Over the past several months, on behalf of the 8,608 Louisvillians who were homeless at some point during 2013 (60% of whom were employed but still could not afford a home), we have asked you all to express your support for an increase in the minimum wage. Thanks to your support, advocacy, and hard work, […]
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Every year, the Coalition for the Homeless conducts a street count to compile a census of people who are living on the street anywhere in Louisville. This census helps determine the amount of need in the community and the amount of funding we can receive to move the homeless in our community into permanent housing.
Homeless Street Count: Thursday, 1/29/15 Read More »
Louisville, KY (November 25, 2014) – 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 many ways to help those who are less fortunate during the holidays. Here are
Eight Ways to Show Compassion and Give Back this Holiday Season Read More »
Buy your tickets today for the fourth annual Give-A-Jam to end homelessness at the Clifton Center on Thursday, December 18, 2014, at 6:30 p.m.! Entertainment will be provided by talented musicians, including: Grammy Award winner Tim O’Brien Justin Paul Lewis Appalatin Tyrone Cotton Cheyenne Mize and Julia Purcell of Maiden Radio Small Time Napoloen Alex
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Coalition for the Homeless Announces Rx: Housing Veterans Initiative Goal of ambitious collaborative effort is to eliminate Veteran homelessness in Louisville LOUISVILLE, KY (November 3, 2014) – Last year, there were 8,608 homeless Louisvillians. Of those, 916 were Veterans. In honor of November being Homelessness and Hunger Awareness Month, and on the
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Today is Halloween. For many people, adults and children alike, tonight will bring costumes and candy (and hopefully more tricks than treats!). But as the temperatures drop, we anticipate that tonight will be a different kind of night for homeless Louisvillians: a very cold one. If the temperatures drop below 35 degrees, as they are
First White Flag of the Winter Season Read More »
“In the richest nation in the world, one in three kids live in poverty. Let that sink in.” A new study from UNICEF shows that 32.2% of American children live in poverty. When compared to other wealthy countries, child poverty in the US is sixth-highest–and the number has gotten higher. According to UNICEF and this
38% of Kentucky Children Live in Poverty Read More »
This article from The Financial Page of The New Yorker explains why the Housing First method–the method we employ in Louisville through our Rx: Housing program–has been so effective in Utah. At the time, the standard approach was to try to make homeless people “housing ready”: first, you got people into shelters or halfway houses and put them
Give the Homeless Homes Read More »
On Tuesday, September 30, a boy was found wounded in Cherokee Park. He was rushed to the hospital, but he was pronounced dead shortly after arriving. His name was Ray Allen Etheridge. He was 12 years old. And he was homeless. We now know that police have ruled his death a homicide. Our hearts go
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Please take 45 seconds to help our local food bank provide 240,000 more meals to hungry people in Louisville this year! Dare to Care Food Bank, one of our member agencies, is up for a $60,000 gift from Walmart–but to get it, they have to be voted one of the top 50 food banks in
Vote for Dare to Care to win $60,000! Read More »
