The day before Thanksgiving, Cielo Steward said that she was grateful for sobriety.

Steward, 39, waited in line Wednesday morning for a potluck meal at the Vegas Stronger headquarters. The nonprofit, located at 916 North Main Street, helps people get off the streets and become substance-free. Right before the food service, a staff member at the organization told Steward that, according to her last drug test, she was officially clean.

“It feels amazing to have and be in this type of environment,”Steward said. “This is family.”

Moments prior, Vegas Stronger CEO Dave Marlon prayed over the food, thanking God for his own sobriety and for the people the organization serves. He said he wanted to make sure “nobody in our city goes hungry.”

Steward, who said she did not have plans for Thanksgi

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