Press releases

Louisville One of Five Communities Accelerating Youth Homelessness Efforts

Louisville, KY (May 30, 2017) – Building on the success of three cities that made remarkable progress last Fall, the Coalition for the Homeless is proud to announce that Louisville, Kentucky was selected by Rapid Results Institute (RRI), A Way Home America, and HomeBase as one of five cities to launch a 100-Day Challenge to accelerate …

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Executive Director Selected for Leadership Program at Harvard

Louisville, KY (July 8, 2016) – NeighborWorks America is proud to announce that Natalie Harris, Executive Director of the Coalition for the Homeless, is one of 50 leaders selected for the NeighborWorks Achieving Excellence Program, conducted at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. The NeighborWorks Achieving Excellence Program, made possible in …

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Louisville Homeless Numbers Drop For Third Year

The Coalition is pleased to report our annual homeless census numbers. We counted 6,737 homeless Louisvillians in 2015, which represents a 12.4% drop in homelessness over just one year. What’s more is that homelessness has dropped by 23% over the past four years in Louisville. We have had this success because of the efficient, collaborative …

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Federal Funding for Louisville Homeless Projects Decreases

Louisville, KY (May 9, 2016) – On Monday, the Louisville Continuum of Care (CoC) received notice of a total annual award of $9,060,310 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which will support many critical permanent housing projects in Louisville. Unfortunately, Louisville lost $1,185,867 in renewal funding this year, specifically transitional housing …

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Ten Ways to Show Compassion and Give Back this Holiday Season

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ten Ways to Show Compassion and Give Back this Holiday Season Louisville, KY (November 16, 2015) – For most of us, the holidays bring happy memories, wonderful traditions, indulgent warm meals, and much-needed time spent with family and loved ones. But for some Louisvillians, these things are luxuries, not realities. There are …

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8/13: Music event at Norton Commons Amphitheater to benefit Coalition

MUSIC EVENT TO BENEFIT COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS AND EFFORT TO END VETERAN HOMELESSNESS Event will include food trucks, live music, and free admission LOUISVILLE, KY (July 14, 2015)– Today, First Liberty Financial Mortgage and White Picket Real Estate announced a music event slated for Thursday, August 13, at the new Norton Commons Amphitheater, to …

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Louisville Announces Detailed Plan to End Veteran Homelessness by 2016

To view the detailed plan to end homelessness, click here. LOUISVILLE, KY (January 13, 2015) – Mayor Greg Fischer and The Coalition for the Homeless announced today the details of an ambitious plan to eliminate veteran homelessness in Louisville by the end of this year. The initiative, titled Rx: Housing Veterans, will find permanent housing for the …

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Coalition for the Homeless Announces Rx: Housing Veterans Initiative

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Coalition for the Homeless Announces Rx: Housing Veterans Initiative Goal of ambitious collaborative effort is to eliminate Veteran homelessness in Louisville LOUISVILLE, KY (November 3, 2014) – Last year, there were 8,608 homeless Louisvillians. Of those, 916 were Veterans. In honor of November being Homelessness and Hunger Awareness Month, and on the …

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