HELP USA President and Chief Executive Officer to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


ADVISORY, Jan. 18, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Larry Belinsky, President and Chief Executive Officer of HELP USA 
 will preside over the closing bell in celebration of 20 Years of 
 Building Better Lives.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When: 
 Friday, January 19, 2007 at 4 p.m. ET

 Contacts:
 Scott Smith
 Vice President of Development and External Relations, HELP USA 
 212.400.7010
 ssmith@helpusa.org

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Jolene Libretto; 646.441.5220; 347.219.9539
 Jolene.Libretto@NASDAQ.com

Feed Information:

The closing bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA-6 C-band/transponder 17. The downlink frequency is 4040 Vertical; Audio 6.2-6.8. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.

Webcast:

A live Webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.

About HELP USA:

HELP USA is one of the largest non-profit providers of housing, job training and social services for the homeless and victims of domestic violence in the nation, having served over 150,000 people since 1986. HELP USA operates 19 residential communities in the New York metropolitan area, and additional sites across the country in Philadelphia, Las Vegas, Buffalo and Houston. HELP USA has developed more than 1600 units of permanent and transitional housing for the homeless and at-risk populations. HELP USA has placed more than 6000 homeless adults and families into permanent housing since 2000. HELP Works, HELP USA's employment initiative, has placed over 5000 homeless adults into unsubsidized jobs since its inception in 1995. HELP USA's licensed day care corporation provides child care services to more than 300 children each day.