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Darren Waller honors Shine A Light Foundation for My Cause My Cleats

Darren Waller honors Shine A Light Foundation for My Cause My Cleats

by shinealightlv_7cbpie | May 31, 2022 | News

Tight end Darren Waller will be honoring the Shine A Light Foundation with his My Cause My Cleats, supporting the hundreds of men, women and children who live in the underground flood channels of Las Vegas. Read...
Beneath Las Vegas’ Glittering Strip, Homeless People Live In Storm Tunnels

Beneath Las Vegas’ Glittering Strip, Homeless People Live In Storm Tunnels

by shinealightlv_7cbpie | May 31, 2022 | News

Donovan looked out on the swanky casino looming in the distance. Traffic whizzed along the nearby highway overpass. He stood, sockless in tennis shoes, at the mouth of the concrete tunnel where he lives, a five-minute walk from Caesars Palace hotel. Graffiti covered...
‘FROM TUNNEL TO TRIUMPH:’ The struggle, battle of escaping homelessness in Las Vegas

‘FROM TUNNEL TO TRIUMPH:’ The struggle, battle of escaping homelessness in Las Vegas

by shinealightlv_7cbpie | May 27, 2022 | News

Paul Vautrinot is brutally honest about life underground. “I had come to the conclusion I would die in a tunnel with a needle in my arm,” he says. “And I was relieved.” For three years, the former theater student from Las Vegas Academy survived in the storm drains...
Out Of The Darkness: Escaping The Las Vegas Tunnels

Out Of The Darkness: Escaping The Las Vegas Tunnels

by shinealightlv_7cbpie | May 27, 2022 | News

If you don’t know Matt O’Brien, it’s very likely you know his book, “Beneath the Neon.” The book was an investigation of the sewer tunnels and the people who live in them underneath Las Vegas. Read...
PROFILE: PAUL VAUTRINOT, HOMELESS ADVOCATE

PROFILE: PAUL VAUTRINOT, HOMELESS ADVOCATE

by shinealightlv_7cbpie | May 27, 2022 | News

The morning following a heavy July monsoon, Paul Vautrinot treks toward a flood tunnel to deliver supplies to homeless people living underground near the Strip. The 31-year-old serves as point person for Shine a Light… Read...
Las Vegas Loses Luster for Homeless Living in Underground Tunnels

Las Vegas Loses Luster for Homeless Living in Underground Tunnels

by shinealightlv_7cbpie | May 27, 2022 | News

Beneath the city of Las Vegas, famous for its of dazzling lights and high rollers, are underground drainage tunnels built to prevent flooding in the city, but they are now home to hundreds of homeless people. Read...
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