Las Vegas center for homeless youth celebrates opening — VIDEO
HELP of Southern Nevada is celebrates the opening of the new location of the Shannon West Homeless Youth Center. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Tom West and his wife Susan, parents of Shannon West, outside the new Shannon West Homeless Youth Center on 1650 E. Flamingo Road, after the grand opening ceremony of the center on Friday, July 14, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
People attend the grand opening of the new Shannon West Homeless Youth Center on 1650 E. Flamingo Road, on Friday, July 14, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Photographs of Shannon West are placed at the lobby of the new Shannon West Homeless Youth Center during the grand opening ceremony of the center on 1650 E. Flamingo Road, on Friday, July 14, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Tom West and his wife, Susan, center, parents of Shannon West, and Fuilala Riley, president and CEO HELP of Southern Nevada, prepare to open the new Shannon West Homeless Youth Center on 1650 E. Flamingo Road, during the grand opening ceremony of the center on Friday, July 14, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Tom West, left, father of Shannon West, tours the new Shannon West Homeless Youth Center during the grand opening ceremony of the center on 1650 E. Flamingo Road, on Friday, July 14, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Susan West, center, mother of Shannon West, tours the new Shannon West Homeless Youth Center during the grand opening ceremony of the center on 1650 E. Flamingo Road, on Friday, July 14, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Tom West, left, father of Shannon West, tours the kitchen of the new Shannon West Homeless Youth Center during the grand opening ceremony of the center on 1650 E. Flamingo Road, on Friday, July 14, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Angela Kirkpatrick, left, speaks to Meshayla Ennis, manager at Shannon West, as she tours the new Shannon West Homeless Youth Center during the grand opening ceremony of the center on 1650 E. Flamingo Road, on Friday, July 14, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Angela Kirkpatrick, left, listens to Homeless Services Director, Mindy Torres, as she tours the new Shannon West Homeless Youth Center during the grand opening ceremony of the center on 1650 E. Flamingo Road, on Friday, July 14, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Debbie Levy, right, listens to Homeless Services Director, Mindy Torres, as she tours the new Shannon West Homeless Youth Center during the grand opening ceremony of the center on 1650 E. Flamingo Road, on Friday, July 14, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
People tour the entertainment and meeting room at the new Shannon West Homeless Youth Center during the grand opening ceremony of the center on 1650 E. Flamingo Road, on Friday, July 14, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Wendy Ennis tours women's bathroom at the new Shannon West Homeless Youth Center during the grand opening ceremony of the center on 1650 E. Flamingo Road, on Friday, July 14, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Louis Lacey, second right, program manager for mobile crises intervention team, and Mindy Torres, homeless services director, center, lead a tour of the new Shannon West Homeless Youth Center during the grand opening ceremony of the center on 1650 E. Flamingo Road, on Friday, July 14, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
The multipurpose room at the new Shannon West Homeless Youth Center during the grand opening ceremony of the center on 1650 E. Flamingo Road, on Friday, July 14, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Yolanda Scott, left, and Shalimar Cabrera tour the laundry room at the new Shannon West Homeless Youth Center during the grand opening ceremony of the center on 1650 E. Flamingo Road, on Friday, July 14, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Tom West and his wife Susan, parents of Shannon West, outside the new Shannon West Homeless Youth Center on 1650 E. Flamingo Road, after the grand opening ceremony of the center on Friday, July 14, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Updated July 15, 2017 - 8:05 pm
The Shannon West Homeless Youth Center, operated by HELP of Southern Nevada, had its grand opening in its new building on Friday.
The new 37,000-square-foot building at 1650 E. Flamingo Road, near UNLV and the Las Vegas Strip, can house up to 166 people. The older building could only hold 65.
The youth center offers emergency shelter and transitional housing, addiction and behavioral health services, career coaching and money management.
