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In 2018, Louisville’s Metro Council passed a new ordinance that protected people sleeping on Louisville’s streets, giving them notice when their camps would be cleared so they could connect to resources and remove their belongings.  In September 2022, an amendment was filed to this ordinance that focused on how to remove unhoused people from public property, enforced by penalties.  […]

Full Time Employment: Customer Care Specialist The Coalition for the Homeless is seeking a full time employee to work 37.5 hours per week. This position will be in The Single Point of Entry / call center. Duties include: data entry, answering phones, making appropriate referrals to homeless shelter and services and meeting with persons presenting at

We are devastated to share the news that Joe Knall, a dedicated member of our staff on the Single Point of Entry team, died at the end of December. Joe joined the Coalition for the Homeless in 2017 and over the course of his four years with the organization, he helped thousands of Louisvillians to

December 2021 Mary Frances Schafer—the Director of Community Coordination for the Coalition for the Homeless—has announced she is stepping down from her position. She has given us 15 years of service, during which she developed a coordinated entry system for people seeking shelter, created a community-wide prevention and diversion program, and implemented a transportation program