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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. […]

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Employment Opportunity: Housing Specialist

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The Coalition for the Homeless is seeking a part-time, salaried employee to work up to 30 hours per week on housing management activities. Hours are flexible. Duties include conducting housing inspections, mediation with property owners on behalf of program participants, tenant counseling, managing leases and managing paperwork for leases, and general administration of HUD funded

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Give-A-Jam raises nearly $60,000 to end veteran homelessness!

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The fourth annual Give-A-Jam to end homelessness was held on Thursday, December 18. Hosted by the Clifton Center, Give-A-Jam was created in 2010 by John Harris, Executive Director of the Clifton Center, and his wife Natalie Harris, Executive Director of the Coalition for the Homeless. Together, they wanted to create a new type of event:

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First White Flag of the Winter Season

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Today is Halloween. For many people, adults and children alike, tonight will bring costumes and candy (and hopefully more tricks than treats!). But as the temperatures drop, we anticipate that tonight will be a different kind of night for homeless Louisvillians: a very cold one. If the temperatures drop below 35 degrees, as they are

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38% of Kentucky Children Live in Poverty

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“In the richest nation in the world, one in three kids live in poverty. Let that sink in.” A new study from UNICEF shows that 32.2% of American children live in poverty. When compared to other wealthy countries, child poverty in the US is sixth-highest–and the number has gotten higher. According to UNICEF and this

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Community leaders gather to plan an end for veteran homelessness in Louisville

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Today, we met at Mayor Greg Fischer’s office to develop a concrete, achievable plan to end veteran homelessness. We are so grateful for the leadership of Mayor Greg Fischer, Congressman John Yarmuth, Heather French Henry (Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs), and so many of our partner organizations. This is a phenomenal, compassionate city! Stay tuned

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Give-a-Jam (Thursday, 12/18/14)

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Buy your tickets today for the fourth annual Give-a-Jam to end homelessness at the Clifton Center on Thursday, December 18, 2014, at 6:30 p.m.! Entertainment will be provided by talented musicians, including Grammy Award winner Tim O’Brien, Cheyenne Mize, Joan Shelley, Justin Paul Lewis, The Biebelhauser Brothers, Hound of the Buskervilles, John Gage, Dick Sisto,

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How To Help Homeless Families

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Seeing Dasani Coates standing alongside the dignitaries at Mayor Bill de Blasio’s inauguration earlier this month was a heartening sign. In December, the 12-year-old girl’s struggles living with her family in a decrepit city shelter had been vividly captured in this newspaper in Andrea Elliott’s series “Invisible Child.” Dasani’s story struck a chord. To read this New

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Utah Is Ending Homelessness By Giving People Homes

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In eight years, Utah has quietly reduced homelessness by 78 percent, and is on track to end homelessness by 2015. How did Utah accomplish this? Click here to find out more.

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2013 Louisville Metro CoC Collaborative Application – Final Ranking

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The Coalition for the Homeless serving as the Collaborative Applicant for the 2013-2014 HUD CoC competition posts the following ranking for the Louisville Metro Continuum of Care. PDF Version Rank Agency Project $$ Request Type Tier 1 Funding 1 Lou Metro Gov/CSR Kersey Condo $ 30,199 PSH 2 St. Vincent de Paul Homes on Campus

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