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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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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 …
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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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 …
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 …
Louisville, KY (October 30, 2018) – In an effort to address the severe lack of emergency shelter beds for approximately 70 homeless families on the waiting list, the Coalition for the Homeless began implementing a new program in July aimed at diverting and reducing family homeless in the community. So far, the Family Prevention and Diversion program has …
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HUD Grants Louisville $3.45 Million to End Youth Homelessness Louisville, KY (July 13, 2018) – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that the Coalition for the Homeless will receive $3.45 million to support local efforts to reduce, and eventually eliminate, youth and young adult homelessness in Louisville. The Homeless Youth Demonstration Grant is awarded to select communities in order to create comprehensive and innovative plans to address homelessness for unaccompanied youth age 24 and under. …
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Louisville, KY (May 30, 2017) – Building on the success of three cities that made remarkable progress last Fall, the Coalition for the Homeless is proud to announce that Louisville, Kentucky was selected by Rapid Results Institute (RRI), A Way Home America, and HomeBase as one of five cities to launch a 100-Day Challenge to accelerate …
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For Full Article, Click Here: 2017 Plan To End Young Adult Homelessness PRESS RELEASE Louisville, KY (January 5, 2017) – The fastest rising group of the homeless population, both locally and nationwide, are young adults age 18-24. From 2008 to 2009, 2009 to 2010, and again from 2010 to 2011, the number of homeless young …
