LOUISVILLE, KY – The Coalition for the Homeless, together with their member agencies, is announcing the results of the 2014 Louisville Homeless Census. The reports indicate that the overall number of homeless people in our city has dropped and that shelter bed usage has increased. The 2014 Census shows that Jefferson County’s homeless service providers served […]
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After the tragedy of Kenneth Winfield’s death in Louisville just 11 nights ago, the Executive Directors and Board Chairs of the Coalition for the Homeless and St. John Center wrote this op-ed for the Courier-Journal. It’s a call to action for each of us, inviting us to work together to ensure that not one more person
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The Coalition for the Homeless is now enrolled in the Kroger Community Rewards program! After you register your card and select the Coalition for the Homeless as your nonprofit of choice, every time you shop at a Kroger and swipe your Kroger Plus card, the Coalition earns money. Please follow these simple steps to enroll
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The snow has finally melted, March is here, and all Louisvillians (or Kentuckians, depending on your team of choice!) know what that means: March Madness. But did you also know that the Coalition for the Homeless was one of 64 nonprofits selected to compete in the first annual Louisville Brackets For Good tournament? Better yet, if we
Help the Coalition win $10,000 through Brackets for Good! Read More »
Once again, our community is working hard to solidify permanent funding for the Louisville Affordable Housing Trust Fund. We need your help because this will only happen if the Metro Council sees the community’s support. Here are ways that you can get involved: 1) Contact Metro Council using the form online and write this: “I support
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We need your help to prevent abuse in payday lending in Kentucky. Senate Bill 32 (known as the “deferred deposit transactions bill”), sponsored by Republican Senator Kerr, would limit interest rates on payday loans to 36%, which is the rate cap for all other lending institutions. Currently the loans go up to 400% interest, which
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The Dona O’Sullivan Fund was created in Dona’s honor in order to provide training and other opportunities for front line case managers serving the homeless in Louisville. Thanks to the fund, three scholarships are being offered to the KHC/HHCK State Housing Conference on April 8-9, 2015. This Lexington two-day conference will provide lots of opportunities to
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The Coalition for the Homeless is pleased to announce that the Louisville Continuum of Care has been awarded $9,184,304 for homeless assistance from the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) this year. The Continuum of Care is HUD’s collaborative funding and planning approach that helps communities plan for and provide, as necessary, a full
Louisville Continuum of Care awarded $9,184,304 for homeless assistance from HUD! Read More »
To view the detailed plan to end homelessness, click here. LOUISVILLE, KY (January 13, 2015) – Mayor Greg Fischer and The Coalition for the Homeless announced today the details of an ambitious plan to eliminate veteran homelessness in Louisville by the end of this year. The initiative, titled Rx: Housing Veterans, will find permanent housing for the
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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:
Give-A-Jam raises nearly $60,000 to end veteran homelessness! Read More »
