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, 10/4/17, at Salvation Army (located at the old Male High School, 911 S. Brook Street). Stand Down/Project Homeless Connect is an annual one-day resource fair that connects 600 homeless veterans and…
The Coalition for the Homeless is seeking a part-time hourly employee to work 20 hours per week at the Single Point of Entry call center answering phones and meeting with walk-ins seeking shelter in the Louisville emergency shelter system. The hours are 9am – 2pm Friday through Monday each week. The position starts at $13…
The Coalition for the Homeless is seeking an energetic individual for an AmeriCorps position based in Louisville to start in September. This position will be responsible for coordinating community partners toward an effort to end youth homelessness. Must be willing to work with groups to complete a task and have an interest in creating reports to…
Please join us at the first annual Craft Beer Throwdown on Thursday, September 7, from 6-10pm, in the beautiful Bowman Field Hangar (2700 Gast Blvd, Louisville, KY 40205)! Six local breweries will offer a taste of a new craft brew at the event, and each will also have other beers on tap for sale. Participating…
Louisville, KY (May 30, 2017) – Building on the success of three cities that made remarkable progress last Fall, the Coalition for the Homeless is proud to announce that Louisville, Kentucky was selected by Rapid Results Institute (RRI), A Way Home America, and HomeBase as one of five cities to launch a 100-Day Challenge to accelerate…
The Coalition is anticipating the release of the 2017 Notice of Funding Availability soon. Check out this blog post from the National Alliance to End Homelessness for more information on the 2017 funding competition. If your organization is interested in learning about potential funding opportunities under the 2017 NOFA, please contact Mary Frances Schafer by email or…
The Coalition for the Homeless is looking for local community members and service providers interested in homelessness and the services available to those experiencing homelessness. To participate, join us monthly at the Louisville Metro Continuum of Care (CoC) meeting at 3:30 p.m. on the first Monday of each month at Metro United Way; the next…
Update: this position has been filled. The Coalition for the Homeless is seeking a dynamic and energetic Development Director to lead the annual fundraising and development goals of the Coalition for the Homeless, either full-time or part-time. We are seeking someone with a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field with at least five years experience in fund…
In 2017, the Coalition for the Homeless and our partners launched a new Rx: Housing initiative to end homelessness among unaccompanied young adults. Alarmingly, the Coalition noticed that, for three consecutive years, the number of homeless young adults in Louisville doubled annually, reaching a peak of 562 homeless young adults in 2013. In 2015, we counted 418 young…
The fastest rising group of the homeless population, both locally and nationwide, are young adults age 18-24. In 2016, 418 young adults age 18-24 were living in adult emergency shelter or on the streets, plus an additional 450 youth below the age of 18 were served by YMCA Safe Place of Louisville. In response to…
For Full Article, Click Here: 2017 Plan To End Young Adult Homelessness PRESS RELEASE Louisville, KY (January 5, 2017) – The fastest rising group of the homeless population, both locally and nationwide, are young adults age 18-24. From 2008 to 2009, 2009 to 2010, and again from 2010 to 2011, the number of homeless young…
Come join our staff, a group committed to the prevention and elimination of homelessness in Louisville. The Coalition for the Homeless is seeking a full-time Monitoring and Training Specialist. Applicants should have a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field. Experience in social services or another nonprofit environment is preferred. Proficient computer and communication skills are…
Each January, the Coalition for the Homeless conducts a Street Count to verify the number of people sleeping outdoors in our city. We rely heavily on volunteers for this effort; the more we have, the more areas we can cover, and the greater our chances are of getting an accurate count. The 2017 Street Count…
BUY TICKETS TODAY for the best fundraiser of the holiday season: it’s the sixth annual Give-A-Jam to End Homelessness! Give-A-Jam will be held on Tuesday, December 20, at 6pm at the Clifton Center (2117 Payne St, Louisville, KY 40206). What Is Give-A-Jam? Give-A-Jam brings together dozens of talented local musicians, soups and stews crafted by eight of…
Each year, the Coalition for the Homeless joins forces with the Department of Veterans Affairs and Metro Louisville to put on Stand Down/Project Homeless Connect, a one-day resource fair where 600 homeless veterans and others come to access over 70 services in one central location. This year, the Coalition for the Homeless’ inaugural Associate Board…