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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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 …
Unfortunately, rental assistance is no longer available. If you are being evicted, reach out to Legal Aid here. For more info, see www.stopmyeviction.org. For summary information, click here.
Did you miss Stand Down in 2019? Curious about what it entailed? Please see this video from Louisville Metro TV. The Coalition for the Homeless, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Metro Louisville invite you to join us at Stand Down/Project Homeless Connect on Wednesday, 10/2/19, at Salvation Army (located at the old Male High …
HUD has released the FY2019 Notice of Funding Availability for the Continuum of Care program. For more information, click here. Applications are due to the Coalition for the Homeless on August 23, 2019 via eSnaps. The CoC is open to and will consider applications from organizations that have not previously received CoC funding. If your organization is interested in submitting an application for …
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