Success Stories

Nevadans with disabilities achieving their dreams

Success Stories

Adolpho Rivera

Adolpho Rivera was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico and raised in Las Vegas. He came to BVR on April 2, 2004, looking for services that could help him find employment. He was referred to BVR by his therapist who told him...

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Jessica Whitfield

Jessica Whitfield is another Voc Rehab Shining Star Success Story. Her initial intake was 12/18/2013 and her Eligibility Date was 2/14/2014. She had been accepted into our DETR program due to a history of depression and...

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Lawrence Faulk

Lawrence Faulk

Lawrence Faulk applied for BVR services in March 2021. Due to covid-19, he wanted to start over. He left Ohio and moved to Las Vegas to be closer to his sister. Lawrence was working with Ohio Disability Agency, where he was diagnosed with Bipolar...

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Hannah McNary

Hannah McNary

Hannah McNary came to Vocational Rehabilitation services in the December of 2020 in the middle of COVID requesting help to find a job. Hannah had an unsuccessful case from 2013 and had a strong desire to have a new case for Vocational...

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Brendan Hanlon

Brendan Hanlon

Brendan applied for BVR services and was deemed eligible in February 2019.  He came to us with diagnoses of autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and with the challenges these pose in communications and relationships.  ...

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Jessica Lawson

Jessica Lawson

Jessica Lawson applied for services from the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation (BVR) in December 2019. Jessica was a student in the Project Search Program at Mountain View Hospital. In early 2020, when COVID forced everyone to be home, Jessica...

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News

New BEN Site

New BEN Site

We’re thrilled to announce that a new BEN (Business Enterprises of Nevada) site has officially opened inside the main post office in Las Vegas!   A huge shoutout to Donna Bates, the incredible operator of an employee only marketplace,...

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Biggest Little Café

Biggest Little Café

We are so proud to have Eugenio as part of our VR Nevada family! Read all about how Eugenio opened the Biggest Little Cafe with the help of VR Nevada services and the Business Enterprises of Nevada (BEN) program. Eugenio says, "This is just a big...

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