share books with their families and friends.
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DASH: Delivering and Serving Hope
Nicole Ross
11-28-2018The main purpose of DASH is to reach out to the community with simple acts such as giving food, giving service, and helping those in need.
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Girls on the Run
Reyna Ash
5-15-2018Girls on the Run addresses many different social issues. The biggest ones would be poverty and education. They provide a safe haven and teaching program for young girls who do not have people to turn to or people that care about them.
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Service Learning
Emyli Augustine
5-15-2018Every student should have access to the recourses they need to achieve their goals.
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Reaching Out with Project 150
Kevin Gonzalez
5-15-2018Project 150 assist young people experiencing homelessness by supplying clothes in order to create high graduation rates
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At-Risk Youth
Jeremy Hall
5-15-2018By creating more upstanding citizens through youth programs, as well as increasing the amount of youth programs, the culture of crime can be reversed in Las Vegas.
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Tinh Do Tu Vien Temple
Brandon Lu
5-15-2018The purpose of Tinh Do Tu Vien Temple is not just to help around the community but to help other communities as well.
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Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada
Ye Eun Nam
5-15-2018The social issue addressed by CCSN is the prevalence of hunger for homeless, families, and elderly.
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The Las Vegas Rescue Mission
Rhealyn Boquiren
5-8-2018Currently, the LVRM, a nonprofit Christian organization, instills hope for those in need by providing shelter, food, and addiction recovery.
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Boys & Girls Club of Southern Nevada: John D. "Jackie" Gaughan Clubhouse
Alex Ahia
5-1-2018The community service paradigm that the Boys and Girls Club best fits is the social change paradigm. The social change paradigm “transforms” individuals by building relationships and continually works at the cause of the social issue. The organization exemplifies change for juvenile delinquency and education through positive mentorship. The program directly works with the children to “transform” them into respectable adults with resources they would otherwise not be privy to.
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E-Soccer LV
Austin Anderson
5-1-2018E-Sports LV was established in the Las Vegas area in 2011 and provided children who have exceptional needs an opportunity to play soccer and interact with other children with both exceptional and typical needs.
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Project 150: Youth Homelessness
Tiffany Chen
5-1-2018Project 150 hopes to address the problem of youth homelessness. They hope to be able to motivate and support teens to be able to continue through high school.
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Volunteering at Atria Sunlake
Kevin Loiselle
5-1-2018Atria Sunlake provides the elderly with a very nice retirement home. They have staff readily available at all times that can help the elderly who liver there with whatever they need assistance with. Ex: Taking pills, Changing cloths, Eating.
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Three Square
Sarah Martinez
5-1-2018Three Square is an organization that helps people who are food insecure.
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Project 150
Melissa Neese
5-1-2018The purpose of Project 150 is to serve homeless students with support and services to continue school throughout graduation.
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Project 150: High School Is Tough Enough
Jessica Okawa
5-1-2018The purpose of Project 150 is to offer support and services to homeless high school students through graduation, to learn the life skills to be successful, and to provide opportunities for their futures.
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Boys and Girls Club
Perla Orduno
5-1-2018To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.
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Boys and Girls Club
Ines Rojas
5-1-2018The mission of the Boys and Girls Club is to enable young adult to reach their full potential. They do this by providing them with the tools necessary to become successful citizen, classmates, and leaders. The facility recognizes that most of their members come from low-income families and that is why they support the young adults with food and a social emotional connection; as these things are vital when growing up. The Boys and Girls Club’s vision is that young adults all around America who roamed the streets with no positive guidance would get off the streets and get on the right path for graduating high school and be on their way to becoming positive member of society.
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Three Square Food Bank
Priscilla K. Soto
5-1-2018Three Square provides food assistance to residents that suffer from food insecurity.
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Goodwill of Southern Nevada
Jacina Stone-Alapai
5-1-2018Goodwill’s mission is to “enhance the dignity and quality of life of individuals and families by helping people reach their full potential through education, skills training and the power of work” (Goodwill Industries International). Goodwill achieves this by providing training and support services for people who need them. They have assisted people with training in industries such as banking, IT and even health care. Goodwill also provides services for people who need help learning the English language, who need additional education, and even for people who need access to transportation and child care. Goodwill strongly believes in enhancing the quality of life for “individuals and families by strengthening communities, eliminating barriers to opportunity, and helping people in need reach their full potential through learning and the power of work” (Goodwill Industries International).