Please Join the Good News Lunch Party Where: YMCA Safe Place (2400 Crittenden Dr, Louisville, KY 40217) When: Saturday, September 10, 2016, at 12pm Who: Everyone who cares about those sleeping on the streets in Louisville What: Lunch provided by our fabulous hosts (we’ll pass the hat so you can pitch in!) and an […]
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We are thrilled to announce that the Coalition has again been chosen as the beneficiary of the third annual Bourbon Mixer, scheduled for Saturday, August 13, at 6:30pm! Buy your tickets for $125 today. Presented by the Whisky Chicks and the Bourbon Brotherhood, the Bourbon Mixer was crafted for bourbon lovers and will feature 20 bourbon brands, an exciting silent auction, upscale
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The mission of the Coalition for the Homeless is to prevent and end homelessness through advocacy, education, and coordination of 30 member agencies. In recent years, our collaborative efforts have led to a 50% decrease in chronic homelessness, as well as an end to homelessness among Louisville’s veterans. The Coalition for the Homeless Associate Board was
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Watch our 2016 Take A Stand video to hear from a couple of courageous formerly homeless veterans who now have a place to call home, thanks
Please join the Coalition for the Homeless for a special training session: “Creating LGBTQ Friendly Housing and Shelter.” We determined that this training was needed after an assessment last year, and are providing three separate dates for you to receive over four hours of comprehensive training. Please see the below flyer and email Natalie to sign
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[responsive] [/responsive] See this message from the President and First Lady about the efforts across the country to count homeless people this week. Each January, the Coalition for the Homeless conducts a Street Count to verify the number of people sleeping outdoors in our city. We rely heavily on volunteers for this effort; the more
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We regret to inform you all that both Coalition training sessions scheduled for this week (Medicaid and Supportive Housing on 12/1 and Supportive Housing 101 on 12/2) have been cancelled due to a death in the family of our trainer. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience. Both training sessions will be rescheduled for another
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Since January, the Coalition for the Homeless–under the leadership of Mayor Greg Fischer with over a dozen nonprofit and governmental partners–has worked to coordinate an end to veteran homelessness locally. This initiative is known as Rx: Housing Veterans. We are thrilled to share that Louisville has officially reached functional zero for homeless veterans. The US Interagency Council on
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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.
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Natalie Harris, Executive Director of the Coalition for the Homeless, was recently interviewed on WAKY. She spoke about the history and work of the Coalition, the change in Louisville’s approach to ending homelessness, some of our key programs, and what you can do to help! Listen to the full show here, or tune in to WAKY
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