Advocates Say More Funding, Support Needed To Address Homelessness In Louisville

Louisville officials closed another homeless camp last week, continuing a string of camp shutdowns as the city struggles to find solutions for its homeless population. There were more people experiencing homelessness in Louisville last year according to a count by the nonprofit Coaltion for the Homeless. That count reported 6986 homeless people between October 2017 and September 2018 — a 4 percent increase from what they counted the year before. The city has worked to find solutions, commissioning a five-month study to find proposals and putting more than $500,000 towards low-barrier shelters and item storage. We talk with advocates and officials about homelessness and what challenges they face in addressing it. Our guests were: Coalition for the Homeless Executive Director Natalie Harris Metro Government Chief Resilience Officer Eric Friedlander Wayside Christian Mission CEO Nina Moseley Wayside Christian Mission client Aaron Jones Click here to support the work we do.