Henderson mom lands a job at her kids’ elementary school after volunteering there for nearly a decade.
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http://www.reviewjournal.com/view/henderson/mother-strived-qualify-school-job-she-did-free-years
Photos from a Feb. 24, 2013 immigration reform rally in downtown Las Vegas. About 400 people marched through the Fremont Street Experience yelling chants of “Obama, escucha, estamos in la lucha,” which translates to “Obama, listen, we are in the fight;” “What do we want?”, “Immigration reform!”, “When do we want it?”, “Now!”; and “USA!”
A small Spring Valley nonprofit organization helps intellectually disabled adults find jobs.
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http://www.lvrj.com/view/small-nonprofit-aids-intellectually-disabled-adults-193238731.html
A group of five former homeless people and recovered drug addicts start a ministry to help others get off the streets of Las Vegas.
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Southwest Las Vegas residents Bob and Ann Brown share their story of falling in love. Bob proposed to Ann two months after meeting her and they wed two months later.
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http://www.lvrj.com/view/love-in-the-southwest-190801621.html
Five local students got the chance to play with the Las Vegas Philharmonic at the city’s grandest of venues, The Smith Center for the Performing Arts. Thousands of fourth- and fifth-graders comprised the audience.
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http://www.lvrj.com/view/variety-school-opens-new-campus-for-special-needs-students-187841861.html
Family and Child Treatment of Southern Nevada, a southwest-area nonprofit organization, helps children who have been sexually abused or involved in sex trafficking.
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http://www.lvrj.com/view/nonprofit-aids-those-without-voices-in-society-187841431.html
Clark County School District opened a new campus designed specifically for students with special needs.
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http://www.lvrj.com/view/variety-school-opens-new-campus-for-special-needs-students-187841861.html
Southwest-area residents share their stories of struggle while trying to find work in the state with the nation’s highest unemployment.
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http://www.lvrj.com/view/unemployed-valley-residents-share-their-stories-of-struggle-186905651.html
The Second Chance Boutique sells second-hand items and employs people in recovery for drug and alcohol addiction. It will employ a few recovering addicts every few months and help them find another job outside of the treatment facility.
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