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Louisville CoC Awarded $23.3 Million

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, January 22, 2025Contact: Catherine McGeeney, cmcgeeney@louhomeless.org Louisville Continuum of Care Awarded $23.3 Million for Successful Housing ProgramsHUD funding will support 48 projects ending homelessness in Louisville Louisville, KY (January 22, 2025)—The Louisville Continuum of Care (CoC) announced today that they have been awarded an unprecedented $23.3 million from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban […]

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The Coalition for the Homeless Granted $5 Million from Bezos Day 1 Families Fund

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LOUISVILLE, KY (November 20, 2024)—The Coalition for the Homeless announced today that it has received a $5 million grant from the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund, the largest private gift in the organization’s history. Over the next five years of the grant’s term, the Coalition plans to distribute funds to local providers to connect Metro

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Tenth Annual Bourbon Mixer Raises $160,000 for Coalition for the Homeless

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tenth Annual Bourbon Mixer Raises $160,000 for Coalition for the Homeless Louisville, KY (August 30, 2023) – The Whisky Chicks and Bourbon Brotherhood hosted the tenth annual Bourbon Mixer presented by Homes of Tradition on Saturday, August 19, at The Olmsted. The theme was Bourbon Disco, and the lively event had music,

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Rare Pappy and Weller raffles now open!

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  CONTACT: Brian U’Sellis, Coalition for the Homeless, (502) 439-8964 Limited Tickets for Pappy Van Winkle and Weller RafflesAll proceeds benefit the Coalition for the Homeless to get Louisvillians off the streets and into housing Louisville, KY (July 12, 2023) – In honor of the tenth annual Bourbon Mixer, the Whisky Chicks and Bourbon Brotherhood

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PRESS RELEASE: Volunteers Needed for 2020 Homeless Street Count on January 30

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, January 16, 2020Contact: Catherine McGeeney, Director of Communications: (502) 509-7818 Volunteers Needed for 2020 Homeless Street Count on January 30 LOUISVILLE, KY (January 16, 2020) – The Coalition for the Homeless has scheduled the 2020 Homeless Street Count for Thursday, January 30, from 4:30am-6:30am. The goal of the annual Street Count is to verify the number of

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AT&T’s Believe Louisville program gifts $50,000 to support young adults and families facing homelessness

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LOUISVILLE, KY (November 21, 2019) – AT&T’s Believe Louisville program has just announced a generous gift of $50,000 in partnership with the Coalition for the Homeless and St. Vincent de Paul to help end homelessness among young adults and young families. Part of the donation will fund a critical building renovation at St. Vincent de Paul

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$3,452,000 Awarded to Local Agencies to End Youth and Young Adult Homelessness

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LOUISVILLE, KY (June 17, 2019) – The Coalition for the Homeless and Louisville Continuum of Care are excited to announce that six local agencies are receiving U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Youth Homeless Demonstration Program (YHDP) funding. The purpose of the YHDP is to support communities in the development and implementation of

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PRESS RELEASE: City and Coalition for the Homeless Release Study Results on Street Homelessness

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Read the full study here. LOUISVILLE, KY (June 11, 2019) – Louisville Metro Government and the Coalition for the Homeless are releasing the results of a 5-month long assessment study outlining the process of applying best practices to Louisville’s Continuum of Care (CoC), a process developed by HUD that helps communities across America address the

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Louisville 2018-19 Homeless Numbers Released

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LOUISVILLE, KY (April 18, 2019) – The Coalition for the Homeless is releasing the results of the 2018 Louisville Homeless Census and January 2019 Point-in-Time Count. These reports show the numbers of persons served by Jefferson County’s homeless service providers, including outreach teams that work with those living on the streets. The annual census reports services to 6,986

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