In 2017, the Coalition for the Homeless Associate Board created the Craft Beer Throwdown, a fundraiser where local breweries crafted unique beers and attendees voted on their favorites! The event was created with the goals of having fun, networking among young professionals, and—most importantly—raising funds to prevent and end youth homelessness in Louisville. In 2018, the…
BUY TICKETS NOW! The Coalition for the Homeless is thrilled to be the beneficiary of the fifth annual Bourbon Mixer! It will be held on Saturday, August 25, at The Henry Clay (604 S. 3rd Street, Louisville, KY, 40202). This fundraiser for the Coalition for the Homeless will combine great bourbon with upscale cuisine in…
The Coalition has officially made it into the FINAL FOUR of the Brackets for Good tournament, meaning we are one of only FOUR Kentucky nonprofits competing to win $10,000! For each dollar you donate to the Coalition on the BFG website, we’ll get a point. At 8pm on Tuesday, April 3, the nonprofit with the…
The Coalition is so thrilled to be a joint beneficiary of the inaugural J. Brown Foundation Golf Scramble! The scramble will be held on Monday, April 9, at the Lake Forest Country Club, and will feature a meet-and-greet reception and chances to golf with Jamon Brown and other celebrity athletes. The following sports giants are lined up for…
Uniting Partners for Women and Children (UP) is a day center for homeless women and children; a safe place to rest, build community, and find resources needed to reclaim their lives. UP provides showers, laundry, access to a phone and mailing address and connections to housing, employment, and financial benefits. UP provides resources and referrals…
[give] 502 awards $20,000 grant to Coalition for the Homeless (Louisville, KY) — [give] 502, a giving circle of nearly 40 young professionals and component fund of the Community Foundation of Louisville, has awarded the Coalition for the Homeless a 2017 grant of $20,000 for its “Host Homes Pilot Project to End Youth Homelessness.” This…
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 2018 Street Count…
We are so proud to announce that our 100-Day Challenge has come to an end, and together with our partners, we have exceeded the ambitious goal that we have set by housing 112 young adults over the past 100 days! Thank you to all of the hardworking partners and staff who made this a reality….
The Coalition for the Homeless is thrilled to report that we are nearing the end of our 100-Day Challenge to house 100 homeless young adults. Please join us for a press event and celebration at Safe Place (2400 Crittenden Dr, Louisville, KY 40217) on Thursday, November 9, at 11:30am. We will be joined by the…
Thanks to everyone who made the 2017 Give-A-Jam a success! See you in 2018.— It’s time for the best fundraiser of the holiday season: Thursday, December 21, is the seventh annual Give-A-Jam to End Homelessness! Again this year, Give-A-Jam will be held at the Clifton Center (2117 Payne St, Louisville, KY 40206) from 6-11pm. Line-up (tentative and…
The Louisville/Jefferson County Continuum of Care has completed the application for the FY17 CoC competition, which can be found here: FY17 Full Application. The priority listing can be found here: FY17 Project Priority Listing. Please direct any questions to Mary Frances Schafer at mfschafer@louhomeless.org.
The Louisville/Jefferson County Continuum of Care has finalized the below materials regarding the rating and review of projects for the FY17 CoC competition and the FY17 final project ranking. Please contact Mary Frances Schafer with any questions. FY17 Rating and Review Procedure FY17 CoC Final Ranking
We’re happy to present the list of homeless service projects that have been approved to to be included in the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development’s 2017 application for Continuum of Care funding. This list of projects represents over $10,000,000 in renewal and new funding for housing and homeless services provided to the homeless living in…
Each year, the Coalition for the Homeless joins forces with the Department of Veterans Affairs and Metro Louisville to put on Stand Down, a one-day resource fair where 600 homeless people come to access over 70 services in one central location. For the second year in a row, the Coalition for the Homeless’ Associate Board is…
Come join our staff at the Coalition for the Homeless, an organization committed to the prevention and elimination of homelessness in Louisville. We are seeking a part-time Housing Case Manager to work 15–25 hours per week. Hours are flexible. Applicants should have a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or a closely related field. Experience working…