HandZ Up Nevada

What is HandZ Up Nevada?


Lyn Smith founded HandZ Up Nevada to help single mothers "down on their luck."


Our goal is to help them:

  1. Know they matter and don't have to do life alone
  2. Have a safe place to get back on their feet
  3. Gain skills and knowledge for sustainable success

HandZ Up was formally founded in 2017, but Lyn has been working to support single mothers with resources since 2006.


Lyn's passion is to give single mothers and their children a hand up in life.


She wants to help bridge the gaps from where they are to where they want to be by equipping them with the confidence to be successful and self-sufficient.


HandZ Up is accomplishing this mission through resources including housing and transportation assistance, ready-to-work job training, money management training, and mental health therapy.


If you're looking to volunteer, donate, or request assistance please visit our contact page.

Our Mission


HandZ Up provides support and wrap-around services to displaced mothers and their children in the Las Vegas Valley. 


The objective is to provide them with a foundation to enhance their confidence while guiding them into self-sufficiency to move past surviving to thriving!

Our Vision


HandZ Up envisions a community where single moms can be

  1. Confident
  2. Successful and
  3. Self-sustaining