Sean Clancy is running seven marathons on seven continents, 186 miles in all. Every dollar he raises is coming home to Las Vegas. Sean has now selected seven local nonprofits to benefit from his Great World Race campaign. Here’s who he’s running for.
CARE Complex
CARE Complex sits in the Corridor of Hope in Downtown Las Vegas. Since 2007 it has served people experiencing homelessness, and working people on the edge of it. Community Table serves more than 2,000 meals a week. Homeless to Home covers rent, move-in kits, and support so people stay housed. Showers, haircuts, clothing, mail service, lockers, job training, and bus passes fill in the rest. None of it is glamorous. All of it moves people from crisis to stable ground.
Project 150
Project 150 started in December 2011, when two local businessmen learned that 150 students at Rancho High School were homeless and needed help over winter break. Today it serves more than 6,000 homeless, displaced, and disadvantaged high school students across Nevada. Students get free food, clothing, school supplies, sports equipment, and shoes, plus college scholarships and workforce readiness. The goal is simple. Keep kids in school through graduation.
Courtroom Critters
Testifying is hard. Testifying after trauma is harder. Courtroom Critters, a Las Vegas nonprofit, trains elite therapy dogs to support victims, survivors, and witnesses through the court process. Only the calmest dogs earn the Certified Courtroom Canine title. When they’re not working with survivors, the dogs visit schools, hospitals, and businesses across the valley.
Chefs for Kids
Chefs for Kids has worked for more than three decades to end childhood hunger and malnutrition through education. Local chefs and resort culinary teams bring healthy breakfasts and nutrition lessons to Title I schools. Programs include free farmers market experiences for kids, a middle school cooking program called Healthy Remix, and culinary scholarships for students at CSN and UNLV.
Forgotten Not Gone
Forgotten Not Gone was founded in 2013 by disabled Air Force veterans Peter and Kelley Guidry in North Las Vegas. Its mission is to prevent veteran suicide through peer support and outdoor recreation. Group rides on adaptive recumbent trikes get veterans out of the house, moving, and connected to people who understand what they carry.
The LGBTQ Center of Southern Nevada
The Center has served Las Vegas since 1993. From its home on Maryland Parkway, it supports LGBTQ youth, adults, families, seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and people living with HIV. Its work includes youth drop-in hours, senior programs, crime victim advocacy, and the Arlene Cooper Community Health Center.
Big Effort, Local Impact
Sean is the CEO and owner of Container Technology, Inc. He could run for any big-name charity. He chose Give Happy Foundation and the local nonprofits doing this work, because a dollar goes further here.
“Sean is running across the world to make a difference right here at home,” said Rhiannon Andersen, President and founder of Give Happy Foundation. “These are organizations feeding kids, housing neighbors, and standing beside veterans and survivors. That is local giving that changes lives you can see.”
Give Happy is 100% volunteer. Every dollar given to Sean’s campaign goes directly to the nonprofits he has chosen.
To support Sean Clancy’s Great World Race campaign for the Give Happy Foundation, donate here. Every dollar goes directly to vetted nonprofits. Skip the noise. Fund what matters. Give Happy.