Desert Spring Community Resource Center

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Desert Spring Community Resource Center

We welcome volunteers to help serve our community. One of our core values is listening, which is vital to connecting with and serving our clients.

The Resource Center and our Good Choice Food Pantry provide food and services to enable people and families in the 89144 zip code and surrounding areas to thrive. Born in 2020, the DSCRC initially started as a project of Desert Spring United Methodist Church (DSUMC), to serve neighbors during the first year of the pandemic. As wide-spread impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic rippled throughout our loc

al economy, every corner of Southern Nevada saw an increase in need and wide variability of needs now years later. Many families that had never utilized social programs found themselves in food pantry lines for the very first time in their lives. DSUMC, having been a trusted neighborhood institution for over 25 years in the area, became inundated with the needs of its own members and neighbors. Once DSUMC began operating drive-thru food distribution events, it became apparent with partners and clients that more services were needed in the often-overlooked presumed affluent area of town where the DSCRC began operating. Since early 2021, when the program expanded into a permanent food pantry, the DSCRC has been working to grow its programs, expand its outreach to those that may need its services, and continually dispel the assumptions of where need may appear in Southern Nevada. In fact, in the first three quarters of 2023, 65% of families served at the DSCRC live in the City of Las Vegas and 47% of all families served live in a Summerlin zip code. In 2022, the DSCRC received its own IRS 501c3 designation of non-profit tax status and has continued to operate in the DSUMC facilities, which keeps the organization physically close to a committed group of volunteers and provides a safe and inconspicuous location for the provision of services. We have learned that those seeking food are also in need of support to navigate other resources and programs, thus the DSCRC expanded to provide additional services including case management with volunteers from Desert Spring UMC. Our dream is to invest in relationships between our church community, our clients, and the many social service agencies throughout southern Nevada to ensure that every family can be self-sustaining. Ultimately, we want to empower our volunteers, donors, and clients to participate fully in public life and use our experiences to make positive change for all.

03/11/2026

Volunteers are needed at our Good Choice Food Pantry! Give us a call at 702-704-5164 or visit our website for other contact info.

10/11/2025

Volunteer Announcements

09/05/2025

DSCRC Volunteer Announcements (09/05/25) -

The DSCRC recently held a series of informational webinar on the Network Table. If you weren’t able to attend, you can view the recording here.

09/02/2025

DSCRC Volunteer Announcements (09/02/25) -

Last chance to join our September Support Program volunteer cohort! Don’t miss the opportunity to connect, grow, and make a difference. We start the first table meeting on Monday, September 8 at 6:00 p.m. Click here for the link to the Volunteer FAQs. We will start a new volunteer cohort in Novemb...

08/18/2025

DSCRC Volunteer Announcements (08/18/25) -

The Desert Spring Community Resource Center is offering a new volunteer opportunity for those interested in walking alongside individuals or families experiencing poverty, hardship, or major life transitions. If you’d like to learn more, please register for one of our upcoming informational webina...

06/28/2025

DSCRC Volunteer Announcements (06/30/25) -

Corporate Volunteers: We will have a large team of volunteers from MGM join us to on Monday, July 7 from 10 - 1 p.m so those volunteer spots have been filled. We still need volunteers to support the pantry from 2 - 7 p.m.

04/13/2025

Check out our upcoming workshop this week.
Meet new neighbors and learn about new ways to keep your mind and body healthy.

04/06/2025

Join us for one of the upcoming DSCRC’s Volunteer All-Hands Meeting. We will provide important agency updates and changes that impact our work. This is an opportunity to stay informed, connect with fellow volunteers, and reinforce our shared values.

Visit: www.desertspringcommunityresourcecenter.org

04/02/2025

Check out all the exciting things the Desert Springs Community Center has to offer!

03/05/2025

Check out our upcoming community events all focused on health and nutrition. 🍎🥦🍞

02/04/2025

Join us this Thursday for our resource fair.
We have partnered with locals in our community to provide services to help people.

Services given are on a first come first served basis and meals and giveaways are offered while supplies last.

To register as a community partner or for additional information, visit: http://NevadaHomelessAlliance.org/partner/

Address

120 N Pavilion Center Drive
Las Vegas, NV
89144

Telephone

+17027045164

Website

http://www.desertspringcommunityresourcecenter.org/

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