LeAndra Williams of the Coalition’s Prevention & Diversion team voiced a problem recently: there are not enough haircare products for Black people in Louisville’s shelters. So we’re doing something about it. Please help us gather donations of unused gels, shampoos, conditioners, and other hair accessories. We’ve had special requests for Blue Magic products and hair […]
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HUD has released the FY2021 Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) for the Continuum of Care (CoC) program. It has been posted on grants.gov and is also available on the HUD.gov Funding Opportunities page. If you are interested in applying for this funding, please read the NOFO in its entirety. Applications are due to the Coalition
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While many people were concerned upon hearing today that a federal judge vacated the CDC eviction moratorium, Kentucky tenants can rest assured that they are still protected from eviction for nonpayment of rent. Governor Beshear’s Executive Order from March 31 extended Kentucky’s eviction moratorium through June 30, 2021. While this moratorium does not protect all
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Mr. Rogers told us as kids that when things get really scary, we should “look for the helpers.” What great advice to get us all through what was a no-good, terrible year. But we need to do more. I loved watching the videos of people in large cities clapping as doctors and nurses went to
Look for the helpers, thank them—and then be one! Read More »
In 2020, the Junior League of Louisville chose youth homelessness as their community impact issue for five years. This year, to celebrate their centennial, they’ve granted $235,000 in support of this work and for the promotion of racial equity, and the Coalition was one such recipient, as well as many of our partner organizations. On
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Last night, LMPD cleared an encampment without notice, displacing at least seven people and destroying their belongings in 20 degree weather. Feed Louisville—a mutual aid outreach team who brings meals and supplies to people experiencing homelessness and food insecurity—was there and led the charge to care for our neighbors who had no other place to
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, February 12, 2021 CONTACT: Catherine McGeeney, Coalition for the Homeless, (502) 509-7818 Local Organizations Say Eviction Court Needs to be Fixed Immediately Hundreds of Louisvillians are being evicted, even while our city has $22.5 million in rental assistance funding LOUISVILLE, KY (February 12, 2021) —In a press conference held on the steps of the
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Each January, the Coalition for the Homeless (on behalf of the Louisville Continuum of Care) conducts a Street Count to verify the number of people sleeping outdoors and in emergency shelters in our city on one night. Typically, hundreds of volunteers cover neighborhoods across the city to conduct the count in late January before dawn.
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At the Coalition for the Homeless, we believe that everyone deserves a safe place to call home. Unfortunately, it is still legal to discriminate against someone applying for housing based on homelessness, a prior felony conviction, being a veteran, or how they’ll pay their rent. But we’ve got good news: a new ordinance just passed
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