Nevada Homeless Alliance

Background

The Nevada Homeless Alliance was originally founded in 1992 as the Southern Nevada Homeless Coalition. It was registered as a 501(c)(3) in 2005 under its current name. ¹

The Nevada Homeless Alliance supports a wide array of changes on the state level, including funding increases for health care issues, changes to police and peace officer procedures related to police reports and domestic violence investigations, and changes for some Medicaid reimbursements. ² It also seeks to increase the bureaucratic hurdles for local governments to clean up homeless encampments by making them notify the Nevada Department of Transportation before clearing out camps located near certain state rights-of-way. ²

The group also supports various bills concerning landlords and tenants, such as changes to the eviction process, caps on fees that can be charged, and changes to the rules regarding habitability violations. ²

It also supports legislation that would institute state price controls on prescription drugs and other healthcare costs. ²

On the federal level, the group supports legislation to provide more funding for homelessness issues, as well as changes to drug scheduling and drug abuse. It also supports legislation that would classify non-citizens who commit domestic violence, sex offenses, or other forms of abuse as deportable aliens under the Immigration and Nationality Act. ²

Financials

For 2023, the Nevada Homeless Alliance reported $1,142,476 in revenue, of which $839,065 came from grants and contributions, $303,293 came from program service revenue, and $118 came from investment income. It reported $1,198,037 in expenses, of which $499,953 was paid out in salary and compensation and $287,237 in program service costs. It ended the year with a net loss of $55,561 and net assets of $115,001. ⁴

In 2023, the group did not report any government funding. However, in 2024, the group was required to have an audit due to spending over $750,000 in federal grant money that year. The audit found that there was a significant deficiency in internal controls on the $946,036 in grant money it received. These issues concerned not recording revenues when they were receivable, which altered the group’s financial reporting. ⁵

Projects and Initiatives

The Nevada Homeless Alliance does not directly provide services to homeless people or those at risk of becoming homeless. Rather, the group provides advocacy, education, and coordination to service providers. Multiple times a month, the group hosts service fairs around Clark County to connect homeless or at-risk people to various resources and service providers. ³

Leadership

Catrina Grigsby-Thedford is the executive director of the Nevada Homeless Alliance, a position she has held since November of 2021. She has previously worked as a drug and alcohol counselor and social worker in the Las Vegas area. She was previously homeless for nine years before local assistance programs allowed her to reestablish herself and pursue education. ^{6  3}