Las Vegas Sun

May 19, 2024

Best Charity: Communities in Schools

Communities in Schools

Sam Morris

Carmen Cruz updates Alejandro Rodriguez’s immunizations Friday at the Communities in Schools clinic at Martinez Elementary. The nonprofit organization will help the School District with a plan to vaccinate students against H1N1.

This organization helps find private-sector partners for basic services that are critical to a child’s ability to learn, but are not within the primary mission or budget of the public education system. Since the national organization’s Southern Nevada affiliate launched in 2003, thousands of Clark County School District students have received medical care, food, clothing and other essential services.

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