Homeless students get graduation boost from nonprofit LAS VEGAS (FOX5) - Clark County School District leaders say at least 9,000 of their students are homeless. As one of those homeless teens prepared for graduation on Wednesday, members of a Las Vegas nonprofit were on hand to congratulate her. Maleeka Thomas is set to graduate from Sunrise Mountain High School. She, along with her two brothers, two sisters and mother live at The Shade Tree, a Las Vegas shelter. "It's really difficult because I stress, sometimes about my family and my situation," she said. Sisters Savannah and Siena Prenger have been collecting graduation gift baskets, merchandise and gift certificates with their organization, Teens Helping Teens. They're being handed out to homeless students and those who are economically disadvantaged. "We started this charity about three years ago because we've always done charity work growing up with our mom, and we started to see where pieces were missing, and that was teenagers," Savannah Prenger said. "Seeing the faces on kids whenever you do something good for them is amazing, and it's exciting. It's almost selfish because the reward I get from that is amazing all on its own," Siena Prenger said.