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March 3, 2016                                                                                                                                         The Ferraro Group

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WESTCARE NEVADA GOAL IS TO RAISE $20K DURING NEVADA’S ‘BIG GIVE’

HELP SUPPORT SERVICES IN LAS VEGAS/RURAL/FRONTIER AREAS

(LAS VEGAS – March 3, 2016) — WestCare Nevada is participating in Nevada’s Big Give.  Donations to the online charitable giving event can be made through March 10, 2016.    WestCare is raising money to support Community Involvement Centers in Las Vegas, Pahrump, Reno, and Tonopah.  Donations support men, women, infants and children seeking addiction help and other supportive services. The minimum donation is $10.  WestCare’s goal is to raise $20,000.

“We appreciate all donations.  It is amazing what we can do if everyone would donate $10.  We are highlighting our programs throughout the State of Nevada, particularly our frontier and rural locations” said Darlene Terrill, Director of Development WestCare Nevada.

To donate, please visit https://www.razoo.com/story/Westcare-Nevada.

For more information, please visit https://www.facebook.com/WestCareNevada/?fref=ts.

About WestCare

WestCare Foundation was founded in 1973 in Las Vegas with the goal of “uplifting the human spirit.” The non-profit provides a variety of programs across the continuum of health and human services. Every doorway into a WestCare program is designed, not only to lead to solutions for the presenting issue, but also to be a first step toward identifying other potential complicating and co-occurring factors impacting the life of individuals as a whole. WestCare’s trauma-informed, person-centered continuum of care spans 17 states, three U.S. territories, and the Republic of Palau and is recognized for clinical excellence, coordinated access and collaborative innovation.

Addressing the issues of substance abuse, mental health disorders, homelessness, domestic violence,  prisoner re-entry, HIV/AIDS, and Veterans support, WestCare offers services such as: outpatient and residential treatment; women and children’s programs; education/prevention efforts; emergency shelters and transitional living services; Veterans programs; mental health services; and community triage centers.  For more information, visit www.westcare.com.

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