The Coalition for the Homeless is seeking a part-time hourly employee to work 20 hours per week at the Bed One-Stop call center answering phones and meeting with walk-ins seeking shelter in the Louisville emergency shelter system. The hours are 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Friday through Monday each week. There may also be the…
One of the most frequent questions we get asked is why there isn’t enough affordable housing to accommodate the need for hard-working low-income Louisvillians. One of the important reasons is that it is extremely difficult for developers to cover their costs when they are building affordable housing without additional subsidies. The National Housing Conference has just…
Please Join the Good News Lunch Party Where: YMCA Safe Place (2400 Crittenden Dr, Louisville, KY 40217) When: Saturday, September 10, 2016, at 12pm Who: Everyone who cares about those sleeping on the streets in Louisville What: Lunch provided by our fabulous hosts (we’ll pass the hat so you can pitch in!) and an opportunity…
The Governor has proposed changes to the Medicaid system, and those changes will affect our homeless clients as well as the formerly homeless and at-risk families who could become homeless without medical assistance. Here’s a fact sheet prepared by Kentucky Voices for Health about the changes to the system.Until July 22, we are in the comment period…
The Coalition for the Homeless, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Metro Louisville invite you to join us at Stand Down/Project Homeless Connect on Wednesday, 10/5/16, at Salvation Army (located at the old Male High School, 911 S. Brook Street). Stand Down/Project Homeless Connect is an annual one-day resource fair that connects 600 homeless veterans…
We are thrilled to announce that the Coalition has again been chosen as the beneficiary of the third annual Bourbon Mixer, scheduled for Saturday, August 13, at 6:30pm! Buy your tickets for $125 today. Presented by the Whisky Chicks and the Bourbon Brotherhood, the Bourbon Mixer was crafted for bourbon lovers and will feature 20 bourbon brands, an exciting silent auction, upscale…
The Coalition for the Homeless is looking for local community members and service providers interested in homelessness and the services available to those experiencing homelessness. To participate, join us monthly at the Louisville Metro Continuum of Care (CoC) meeting at 3:30 p.m. on the first Monday of each month at Metro United Way; the next…
HUD: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Fiscal Year 2016 Attention, Louisville Continuum of Care! HUD has released the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Continuum of Care Program Competition here. The FY 2016 CoC Consolidated Application and Project Applications will be released shortly in e-snaps. For project applications, the final…
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…
Rally Point Kentuckiana is bringing our community together to rally around our heroes for a day dedicated to helping veterans and three veterans charities: Active Heroes, the Coalition for the Homeless, and Where Opportunity Knox. There are two events being held on June 23, 2016: The Veterans Resource Fair will be held on Thursday, June…