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Nevada HAND Announces Audra Hamernik as New President and CEO

LAS VEGAS — Nevada HAND is proud to announce the selection of Audra Hamernik as the organization’s President and CEO, effective Monday, August 19, 2019. Hamernik is relocating from Illinois and brings with her more than 25 years of experience in real estate, financial services, social impact investing and lending, and community leadership. Hamernik was most recently the Executive Director of the Illinois Housing Development Authority, leading a 300-person team

NevadaHAND2020-06-02T01:38:44-07:0007/30/2019|Categories: Corporate News and Press Releases|

The Veggie Buck Truck Stops Here

The Vegas Roots Community Garden ‘Veggie Buck Truck’ visited Annabelle Pines to help our residents access fresh produce. This pop-up mobile farmer’s market, the first of its kind in the Las Vegas area, delivers healthy, fresh, and affordable foods to low-income neighborhoods and vulnerable members of the Las Vegas community. Thirty-one residents of our Annabelle Pines independent senior community purchased locally sourced fresh fruits and vegetables during the visit. As

NevadaHAND2020-06-02T01:38:56-07:0006/24/2019|Categories: Resident Stories and Activities|

New Out of Reach Report Highlights Major Gap in Affordable Housing

“How much do you have to earn to afford rent and utilities on a modest apartment?” The answers are provided on a national, and a state-by-state basis, by the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s 2019 “Out of Reach” report, which highlights the mismatch between the wages people earn and the price of decent rental housing in every state, metropolitan area, and county in the U.S. Nevada’s rankings place it

NevadaHAND2020-06-02T01:45:59-07:0006/18/2019|Categories: Research and Reports|

Rose Gardens Honored with Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Award

The Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition awarded Rose Gardens in North Las Vegas as a 2019 recipient of the Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Award, recognizing excellence in the affordable housing industry and organizations that have demonstrated especially impactful use of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit). We were honored to have Nevada HAND’s Chief Real Estate Development Officer, Mike Shohet, alongside Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority executive director

NevadaHAND2020-06-02T01:45:41-07:0006/17/2019|Categories: Corporate News and Press Releases|

Pinwheels for Prevention at Sky View Pines

April is National Child Abuse Awareness Month. Our resident services coordinator at Sky View Pines Apartment Homes, Veronica, wanted to educate and empower residents on this critical issue for our community. Pinwheels are the national symbol for child abuse prevention, and Veronica turned that symbol into an everyday reminder of how we can engage within our communities to stop child abuse. During their very first Sky View Pines Pinwheel Planting

NevadaHAND2020-06-02T01:46:14-07:0004/29/2019|Categories: Resident Stories and Activities|

First HANDPrint, Celebrating Nevada HAND’s Community Impact, Debuts

Nevada HAND is proud to premiere its first edition of HANDPrint, our community impact book. Inside, you'll see what we've done in 2018, including new property openings, residents served, community partners, our generous donors, and more. It's also an excellent opportunity to take a look at what we have coming up in 2019, and what to expect from Nevada HAND in its landmark 25th year of service to the Southern Nevada

NevadaHAND2021-08-27T09:12:04-07:0004/13/2019|Categories: Corporate News and Press Releases, Research and Reports|

Three Square Food Bank and Nevada HAND Join Forces to Eradicate Senior Hunger in Southern Nevada

Three Square Food Bank and Nevada HAND announce joint efforts to combat senior hunger and food insecurity in Southern Nevada. With the help of a generous $1 million gift from an anonymous donor to Nevada HAND, the organizations are collaborating to implement initiatives to break down barriers and better understand the facilitators of food security to help meet the needs of the more than 26,000 seniors in the Las Vegas

NevadaHAND2020-06-02T01:46:33-07:0003/19/2019|Categories: Corporate News and Press Releases|

Community Leader Ken Ladd Takes Reins as Nevada HAND Chairman of the Board, Chair of CEO Search Committee

Community Leader Ken Ladd Takes Reins as Nevada HAND Chairman of the Board, Chair of CEO Search Committee

Nevada HAND proudly announces Ken Ladd as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Ladd spent more than 30 years in the commercial banking industry, serving as Executive Vice President, Head of Commercial Banking for U.S. Bank. He led more than 600 banking professionals in a 23-state region. His previous community affiliations include the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance, Desert Research Institute, and Sunrise Children’s Foundation. Ladd also served in the

NevadaHAND2020-06-03T20:28:30-07:0003/04/2019|Categories: Corporate News and Press Releases|