✦ Las Vegas Valley  ·  501(c)(3) Nonprofit ✦

No Single Mom in Las Vegas
Should Have to Do This Alone

Are you a single mother trying to figure out how to start over? Free job training, financial coaching, and family therapy — right here in Clark County.

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You are not a burden. You are not a failure. You are a mother doing her best in an impossible situation — and you deserve a real hand up, not just a handout.

Our founder has been exactly where you are. HandZ Up Nevada was built for this moment — serving Clark County since 2017, completely free to the women we help.

Free
All services — no cost, ever
3
Programs: work, finances & healing
2017
Serving Las Vegas since
What We Offer — At No Cost to You

The Tools to Build a New Chapter

Practical, wrap-around support designed to help you get back on your feet — and stay there.

Ready-To-Work Programs

Get Back to Work

Job training, resume building, and interview prep designed for moms re-entering the workforce. We help you walk in confident and walk out employed.

Money Management Classes

Take Control of Your Finances

Learn to budget, save, and build a financial foundation that actually holds — even on a tight income. Real skills, real results.

Family & Individual Therapy

Heal — You and Your Kids

Mental health support for the whole family. Because sustainable success starts from the inside out, and you both deserve to feel okay again.

Getting Started Is Simple

Here's Exactly What Happens Next

No complicated process. No judgment. Just three steps from where you are to where you want to be.

1

Reach Out

Fill out our contact form or call us directly. Tell us a little about your situation — or nothing at all. There's no wrong way to start.

2

Talk With Our Team

A real person — not a form or a waiting list — will listen to what you're going through and help figure out exactly what support makes sense for you.

3

Get Your Plan

We connect you to the right programs and walk alongside you. Job training, financial coaching, therapy — whatever you need to move forward.

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Las Vegas Valley
Why You Can Trust Us

Our Founder Has Lived Your Story

Lyn Smith built HandZ Up Nevada because she was you. After her divorce, she found herself displaced in Las Vegas with three daughters, no support system, and no safety net. She looked for help — and it wasn't there.

Through God's grace and the kindness of people who believed in her, she rebuilt her life. Then she made a decision: the gap she fell into would become the bridge she built for others. HandZ Up was born from that.

Every service exists because Lyn knows firsthand what it costs to need it and have nowhere to turn.

  • You matter — and you don't have to figure this out alone
  • A safe, judgment-free place to get back on your feet
  • The skills, confidence, and support to actually stay up
What's Possible

From Surviving to Thriving — That's the Goal

With HandZ Up, You Can…

  • Walk into a job interview with real confidence
  • Pay your bills without panic at the end of the month
  • Watch your kids see you win — not just survive
  • Stop feeling like a burden and start feeling like yourself again
  • Build a life on your own terms — and stay there

Without Support, Too Many Moms…

  • Stay in survival mode for months or years longer than necessary
  • Miss the window to build real financial stability
  • Carry the emotional weight alone — and pass it to their kids
  • Give up on the life they imagined before it gets started
  • Wonder if things will ever actually change

The gap between these two outcomes is exactly what HandZ Up exists to bridge.

I'm Ready for a Hand Up →
Take the Next Step

You Don't Have to Stay in That Hole

Whether you need a hand up, want to be someone's lifeline, or are ready to volunteer — HandZ Up Nevada is here. A real person will answer.