Catherine McGeeney – Coalition for the Homeless

Louisville CoC Awarded $23.3 Million

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, January 22, 2025Contact: Catherine McGeeney, cmcgeeney@louhomeless.org Louisville Continuum of Care Awarded $23.3 Million for Successful Housing ProgramsHUD funding will support 48 projects ending homelessness in Louisville Louisville, KY (January 22, 2025)—The Louisville Continuum of Care (CoC) announced today that they have been awarded an unprecedented $23.3 million from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban […]

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Raise Your Voice for #HousingNotHandcuffs

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Louisville Groups Rally for Housing, Not Handcuffs, to End HomelessnessDuring the U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments, Louisville groups gathered to call for local solutions to homelessness On Monday, April 22, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Johnson v. Grants Pass to decide whether it’s cruel and unusual punishment to penalize people for sleeping outside when they

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Annual Member Agency Meeting: May 15

Events

We’re so grateful for the daily efforts of our member agencies to meet the basic needs of Louisvillians facing homelessness. We invite all of you to join for our annual meeting on Wednesday, May 15, from 3-5pm. We’ll have appetizers, drinks, and a brief program (beginning at 3:30pm) to hear an update on the state

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Point-in-Time Count (Volunteer Opportunity)

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The Coalition for the Homeless no longer utilize volunteers for our annual point-in-time (PIT) count in January (formerly known as the “Street Count”). Louisville’s annual count is now conducted by agency outreach workers over the course of a week. However, Kentucky Housing Corporation conducts the PIT count for all of the counties surrounding Louisville, and

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Statement on Safer KY Act

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The Safer KY Act was introduced in the Judiciary Committee on Friday in Frankfort. We saw the bill for the first time at the start of that committee meeting. When introducing the bill, Representative Jared Bauman said that he hopes it will create “a foundation of unstoppable prosperity.” But any strong foundation has to be

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Path to Action #3: What Ends Homelessness?

Archived Events, Word On The Street

Get Tickets Now! Join the Coalition for the Homeless for our third Path to Action event. Path to Action is a series of free in-person community discussions around homelessness and housing, where we’ll build community, dismantle myths about homelessness, hear from you, and answer questions. Path to Action 3: What Ends Homelessness?Wednesday, November 15, 4:30-6pmThe B.A. Colonial (818 W.

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Path to Action #2: Shelters Are Full. What Next?

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Join the Coalition for the Homeless for our second Path to Action event. Path to Action is a series of free in-person community discussions around homelessness and housing, where we’ll build community, dismantle myths about homelessness, hear from you, and answer questions. Path to Action #2: Shelters Are Full. What Next?Wednesday, 10/11, from 8:30-10amRSVP for

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Tenth Annual Bourbon Mixer Raises $160,000 for Coalition for the Homeless

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tenth Annual Bourbon Mixer Raises $160,000 for Coalition for the Homeless Louisville, KY (August 30, 2023) – The Whisky Chicks and Bourbon Brotherhood hosted the tenth annual Bourbon Mixer presented by Homes of Tradition on Saturday, August 19, at The Olmsted. The theme was Bourbon Disco, and the lively event had music,

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Path to Action: Session 1 (Wednesday, 9/6)

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Join the Coalition for the Homeless as we launch Path to Action, a series of in-person community discussions around homelessness and housing. The first event will be held Wednesday, 9/6, from 5:30-7 at West Sixth NuLu (817 E Market Street). There will be a brief presentation followed by a discussion on how we got to

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Statement on encampment clearings

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Louisville’s shelters are regularly full, while over 500 unhoused people have nowhere else to go on any given night. The unfortunate reality is that—without a significant, immediate investment in shelter—unhoused people will continue to camp in public spaces in Louisville for the foreseeable future. This reality is fueled by rising rents and the lack of

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Author name: Catherine McGeeney