The Single Point of Entry office and Prevention and Diversion teams will move to phone calls only beginning Monday, March 16. No face-to-face meetings or walk-in appointments will be held beginning next week. We respectfully request that you suspend the need for picture IDs at shelter check-in, since we will not be making picture IDs in the office.
We do not have back-up staff members, and our call center and prevention/diversion staff need to stay healthy so we can continue to serve as many clients as possible, especially now. As such, our staff members will remain in the office but will be working with clients via phone and email. Our phone lines will remain open seven days a week from 10 am – 4 pm.
Please see phone numbers and points of contact for specific services:
- Bed Reservations/questions: Single Point of Entry phone line 502.637.2337
- Prevention and Diversion: 502.636.9550 (Tonia ext. 1215, Ashley 1207 and LeAndra 1200)
- TARC questions: 502.636.9550 (Marsha ext. 1206)
- Rent payments or Deliveries: 502.636.9550 (Marsha ext.1206 or Anna ext. 1218)
Thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding regarding this matter.
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FREE PHONES
The free phone service that was offered by Assurance Wireless at The Coalition for the Homeless office has been suspended until further notice.
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SCAM ALERT
A repeat of a scam last reported in April 2019, has been witnessed again in lower income neighborhoods in Louisville, and possibly Lexington. A local reporter confronted an alleged scammer on video.
In 2019, The Kentucky attorney general’s office has issued a scam alert regarding a “suspicious van” and reports of a group paying cash for DNA and health insurance information. The AG’s office is urging anyone who has turned over their info to call Medicaid’s fraud hotline.
Please share this information and explain to people they should not consent to this ploy:
- There have been reports of a possible scam targeting individuals experiencing homelessness
- Scammers are offering cash, gift cards, and other items in return for collecting cheek swabs for cancer-screening tests
- They are told DNA swabs will be covered by health insurance, but there is no evidence that there is any follow-up
- Each cheek swab is potentially worth up to $8,000 in insurance payouts for the lab conducting the test
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Board of Directors, Location TBA April 16, 2020 8:30 am
Executive Committee, CFH Board Room May 19, 2020 noon
Continuum of Care, MUW April 6, 2020 3:30 pm
THE COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS STAFF
Natalie Harris, Executive Director
nharris@louhomeless.org
Melissa Kratzer, Development Director
mkratzer@louhomeless.org
Erica Johns, Executive Assistant
ejohns@louhomeless.org
Maria Mullaney, Accountant
mmullaney@louhomeless.org
Mary Frances Schafer, Director of CoC
mfschafer@louhomeless.org
Catherine McGeeney, Director of Communications
cmcgeeney@louhomeless.org
Brandi Scott, Director of Program Operations
bscott@louhomeless.org
Marsha Bailey, Housing Client/Landlord Relations & Office Manager
mbailey@louhomeless.org
Megan Pardue-Augsburg, Housing Lease Manager
maugusburg@louhomeless.org
Tonia Nolden, Prevention & Diversion Coordinator
tnonden@louhomeless.org
Ashley Tabor, Prevention & Diversion Coordinator
atabor@louhomeless.org
LeAndra Williams, Prevention & Diversion Coordinator
lwilliams@louhomeless.org
Will King, HMIS Administrator
wking@louhomeless.org
Erin Rutherford, Monitoring & Training Supervisor
erutherford@louhomeless.org
Danielle Otte, Monitoring & Training Specialist
dotte@louhomeless.org
Joseph Knall, Client Care Specialist
jknall@louhomeless
Alicia Hart, Client Care Specialist
ahart@louhomeless.org
Joseph McNealy, Young Adult Coordinator
jmcnealey@louhomeless.org
Anna Clayton, Manager of Coordinated Entry
aclayton@louhomeless.org
George Eklund,Education & Advocacy Director
geklund@louhomeless.org
