Nevada RIF Ambassador

Originally from Boston, Steve Moylan has lived and taught in Las Vegas for the past 20 years. He is proud to say he has personally started two RIF programs, one at an at-risk middle school and one at his present assignment, Spring Mountain Youth Camp, a 100-bed juvenile detention facility.

Steve feels that Spring Mountain can mean a new start for many troubled young men, whose average age is 15 and who live at the facility for about five months. Spring Mountain means attending school on a daily basis, living in a clean, well-supervised environment, playing sports and participating in the Reading Is Fundamental program. For many of these youth, RIF provides the first books they have ever owned and RIF book distributions are eagerly anticipated. The books are discussed among the youth and proudly shown to teachers, guidance counselors and dorm staff. Steve and all of the Spring Mountain staff and faculty are glad to be a part of this program.