Continuing to be one of Louisville’s main safety nets. Wayside Christian Mission programs and facilities include: Men’s Emergency Shelter (331 beds) Men’s Day Shelter (Can accommodate up to 75 at any time, Monday – Sunday) Men’s Permanent Supportive Housing (for disabled homeless men, 30 private apts.) Family Emergency Shelter (50 bed spaces) Women’s Permanent Supportive […]
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Volunteers of America Mid-States creates positive change in the lives of individuals and communities through a ministry of service. Touted as the first program of its kind in Louisville, their Louisville Family Housing Services provides shelter, individualized care and goal-setting for families experiencing homelessness. Theirs is an accredited, comprehensive program with a commitment to serving
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Uspiritus is the largest and most comprehensive care agency for at-risk and foster children and their families in Kentucky. Uspiritus will serve, heal and educate approximately 1,200 children annually with two residential campuses in Louisville and regional offices in Bowling Green, Lexington, Louisville, Owensboro and Paducah. Originally founded as orphanages, Uspiritus combines more than 160
The Louisville Council of the Society of St. Vincent De Paul has offered food, shelter, and hope in the Louisville area since 1853. The Council, in 1983, decided to begin a number of special works on its inner-city campus to address larger issues such as hunger, homelessness and addiction. The scope of services has evolved
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The Center of Hope provides homeless people and poverty-stricken families with a safe, secure alternative to living in the streets or parks, and to help these men and women develop and implement realistic goal plans that lead toward employment, housing, and self-sufficiency. Their homeless shelter programs include the Center of Hope emergency, family transitional, and veterans’ per
St. John Center helps homeless men address barriers to housing and self-sufficiency so that they may leave homelessness for good. By providing shelter, social services, supportive housing, and serving as a hub with partner agencies, St. John Center is where homeless men seek help, find hope, and move forward. Open seven days a week from
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Rhonda’s Another Chance is a short-term (six months to a year) transitional home serving single, homeless women. Their mission is to guide women toward permanent lifestyle changes and self-dependency and to lend a hand to any woman requesting their assistance. Rhonda’s Another Chance is located at 710 S. 31st Street, Louisville, KY 40211, and their
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Family Health Centers, Inc., is a not-for-profit community health center that provides a variety of health care services regardless of a person’s health insurance status or ability to pay for services. They provide services to more than 37,000 patients annually through seven Family Health Centers sites throughout Louisville Metro. Since 1988, Family Health Centers has operated a
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New Directions Housing Corporation, founded in 1969, serves the three-county area of Jefferson County, Kentucky, and Floyd and Clark counties in Southern Indiana. Its nonprofit community development strategies offer excellence in much-needed housing development, and today nearly 950 families of low income live in the nonprofit’s rental housing which is managed by its mission-driven property
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The mission of the Legal Aid Society is to pursue justice for people in poverty. They provide free legal services to the most disadvantaged in our community. They fight on your behalf when your health, safety, and stability are unjustly threatened. Last year, Legal Aid helped 3,964 people who had nowhere else to turn. Each
