Regional partners outline coordinated push on homelessness and abandoned vehicles
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Law enforcement, Clark County, cities and nonprofit providers told the interim committee they are expanding outreach, navigation centers and crisis-stabilization services but emphasized capacity limits, service-resistant populations and the need for continued funding and coordination to prevent people from cycling through the system.
Multiple jurisdictions and nonprofit providers described coordinated regional efforts to connect people experiencing homelessness to services and emphasized gaps in capacity and funding.
Adrian Hunt of Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department described LVMPD outreach results in 2025: the HOT outreach team contacted 5,155 unhoused people, linked 1,402 to services and reported 217 exits from homelessness during the year. Hunt said public-safety outreach teams and the department's partnerships with nonprofits and the county focus on connecting people to services rather than arrest. "Homelessness can't be solved through arrest," he said.
Clark County Manager Kevin Schiller explained the county's 'stair-step' continuum of care — from outreach and crisis stabilization to non-congregate shelter and permanent supportive housing — and urged clearer resource maps so community members and legislators know who to call at each step. He and county staff described a shift toward sustaining capacity with a mix of non-federal funds to avoid relying solely on one-time federal inflows.
City of Las Vegas neighborhood services director Arcelia Barajas described the courtyard navigation center as a "one-stop" touchpoint averaging about 800 visits per day and roughly 500 nightly sleepers; the city also uses master leases and negotiations with landlords to secure units at or below HUD fair-market rates. Help of Southern Nevada, Catholic Charities and Las Vegas Rescue Mission described on-the-ground operations, shelter and treatment capacity, and the need for volunteer help for the federal point-in-time count and more capital funding for shelter expansion. Rescue Mission leaders said they have a capital campaign (phase 1 target ~$44 million) to expand women's treatment beds and family services.
Committee members asked for follow-up data on which programs applied for and received state supportive-housing funds, the county's use of funding tranches and additional details about CRT/mental-health handoff processes. Jurisdictions and nonprofits invited legislators to ride along with outreach teams and to tour intake facilities so legislators can observe service delivery and constraints firsthand.
