This week, our executive director visited Five Horizons, an organization providing HIV prevention and care in Alabama and Mississippi. She was able to sit down with community members to learn about the challenges their community is facing in light of federal budget cuts.

Homelessness jumps again in Kentucky as Trump administration moves to cut housing funds #Supportivehousing #Affordablehousing #Publichousing #Housing #HousingFirst share.newsbreak.com/e1ib26ce

This administration has prioritized punishment, penalties, tariffs, and border enforcement in the name of our loved ones who died of overdose. All while gutting the very programs & strategies that are saving lives, and cutting the research for solutions. npr.org/2025/07/16/nx-…

.U.S. Department of Justice recommends 1-day sentence for former LMPD detective who was convicted of violating #BreonnaTaylor's civil rights: courier-journal.com/story/news/loc… (via Courier Journal) #Louisville #BlackLivesMatter #Trump

The lost funding will damage some of Kentucky's larger stations and could devastate smaller stations, especially in rural areas where residents rely on them for emergency weather alerts, in addition to programming. lpm.org/news/2025-07-1…

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More than 1 in 5 people are jailed multiple times a year There is no "safe" way to jail a person – even a single day in jail has devastating effects. And people who are jailed multiple times a year inevitably face exacerbated consequences of incarceration:

VOCAL-KY events next week! All are welcome! Join us. #FamiliesFirst -->50 state day of action! Kentuckians need the benefits that save & improve lives in every county. For more info call: 502-676-0039 or visit: vocal-ky.org REGISTER HERE: vocalky.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/event/…

VOCAL-KY continues to organize & advocate because people have no where to go and it will get worse you all! The newly unhoused & housing insecure are in trouble and will end up being cited or in jail thanks to House Bill 5= "The Suffer Kentucky Act" youtu.be/yZg14Ln3hGw?si…

Unhoused people are most commonly booked for a top charge of trespassing — a charge frequently used to criminalize people for having nowhere else to go. Guess what would likely solve that problem? Housing, not jail.

BREAKING: Officials in hard-hit Kerr County, Texas, which was ravaged by flooding earlier this month, say the number of people believed to be missing has dropped from nearly 100 to three. abcnews.link/hKKjpFO

UPCOMING FILM SCREENING 📽️🎞️ Join MHC and community partners for a free screening of Beyond the Bridge: A Solution to Homelessness on Thursday, September 4, at the Louisville Palace! Tickets are available now at louhomeless.org/beyond.

The big day is finally here! Bring a friend if you can. We will have cold water and snacks available. This is a family friendly event. All are welcome to join us. See you at 2pm rain or shine ✨️ Where: VOCAL-KY 723 S. Brook Street Louisville, Kentucky 40203

An undocumented father of three Marines who was forcibly detained by federal immigration agents while at his landscaping job in California last month spoke out for the first time in emotional, tearful remarks. abcnews.link/S6OdynR

80+ Black-owned businesses ready for you to support them! Come out now. Shop till you drop! Fashion show at 3PM! Louisville Urban League, Inc. Annual Black Business Expo!

Louisville Urban League President and CEO Lyndon Pryor demanded accountability and details related to the arrest of a girl at the picnic Aug. 9. courier-journal.com/story/news/loc…

NEW: As Kentucky students head back to school, state funding for K-12 education continues to fall well below past efforts, preventing overdue investments to shrink class size, increase student supports and hire more teachers and bus drivers.

Unhoused people are most commonly booked for a top charge of trespassing — a charge frequently used to criminalize people for having nowhere else to go. Guess what would likely solve that problem? Housing, not jail.

Kentucky faces the largest-ever cuts to our care: billions in lost Medicaid funds, hundreds of thousands losing coverage, and more rural hospitals at risk than any other state. Now more than ever, your KVH membership matters... join us or donate today: kyvoicesforhealth.org/join