The Coalition is pleased to report our annual homeless census numbers. We counted 6,737 homeless Louisvillians in 2015, which represents a 12.4% drop in homelessness over just one year. What’s more is that homelessness has dropped by 23% over the past four years in Louisville. We have had this success because of the efficient, collaborative…
Federal Funding for Louisville Homeless Projects Decreases
Louisville, KY (May 9, 2016) – On Monday, the Louisville Continuum of Care (CoC) received notice of a total annual award of $9,060,310 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which will support many critical permanent housing projects in Louisville. Unfortunately, Louisville lost $1,185,867 in renewal funding this year, specifically transitional housing…
Continuum of Care Consolidated Application and Project Priority Listing
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.
Metro Louisville CoC FY15 Project Ranking and Review
The Metro Louisville CoC has posted the following documents relevant to the FY15 project ranking and review: Metro Louisville CoC Minutes – November 2015 Metro Louisville CoC Board of Directors Meeting – October 2015 Metro Louisville CoC Advisory Committee Minutes – October 2015 Metro Louisville CoC Rating and Review Procedure 2015 Metro Louisville Continuum of…
New project opportunities through 2015 NOFA
There are new project opportunities (reallocation and bonus projects alike) through the 2015 NOFA. Reallocation projects notes: Reallocation to new permanent supported housing projects where all beds are dedicated to chronically homeless individuals and families; Reallocation to new rapid re-housing projects for homeless individuals and families who enter directly from the streets or emergency shelters…
Invitation to join the Louisville Metro Continuum of Care
The Coalition for the Homeless is looking for local community members and service providers interested in homelessness and the services available to those experiencing homelessness. To participate, join us monthly at the Louisville Metro Continuum of Care (CoC) meeting at 3:30 p.m. on the first Monday of each month at Metro United Way; the next…
HUD: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Fiscal Year 2015
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….
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…