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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

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…

2014 Pyramid Award Winner for the Art of Social Innovation!

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…

Community leaders gather to plan an end for veteran homelessness in Louisville

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…

“What I Learned After Taking a Homeless Mother Grocery Shopping”

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…

Fundraiser for Dona O’Sullivan Fund to Fight Homelessness (9/22)

Join us on Monday, September 22, at Flanagan’s on Baxter Avenue for a fundraiser for the Dona O’Sullivan Fund to Fight Homelessness. 100% of the proceeds for that day will go directly to this important fund, which generously supports the Coalition and our member agencies. Hope to see you all there!

- http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2014/08/22/fischer-signs-pledge-reduce-vet-homelessness/14445279/ -

We are so thrilled to have Mayor Greg Fischer’s support and leadership as we strive to end veteran homelessness in Louisville! See this story in the Courier-Journal for the complete story on how we plan to work together to end veteran homelessness by the end of 2015.

Stand Down/Project Homeless Connect (Wednesday, 10/8)

On October 8, 2014, every homeless person in Louisville is invited to participate in Stand Down/Project Homeless Connect at Salvation Army, 911 S. Brook Street. This event provides access to over 80 community services including health screenings, housing applications, access to IDs, clothing, food, and job training. It’s copresented by the Coalition for the Homeless, Veterans…

Take A Stand (#TakeAStandLou)

Take a stand: MAKE A SIGN that says how YOU will take a stand and post it on social media with the hashtag #TakeAStandLou. If on Twitter, tag us @louhomeless; if on Facebook, tag us at “Coalition for the Homeless” (here’s our page). Here are some sign ideas: I will take a stand by donating $5/month to…

Give-a-Jam (Thursday, 12/18/14)

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, Cheyenne Mize, Joan Shelley, Justin Paul Lewis, The Biebelhauser Brothers, Hound of the Buskervilles, John Gage, Dick Sisto,…

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