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GOP tax bill could have big implications for Las Vegas groups fighting homelessness


Unsheltered persons N. Breaux, 33, and Campbell, 28, sit in the shade during a heat wave in Las Vegas on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. (Mingson Lau/KSNV)

Nonprofits in Southern Nevada are bracing for President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful" tax bill and its proposed budget cuts to social services.

The reconciliation bill proposed by lawmakers in Washington D.C. includes around $33 billion in federal cuts to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Those potential cuts could severely affect the operations of organizations that provide homeless services, including HELP of Southern Nevada.

The organization has worked since 1970 to curb the homeless crisis in Clark County.

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Fuilala Riley, the president and CEO of the non-profit, explained that $10 million of their $30 million annual budget comes from federal funds. That money is used to provide supportive housing and wrap-around services to the unhoused.

Half of the 800 beds that HELP provides are federally funded. It would mean more people out on the street if cuts come to fruition, which would impact the community.

"I think we all want a better community to live in, play and work in. This will all just trickle into everyone's daily lives," said Riley.

"It may affect the grocery stores. There might be more people there, in parking lots and in the parks. So I think it will affect us all," she added

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According to social workers, an average of 15,000 people per year will experience a homeless crisis in Clark County.