Over the past several months, on behalf of the 8,608 Louisvillians who were homeless at some point during 2013 (60% of whom were employed but still could not afford a home), we have asked you all to express your support for an increase in the minimum wage. Thanks to your support, advocacy, and hard work, […]
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Every year, the Coalition for the Homeless conducts a street count to compile a census of people who are living on the street anywhere in Louisville. This census helps determine the amount of need in the community and the amount of funding we can receive to move the homeless in our community into permanent housing.
Homeless Street Count: Thursday, 1/29/15 Read More »
Louisville, KY (November 25, 2014) – For most of us, the holidays bring happy memories, wonderful traditions, indulgent warm meals, and much-needed time spent with family and loved ones. But for some Louisvillians, these things are luxuries, not realities. There are many ways to help those who are less fortunate during the holidays. Here are
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Coalition for the Homeless Announces Rx: Housing Veterans Initiative Goal of ambitious collaborative effort is to eliminate Veteran homelessness in Louisville LOUISVILLE, KY (November 3, 2014) – Last year, there were 8,608 homeless Louisvillians. Of those, 916 were Veterans. In honor of November being Homelessness and Hunger Awareness Month, and on the
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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
First White Flag of the Winter Season Read More »
“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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This article from The Financial Page of The New Yorker explains why the Housing First method–the method we employ in Louisville through our Rx: Housing program–has been so effective in Utah. At the time, the standard approach was to try to make homeless people “housing ready”: first, you got people into shelters or halfway houses and put them
Give the Homeless Homes Read More »
The Coalition for the Homeless is thrilled to announce that we are the winner of the Center for Nonprofit Excellence‘s 2014 Pyramid Award for the Art of Social Innovation! A special thanks to Dick and Ardi Wilson for their sponsorship of this very competitive award. Bed One-Stop offers a centralized way for homeless people to
2014 Pyramid Award Winner for the Art of Social Innovation! Read More »
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
Community leaders gather to plan an end for veteran homelessness in Louisville Read More »
In this eye-opening article, one woman writes about her experience taking a homeless mother grocery shopping, including the expectations so many of us have for homeless or poor people and what they should be buying at a grocery store: “Here’s the thing,” she explained. “We can’t have anything perishable in the shelter. So, the girls
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