Word On The Street

The Coalition for the Homeless no longer utilize volunteers for our annual point-in-time (PIT) count in January (formerly known as the “Street Count”). Louisville’s annual count is now conducted by agency outreach workers over the course of a week. However, Kentucky Housing Corporation conducts the PIT count for all of the counties surrounding Louisville, and

Louisville’s shelters are regularly full, while over 500 unhoused people have nowhere else to go on any given night.  The unfortunate reality is that—without a significant, immediate investment in shelter—unhoused people will continue to camp in public spaces in Louisville for the foreseeable future. This reality is fueled by rising rents and the lack of

After months of consideration, the Coalition for the Homeless is announcing a change in the hours for our Coordinated Shelter Access team who manage emergency overnight shelter reservations in Louisville. Effective Saturday, July 1, the CSA team’s hours will be modified as follows: Again, these hour changes will be effective on July 1. We are taking the next three