LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Las Vegas Valley leaders are looking forward to a tangible solution to the region’s growing homeless crisis: a transitional housing campus with hundreds of millions of dollars of funding.
In 2023, lawmakers passed AB528, providing $100 million to social services for the homeless. Las Vegas resort leaders helped spearhead the bill and promised to donate a contribution of around $100 million.
The bill requires the creation of a non-profit and a board to oversee the project. Wynn, MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment are founding board members. Other resorts voicing support for the cause: Boyd Gaming, Red Rock Resorts, South Point and Venetian, which all announced support for the project.
“Almost everyone in the community recognizes that there is a housing problem. There are a lot of people who are working to solve this problem, and we want to make a contribution,” said Virginia Valentine of the Nevada Resort Association.
The board is working to finalize a possible location for a campus, which could be the size of 22 to 26 acres.
