“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…
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…
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…
Join us on Monday, September 22, at Flanagan’s on Baxter Avenue for a fundraiser for the Dona O’Sullivan Fund to Fight Homelessness. 100% of the proceeds for that day will go directly to this important fund, which generously supports the Coalition and our member agencies. Hope to see you all there!
The Courier Journal has published interesting article on the increasing number of homeless young adults in our community. Click the link below to read it. LINK
Do you work for the Federal Government? Do you care about the homeless? If so, we’d love to invite you to contribute to The Coalition for the Homeless through the Combined Federal Campaign. The Coalition for the Homeless is #70000 in the campaign. We have been the leading advocate for the homeless in Louisville for…