Author name: Catherine McGeeney

HUD Grants Louisville $3.45 Million to End Youth Homelessness

HUD Grants Louisville $3.45 Million to End Youth Homelessness Louisville, KY (July 13, 2018) – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that the Coalition for the Homeless will receive $3.45 million to support local efforts to reduce, and eventually eliminate, youth and young adult homelessness in Louisville. The Homeless Youth Demonstration Grant is awarded to select communities in order to create comprehensive and innovative plans to address homelessness for unaccompanied youth age 24 and under. […]

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Release of FY2018 Notice of Funding Availability

HUD has released the FY2018 Notice of Funding Availability for the Continuum of Care program. Applications are due to the Coalition for the Homeless on August 18, 2018. For more information see: https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/e-snaps/fy-2018-coc-program-nofa-coc-program-competition/#nofa-and-notices. If your organization is interested in learning about potential funding opportunities under the 2018 NOFA, please contact Mary Frances Schafer by email or by phone at (502)

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Employment opportunity: Monitoring and Training Specialist

Come join our staff, a group committed to the prevention and elimination of homelessness in Louisville.   The Coalition for the Homeless is seeking a full-time Monitoring Training Specialist. Applicants should have a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field. Experience in social services or another nonprofit environment is preferred. Proficient computer and communication skills are essential

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Craft Beer Throwdown (10/11)

[button link=”https://louisvilletickets.com/events/craft-beer-throwdown” type=”button_large” target=”_blank”]Get tickets![/button] In 2017, the Coalition for the Homeless Associate Board created the Craft Beer Throwdown, a fundraiser where local breweries crafted unique beers and attendees voted on their favorites! The event was created with the goals of having fun, networking among young professionals, and—most importantly—raising funds to prevent and end youth homelessness

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Wednesday’s Child

Wednesday’s Child, Inc.  is a 501c3 non-profit organization, whose mission is to recruit adoptive families for older foster children, to help provide support for the children while they wait and to provide encouragement and support to adoptive families. Over 30 years ago, our organization grew out of the WLKY weekly news feature which highlights older

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