Our Mission

Nevada Homes for Youth is dedicated to providing affordable transitional housing and supportive resources for young adults in Southern Nevada working toward independent living. Since 1991, NHY has remained committed to creating safe, structured environments where residents can build confidence, develop life skills, and take meaningful steps toward long-term stability and success.

Through community partnerships, mentorship, and accessible housing opportunities, NHY empowers young adults to grow into active, self-sufficient members of the community. Our mission is rooted in the belief that every individual deserves support, opportunity, and a safe place to build their future.

OUR STORY

Based in Las Vegas, NV Ronald C. Moore, MSW co-founded Moore Group Homes in 1984, which provided residential in-home treatment for at-risk youth, whom for one reason or another were unable to live at home. Being ordered by the court system to live in a residential group home, away from family and friends, is a terrifying experience for anyone to have to face, especially a child.  However, imagine turning eighteen years old and suddenly being told that you could no longer live in the Group Home due to your age, and you were still unable to move back home.  Without any money or any skills, what would you do? Where would you go?   Moore quickly recognized the need for a solution, and Nevada Homes for Youth was founded to answer that call to action. 

Moore remembers a time not too long ago when he was the teenager who needed guidance, and luckily someone took the time to offer him help.  When he grew up, he asked his mentor how could he ever repay him, and he simply responded, "Help somebody else." 

Founded in 1991, Nevada Homes for Youth's mission was clear — to develop innovative programming for young adults to help them succeed. Over the years, Moore worked with adolescents to help them successfully transition from living in a Group Home to living on their own.