The Coalition for the Homeless is excited to announce that we’ve rescheduled two Corporation for Supportive Housing training sessions that had to be cancelled at the end of last year. Supportive Housing 101 will be held on Thursday, February 4, from 9-10 a.m. at Louisville Urban League, Inc. and is perfect for nonprofit and for-profit developers, managers, and […]
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Please join the Coalition for the Homeless for a special training session: “Creating LGBTQ Friendly Housing and Shelter.” We determined that this training was needed after an assessment last year, and are providing three separate dates for you to receive over four hours of comprehensive training. Please see the below flyer and email Natalie to sign
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[responsive] [/responsive] See this message from the President and First Lady about the efforts across the country to count homeless people this week. Each January, the Coalition for the Homeless conducts a Street Count to verify the number of people sleeping outdoors in our city. We rely heavily on volunteers for this effort; the more
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We regret to inform you all that both Coalition training sessions scheduled for this week (Medicaid and Supportive Housing on 12/1 and Supportive Housing 101 on 12/2) have been cancelled due to a death in the family of our trainer. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience. Both training sessions will be rescheduled for another
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Since January, the Coalition for the Homeless–under the leadership of Mayor Greg Fischer with over a dozen nonprofit and governmental partners–has worked to coordinate an end to veteran homelessness locally. This initiative is known as Rx: Housing Veterans. We are thrilled to share that Louisville has officially reached functional zero for homeless veterans. The US Interagency Council on
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[responsive][/responsive] Buy tickets here! It’s time again for the best fundraiser of the holiday season: it’s the fifth annual Give-A-Jam to End Homelessness! This year, Give-A-Jam will be held on Thursday, December 17, from 6-10:30pm at the Clifton Center.Give-A-Jam brings together 10 talented local bands, soups and stews crafted by eight of Louisville’s best restaurants,
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The Louisville Metro Continuum of Care has completed our consolidated application for CoC funding, as well as our project priority listing, and both are linked below. CoC Consolidated Application FY15 CoC Project Priority Listing FY15 Please contact Mary Frances Schafer with any questions.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ten Ways to Show Compassion and Give Back this Holiday Season Louisville, KY (November 16, 2015) – For most of us, the holidays bring happy memories, wonderful traditions, indulgent warm meals, and much-needed time spent with family and loved ones. But for some Louisvillians, these things are luxuries, not realities. There are
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE As Temperatures Drop, the First “Operation White Flag” of the Season Activated for Homeless Louisvillians Louisville, KY (November 13, 2015) – Temperatures are expected to drop below freezing this weekend. For most of us, that means turning up the heat, bringing in our pets, and pulling out sweaters–but for the people who
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Natalie Harris, Executive Director of the Coalition for the Homeless, was recently interviewed on WAKY. She spoke about the history and work of the Coalition, the change in Louisville’s approach to ending homelessness, some of our key programs, and what you can do to help! Listen to the full show here, or tune in to WAKY
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