Homeless and running out of options: The makeshift communities that call Molasky Family Park home

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Dealing with homelessness in Las Vegas is a topic business and community leaders grapple with. There have been frustrating conversations in certain neighborhoods throughout the years to get people off the streets.

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If you drive around town you’ll see a lot of camps, tents on sidewalks, alleyways and in parks like Molasky Family Park near Twain Avenue and Cambridge Street.

It’s a home to the homeless.

“This is supposed to be a kids’ park,” said Jessie, one of three women at the park who sat down with 8 News Now to share their experience with homelessness…

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