Glowing Souls Festival Helping Las Vegas Youth Experiencing Addiction

TINHIH is continuing to do big things in Southern Nevada to help Las Vegas adolescents experiencing addiction. The There Is No Hero In Heroin Foundation (TINHIH) is dedicated to ending the devastation that substance abuse causes families. Joe Engle, founder of the organization, knows this devastation all too well. He lost his own teenage son to a heroin overdose. After that, Engle wanted to help other parents who experienced the same kind of loss that he did. Since its inception in 2013, TINHIH has helped thousands of local kids in Las Vegas struggling with addiction. The nonprofit organization is an advocate for sustainable recovery programs and brings these resources to the local, state and federal levels. They have many programs available to help these young adults. Including outpatient treatment programs and prevention services. TINHIH also offers training for harm reduction and overdose prevention. And they are the home to the highly successful Alternative Peer Group (APG), a drop-in center for teens and youth to participate in sober activities. The APG works closely with Mission High School Las Vegas. Which TINHIH is a partner in. Most recently, TINHIH has also opened a sober living facility for adults as well. TINHIH's Glowing Souls Festival 2023 According to the Nevada Opioid Needs Assessment and Statewide Plan of 2022, the Nevada overdose death rate has increased by 55 percent between 2022 and 2023. Many families in our community are being affected by this heartbreaking epidemic. To honor those lost, TINHIH is hosting their Glowing Souls Festival. The festival will be on Saturday, Sept. 30 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Sunset Park. Located at 2601 East Sunset Rd. The festival will include food, live music and spiritual exercise and gong bath. It will come to a close at sunset with the release of water lanterns to honor those affected by addiction. Tickets are available for purchase here. The $25 ticket cost includes a water lantern to release as well as a plate of food. Additional lanterns are available for purchase at $5 each. Raffle tickets will also be sold for a chance to win art, a pair of Broncos vs. Raiders tickets and various gift baskets. For information, visit https://tinhihlasvegas.info/, call 702-445-7318 or email info@tinhihlasvegas.info. - Wendy Rush, 96.3 KKLZ