LVMPD homeless outreach program

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department will be talking about the impact of their homeless outreach program on Thursday.

The city of Las Vegas recently passed 2 ordinances that appear to target the homeless population.

ARE TRYING TO ADDRESS IT...INCLUDING METRO IN PARTNERSHIPWITH THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS.IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCEMETRO STARTED ITS HOMELESSOUTREACH PROGRAM.TODAY....WE WILL KNOW WHAT THE IMPACT OFTHE MULTI-AGENCY OUTREACHRESOURCE ENGAGEMENT OR THEMORE TEAM ON THE HOMELESSCOMMUNITY IN LAS VEGAS HASBEEN.WE WILL GET TO JOIN THE MORETEAM MEMBERS AS THEY WALK ANDOFFER SERVICES TO THE HOMELESS.METRO HAS BEEN HELPING THEHOMELESS TRANSITION OFF THESTREETS WITH THE HELP OFPARTNERSHIPS.THOSE PARTNERS INCLUDE THEJEWISH FAMILY SERVICES ANDPROGRAM."ABOUT 90% OF THE CLIENTS THATWE HAVE HAD SO FAR FROM METROHAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY HOUSEDBEYOND THE TEMPORARY SHELTERS."THIS UPDATE FROM THE HOMELESSOUTREACH TEAM COMES AFTER THECITY OF LAS VEGAS PASSED TWOORDINANCES....CRITICS SAYTARGET THE HOMELESS....IT'S NOW ILLEGAL TO SIT OR CAMPOUT.....ON PUBLIC SIDEWALKS...DURING STREET CLEANING HOURS.ANYONE CAUGHT DOING SO.....COULD FACE...A -1- THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE...UP TO -6- MONTHS....IN JAIL..OR BOTH.ANOTHER ORDINANCE PASSED...LAST YEAR.....MAKES IT ILLEGAL.....TO CAMP OR SLEEP.....ON SIDEWALKS....IF THERE'S SPACE....AT A HOMELESS SHELTER.....IN THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS.NOW THE UPDATE ON THE HOMELESSOUTREACH PROGRAMS ---- WILLSTART AT 8 A.M.AT THE INTERSECTION OF B STREETAND OWENS AVENUE AND WE WILL BETHERE TO BRING YOU THE LATESTINFORMATION.A VALLEY RIDESHA