NAACP Las Vegas Branch #1111

Who We Are

Founded in 1928, the NAACP Las Vegas Branch is a civil rights organization rooted in legacy, service, advocacy, and community power. We organize members, committees, partners, and volunteers to advance justice and opportunity across Las Vegas.

Branch Identity

A Local Branch With a Long Civil Rights Legacy — and Work Happening Right Now.

NAACP Las Vegas Branch #1111 is part of the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. Locally, the branch organizes members, committees, volunteers, partners, and community leaders to respond to the issues affecting Las Vegas.

Our identity is not only found in our history. It shows up in branch events, youth programming, community partnerships, Legal Redress, civic engagement, advocacy, and the people who continue to carry the work forward.

NAACP Las Vegas Branch community work and branch presence
NAACP Las Vegas Branch members and community partners at an event
NAACP Las Vegas Branch community engagement
NAACP Las Vegas community event poster
Unity Under the Lights 2026 poster supporting NAACP Las Vegas ACT-SO
NAACP Las Vegas Branch showing up in the community

Civil rights work is not abstract. It happens when people gather, organize, advocate, serve, and show up for one another.

What We Stand For

Civil Rights Work That Meets People Where They Are.

The NAACP Las Vegas Branch works across issues that affect daily life — justice, education, voting rights, housing, health, economic opportunity, youth leadership, and the ability of every person to live with dignity and equal protection.

Our Work

We organize, advocate, educate, and build power.

Our branch is not just a name or a meeting. It is a working structure of members, committees, volunteers, partners, and leaders who respond to community needs and help turn concern into organized action.

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Justice

Supporting civil rights accountability, Legal Redress, public safety concerns, criminal justice work, and fair treatment under the law.

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Civic Power

Advancing voter education, civic engagement, public forums, issue awareness, and community participation in democracy.

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Youth Opportunity

Supporting students through ACT-SO, scholarships, education advocacy, leadership development, and cultural achievement.

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Community Leadership

Building pathways for members, volunteers, committee participants, partners, and residents to serve Las Vegas with purpose.

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How the Branch Works

Members Move the Mission. Committees Move the Work.

The NAACP Las Vegas Branch is built around membership, committee service, community partnerships, and organized action. People enter the branch through meetings, membership, volunteer service, partnerships, and issue-based work.

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Membership

Members are the foundation of the branch. Joining the NAACP connects people to local civil rights work, branch meetings, committees, advocacy, and service opportunities.

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Committees

Committees organize the work. Members support areas such as Legal Redress, education, ACT-SO, housing, economic development, health, criminal justice, communications, and civic engagement.

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Leadership

Branch leadership helps guide priorities, support committees, maintain structure, and keep the organization moving in alignment with the NAACP mission.

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Action

The work shows up through events, campaigns, public forums, Legal Redress, youth programs, community education, voter engagement, and partnerships across Las Vegas.

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Start Here

Attend a General Membership Meeting.

One of the best ways to understand how the branch works is to attend a meeting, hear current updates, meet members, and learn where your time, voice, or resources can help.

NAACP Las Vegas Branch members working in the community
NAACP Las Vegas community event and public engagement
NAACP Las Vegas Branch community presence and outreach

In Practice

The structure exists to support real work in the community.

Membership, committees, leadership, and events all lead to the same purpose: showing up for Las Vegas with consistency, service, advocacy, and action.

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Our Legacy in Las Vegas

Nearly a Century of Civil Rights Work in Las Vegas.

The NAACP Las Vegas Branch was founded in 1928, during a period when Black residents and communities across the country were organizing for dignity, protection, opportunity, and equal rights.

That legacy continues today through Legal Redress, youth programs, civic engagement, committee work, public advocacy, community partnerships, and the everyday presence of members who choose to show up for Las Vegas.

Leadership & Service

The Branch Is Led by People and Powered by Committees.

Leadership provides direction, but the work moves through members, committees, volunteers, and partners. Whether you want to understand who guides the branch or where you can serve, these two pathways are the best next step.

Not sure where to begin?

Start with membership, then choose your pathway.

You do not need to know exactly where you fit before you join. Membership connects you to meetings, orientation, committees, and opportunities to serve.

Community Presence

We Do the Work With the Community, Not Apart From It.

NAACP Las Vegas Branch #1111 works alongside members, volunteers, civic partners, advocacy partners, education partners, union partners, event partners, corporate supporters, and community organizations to move civil rights work across Las Vegas.

How We Show Up

Partnership is not just sponsorship. It is shared work.

The branch collaborates with organizations and supporters around youth programs, civic engagement, education, Legal Redress, community events, workforce access, public advocacy, and long-term civil rights infrastructure.

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Programs & Events

Supporting branch events, ACT-SO, scholarships, fundraisers, forums, community gatherings, and public-facing programs.

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Advocacy & Civic Life

Working with civic, advocacy, and education partners around voter education, issue awareness, public policy, and community engagement.

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Capacity & Support

Building relationships with corporate partners, institutions, supporters, and members who help strengthen the branch’s ability to serve.

Relationships connected to the work include:

Las Vegas Raiders MGM Resorts Caesars Palace Boyd Gaming Nevada Partners Las Vegas Lights FC Las Vegas Urban League Sierra Club Black Legislative Caucus League of Women Voters New York Life Edward Jones Republic Services UNLV

Your Next Step

Now That You Know Who We Are, Find Your Place in the Work.

The NAACP Las Vegas Branch is built by people who choose to show up — as members, volunteers, committee participants, advocates, partners, donors, and community leaders. Your next step can be simple: join, attend, serve, or connect.