Why do some US cities struggle more with homelessness? A new book explores the key components of the issue: the supply of affordable homes. Join the Coalition for the Homeless and the Metropolitan Housing Coalition as we host Homelessness Is a Housing Problem with Gregg Colburn on Tuesday, May 16, from 10-11am, at the Bomhard Theatre …
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Great news: on Wednesday night, the Cherokee Triangle Architectural Review Committee rejected a proposal for Louisville Collegiate School to demolish the 48 units of low-cost housing at Yorktown Apartments for a parking lot! We joined the voices of many in opposition to this demolition in November, and at Wednesday night’s hearing, a Coalition staff member …
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On January 26, 2023, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg announced the purchase of a downtown property that will be converted to a “Community Care Campus.” The campus will ultimately cover seven acres with at least eight buildings in order to provide a myriad of services to people experiencing homelessness on one site. In March of 2022, …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, 1/25/23Contact: Catherine McGeeney, cmcgeeney@louhomeless.org Coalition for the Homeless Releases “A New Path Home”Local organization recommends solutions with funding needs to address homelessness crisis in Louisville Louisville, KY (January 25, 2023)—The Coalition for the Homeless announced today the release of “A New Path Home: Funding Solutions for Ending Homelessness in Louisville,” a …
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December 23, 2022 It’s colder today than it’s been in Louisville since 1994, which means it’s extraordinarily dangerous for people who are unsheltered. As many of us have been grocery shopping in anticipation of the winter storm or for our holiday celebrations, outreach and shelter workers have been working tirelessly to get unhoused people indoors quickly. The city …
Below are are our official comments on the Case 22-COA-0251, which proposes to destroy Yorktown Apartments—a 48-unit affordable housing building—for a parking lot for Louisville Collegiate School. There will be a public hearing on Wednesday, 11/30, at 4:30pm at the Metro Development Center (444 S. 5th Street, Room 101). At the Coalition for the Homeless, …
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Last summer, we advocated together for American Rescue Plan funds to be dedicated toward affordable housing and supportive services. Your engagement resulted in affordable housing being the top priority in Metro Council’s citywide survey, and ultimately, in $89 million of ARP funds being dedicated toward homelessness and housing! We have two updates about this funding: Thanks to our partners, Metro …
Good news: we’ve put the new edition of the Louisville Street Tips on our website! Street Tips is a free quick reference guide for people in immediate need of shelter or services. We’ve run into printer issues, but hope to receive hard copies of the booklets in the coming weeks—and when we do, we’ll send out an …
For the second year, the Coalition for the Homeless has gathered information regarding the winter needs of our member organizations in order to guide Louisvillians during this giving season. Giving the right item to the right team at the right time helps to meet our clients’ needs and to reduce unnecessarily waste. See the Winter Needs webpage here to support these …
The Louisville/Jefferson County Continuum of Care is posting the following documents for review ahead of the October 20, 2022 submission deadline: FY22 Special NOFO CoC Application and Final FY22 Special NOFO Project Priority Listing. Please direct any questions to Brandi Scott at bscott@louhomeless.org.
