Shannon West, Regional Homeless Services Coord, So NV Regional Planning Commission
Tony Sipich, Co-Founder, Homeless Helpers
Sue Markham, Dir of Homeless Svcs, Salvation Army
Matt O'Brien, Co-Founder, Shine a Light, and Author, Beneath the Neon: Life and Death in the Tunnels of Las Vegas
Capt Dan Barry, Patrol Svcs Bureau, LVMPD
... on the results of a census conducted by Clark County Officials that shows Las Vegas' homeless population has jumped by 17%.

From L-R: Sipich, O'Brien, West, Markham, Barry and West

LINKS

• Beneath the Neon (website)
• Beneath the Neon: Life and Death in the Tunnels of Las Vegas (book)
• Homeless Helpers
• LVMPD
• LV Sun: 2009 Las Vegas Homeless Census
• Salvation Army
• So NV Regional Planning Commission
• "Good Time Theme" by Don Patterson ("Dem New York Dues")
• "Back on Track" by Jimmy McGriff ("Electric Funk")
• "Refractions" by Jimmy Smith ("Livin' it Up")

News 88.9 KNPR Resources

• KNPR's Community Connections: Organizations and Resources
• 3/11/09: Homeless Children
• 1/23/09: Homeless Count
• 10/13/08: School Children and the Economy
• 9/24/08: Foreclosures and Homelessness