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2/16/2021

Request for Proposals for Racial Equity Training are now being accepted!

The Coalition for the Homeless has received a $10,000 grant from the Junior League of Louisville to pay for robust racial equity training that will be made available for free to members of the Homeless Youth Committee. Please review the RFP here and please pass this along to any colleagues that would be interested. The due date for proposals is Monday, March 8^th at 5:00pm. Any questions can be sent to Erin Rutherford at erutherford@louhomeless.org

Help the Coalition win $10,000 through Brackets for Good!

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…

Get involved in the Louisville Affordable Housing Trust Fund campaign

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…

Tell the Kentucky Senate to cap payday lending interest rates

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…

The Potter’s Field documentary sales benefit the homeless

The Potter’s Field is a 2013 documentary that asks viewers to consider what happens to the homeless when they die. The film tells the story of high school students in Louisville who volunteer to attend funeral services for the homeless, and looks at how other cities treat homeless people after they’ve died. It was masterfully…

Louisville Announces Detailed Plan to End Veteran Homelessness by 2016

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…

Give-A-Jam raises nearly $60,000 to end veteran homelessness!

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:…

Executive Director Natalie Harris named a Compassion Laureate!

Congratulations to our fearless leader, Natalie Harris, for being named a Compassion Laureate by Compassionate Louisville for all her work in advocating for our homeless neighbors! According to Natalie, compassion means “working together to make the world better and giving everyone an opportunity to work toward that goal.” We are so grateful for Natalie’s vision,…

Minimum wage will increase to $9/hour

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,…

Homeless Street Count: Thursday, 1/29/15

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….

Give-A-Jam: Thursday, December 18

Buy your tickets today for the fourth annual Give-A-Jam to end homelessness at the Clifton Center on Thursday, December 18, 2014, at 6:30 p.m.! Entertainment will be provided by talented musicians, including: Grammy Award winner Tim O’Brien Justin Paul Lewis Appalatin Tyrone Cotton Cheyenne Mize and Julia Purcell of Maiden Radio Small Time Napoloen Alex…

Coalition for the Homeless Announces Rx: Housing Veterans Initiative

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…

First White Flag of the Winter Season

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…

38% of Kentucky Children Live in Poverty

“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…

Give the Homeless Homes

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…

Homeless boy found dead in Cherokee Park

On Tuesday, September 30, a boy was found wounded in Cherokee Park. He was rushed to the hospital, but he was pronounced dead shortly after arriving. His name was Ray Allen Etheridge. He was 12 years old. And he was homeless. We now know that police have ruled his death a homicide. Our hearts go…

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