Attention, Louisville Continuum of Care! HUD has released the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Continuum of Care Program Competition here. The FY 2015 CoC Consolidated Application and Project Applications are now available in e-snaps. For project applications, the final submission deadline is midnight on Saturday night, October 17, 2015….
Employment Opportunity: Housing Specialist
The Coalition for the Homeless is seeking a part-time, salaried employee to work up to 30 hours per week on housing management activities. Hours are flexible. Duties include conducting housing inspections, mediation with property owners on behalf of program participants, tenant counseling, managing leases and managing paperwork for leases, and general administration of HUD funded…
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…
Join us for Stand Down/Project Homeless Connect (10/7)
The Coalition for the Homeless, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Metro Louisville invite you to join us at Stand Down/Project Homeless Connect this year on Wednesday, 10/7/15. Stand Down/Project Homeless Connect is an annual one-day resource fair that connects homeless veterans and others with services they need. We are looking for volunteers to help…
Blueprint University trainings: 7/9 and 9/24
The Coalition is pleased to announce our next two Blueprint University trainings (sponsored by the Dona O’Sullivan Fund to Fight Homelessness): one on trauma-informed care on July 9, and the next on strengths-based case management and housing on September 24. Please see the below flyer for more details and RSVP to Natalie at nharris@louhomeless.org. Thanks!
Homeless Census Shows 14% Drop in Homelessness
LOUISVILLE, KY – The Coalition for the Homeless, together with their member agencies, is announcing the results of the 2014 Louisville Homeless Census. The reports indicate that the overall number of homeless people in our city has dropped and that shelter bed usage has increased. The 2014 Census shows that Jefferson County’s homeless service providers served…
The solution to homelessness: an op-ed by the Coalition and St. John Center
After the tragedy of Kenneth Winfield’s death in Louisville just 11 nights ago, the Executive Directors and Board Chairs of the Coalition for the Homeless and St. John Center wrote this op-ed for the Courier-Journal. It’s a call to action for each of us, inviting us to work together to ensure that not one more person…
The Homestretch and Youth Homelessness Panel (March 11)
Please join us for a viewing of The Homestretch, a film about three homeless Chicago teenagers, at the Muhammad Ali Center on Wednesday, March 11. Doors open at 5:30 with refreshments, and the hour-long film starts around 6. Following the film will be a panel discussion about homeless youth in Louisville featuring our Executive Director…
Shop at Kroger and earn donations for the Coalition!
The Coalition for the Homeless is now enrolled in the Kroger Community Rewards program! After you register your card and select the Coalition for the Homeless as your nonprofit of choice, every time you shop at a Kroger and swipe your Kroger Plus card, the Coalition earns money. Please follow these simple steps to enroll…
Help the Coalition win $10,000 through Brackets for Good!
The snow has finally melted, March is here, and all Louisvillians (or Kentuckians, depending on your team of choice!) know what that means: March Madness. But did you also know that the Coalition for the Homeless was one of 64 nonprofits selected to compete in the first annual Louisville Brackets For Good tournament? Better yet, if we…