The Las Vegas community celebrated an innovative partnership with a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Boulder Highway Collaborative Campus on May 9th. Several members of the housing community, elected officials and partners attended the event designed to celebrate the power of teamwork and the positive outcome for low-income residents who will be the first to occupy the new community.

The Boulder Highway Collaborative campus is a state of the art property occupied by a group of organizations offering a variety of resources to the area residents. The campus includes a Boys & Girls Club of Southern Nevada clubhouse, Lutheran Social Services of Nevada office building, Boulder Pines family apartments and sits adjacent to a Title I charter elementary school, Mater Academy of Nevada.

The Boulder Highway Collaborative Campus is a partnership between Nevada Hand, Clark County, the Boys and Girls Club of Southern Nevada and Lutheran Social Services of Nevada. In addition to the state of Nevada Housing Division, the financial partners responsible for funding the project include Citi, Clark County, HUD, FHLBank of San Francisco, Raymond James, Neighborworks, Lutheran Social Services Agency Partners, Nevada Homeless Alliance, Multicultural Wellness West, and the Just One Project.

Clark County funded the Boys and Girls Club and Lutheran Social Services buildings through a HUD Community Development Block Grant of $5.8 million. Clark County also provided a $1.8 million HOME grant for the Nevada HAND apartment complex with additional funds added through the State Low Income Housing Trust Fund  and Neighborhood Stabilization Program. Additionally, the Lutheran Social Services building will serve as the community safety net center, offering a grocery store-style food pantry with digital access. It will also house other agencies that provide services such as mental health assistance, nutrition, employment services and housing resources.

The Nevada Hand Boulder Pines family apartments has a total of 264 apartments in two, three and four bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, playground, computer lab and library.

One by one speakers from organizations that made the campus come to fruition praised the community’s commitment to providing the quality affordable housing with supportive services that the campus brings. Speakers include Nevada Hand Founder and CEO Mike Mullin, Clark County Commissioner Chris Giunchigilani, Department of Business and Industry Director CJ Manthe, Lutheran Social Services Executive Director Armena Mnatsakanyan, Boys and Girls Club president and CEO Andy Bischel, Mata Academy Principal Renee Fairless and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Joseph Lombardo.