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1115 South Fourth Street Louisville, Kentucky 40203
502/589-0190 502/589-4187 fax June 4, 2010
Planning Commission Public Hearing CANCELLED
The June 17th public hearing of the Planning Commission has been cancelled. Please pass this on to anyone you knew who was planning to attend and show support. The city has decided to go ahead and create their proposal for implementing a licensing process for shelters so it can be submitted to the Metro Council at the same time as the recommendations. Therefore, the hearing will not be scheduled until this can be coordinated.
Stay tuned and we’ll keep you updated! You can contact me with questions in the meantime at .
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HOMELESS PROVIDER ACHIEVEMENTS
At this year’s annual meeting, The Coalition for the Homeless would like to focus attention on the great works of our member agencies over the past three years. We hope to include as many agencies as we can, so please, send an email to Natalie Harris to make sure she has all of your accomplishments. This includes new federal grants, several new construction projects, changes in the ways clients are served more efficiently, etc. Send your successes to in the next two weeks so we can prepare the information to share with all at our annual celebration.
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ATTENTION!!
The Louisville Metro Police has informed The Coalition for the Homeless of the state highway commission’s plan to cleanup of all campsites under the interstates in the following areas sometime next week:
I-65 from College Street to Crittenden Drive
Floyd Street
300 block of Breckinridge Street
Downtown viaducts around I-64, I-71, and the bridge
Please inform anyone you know to remove any personal belongings this weekend as we are not sure what day the cleanup will begin next week.
The Coalition for the Homeless’ Annual Meeting
June 30, 2010
2:00 – 4:00 pm
Wayside Louisville Hotel
2nd & Broadway Streets
Each year during nominations are taken for three Hometown Community Partnership Awards. These awards are designed to recognize relationships of local homeless service providers with a business and/or other community organization. The guiding principles of the awards include communication, respect, and trust among neighbors, residents and staff of facilities. The categories are:
Hometown Partner – awarded in recognition of a socially vested partnership between a local homeless service provider and neighborhood business or community organization.
Homeless Service Provider – awarded to the service provider that enhances the appearance or quality of life of its neighborhood through some kind of activity or outreach program.
Metro Louisville Business or Community Organization – awarded in recognition of exceptional fiscal or service-driven support of a local service provider.
Please send nominations for the HometownCommunity Partnership Award to Marsha Bailey via email () no later than June 11, 2010.
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TARC as Our Partner
The Coalition knows that our member agencies REALLY appreciate our partnership with TARC because you tell us! In return, TARC has asked us to remind our members of ways we can be good partners as well.
Most importantly, if you are considering a move, expansion or change in services, please talk to TARC during the planning stages and make sure your locations are located near existing bus stops.
Also, remind those using the bus to be mindful of their trash and polite to others. As always, we want to be great neighbors and partners in Metro Louisville!
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HELP SUPPORT THE CENTER FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES BY FORMING A WALK/RUN TEAM OR WALKING WITH ME!!
Denise Troutman, Executive Director of The Center for Women and Families, will be walking in the 3rd Annual Champions 4 Her Walk/Run on June 19, 2010.The goal is to raise $2,000 to adopt a room at The Center for Women and Families. You can help by sending this invitation to your staff and partners or signing up to walk.It’s easy, just click on the website:
Press Release
Contact Information:
Randy Webber 502-836-7661
Nina Moseley 502-664-7112
For Immediate Release: Wayside Christian Mission is the recipient of four embroidered tapestries that were created and donated by Gayle Williamson. There will be a dedication ceremony on Sunday, June 6th, 2010, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM (program starting at 1:30 PM) at Hotel Louisville, 120 West Broadway Street, Louisville, Kentucky.
The titles of the four tapestries are: “Noah’s Ark 3”, “Street People”, “Skid Row,” and “In the Garden”.
Gayle Williamson, an embroidery artist, earned undergraduate degrees from Bellarmine College and the University of Louisville. In 1997 she was awarded a Masters of Art degree in fiber art.
Gayle has received grants from the Kentucky Foundation for Women. She was awarded an Al Smith Fellowship by the Kentucky Arts Council for her work at Wayside Christian Mission.
Gayle considers her work, "a calling from God.”
Robert Hageman, an artist and crafts-person, constructed the Plexiglas enclosures and installed the tapestries. He donated part of his services to this project.
The Way Cool Café located in Hotel Louisville will be open at 12:00 noon featuring a $5 lunch buffet for anyone that would like to have lunch before the dedication ceremony. The dedication ceremony is free and open to the public. Wayside Christian Mission requests that you make reservations for the buffet by June 4th to Randy Webber – 502-836-7661 or by e-mailing .
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SOAR Open Meeting
The Louisville SOAR Planning Team
2nd Thursday of every month 11:00 – 12:00
Office of The Coalition for the Homeless
1115 S. 4th Street
If you plan to attend this meeting please RSVP to Ginny Lilly by e-mail
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You are invited to an open house:
A New Beginning for Women
1261 South Brook Street
June 12, 2010
1:00 PM
Please come tour and see what we are doing here to restore lives and families. Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by Sisters of Christ. RSVP by June 7, 2010
Fundraiser: A New Beginning for Women
Gospel Musical
Mt. Nebo Baptist Church
2707 Fleming Ave.
June 19, 2010
4 PM
For more information contact Alice Brooks, Director @ 262-8421 Or Ray Terry, Board Member @ 471-1361.
Our Mission: “To educate, motivate and stabilize women to understand why and how their lives have become unmanageable and to help them put the pieces of their broken dreams together.”
Board of Directors July 16, 2010 8:00 a.m.
Executive Board June 16, 2010 8:00 a.m.
Service Provider, CWFJune 8, 2010 9:30 a.m.
Continuum of Care, MUWJuly 12, 2010 3:30 p.m.
The Coalition for the HomelessStaff
Natalie Harris, Executive Director
Mary Frances Schafer, Director of Community Coordination
Pat Facktor, HMIS / QASAssistant
Roman Vodacek, HMIS Coordinator
Marsha Bailey, Office Manager
Becki Winchel, QAS Coordinator
Senlin Ward, Strategic Planning & Development
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