Housing First: the Right Approach to Ending Homelessness

Homelessness is first and foremost a housing problem.  Lex End Homelessness (LEH) believes that housing is the solution to ending and preventing homelessness. To achieve this, LEH and its Continuum of Care partners take a “Housing First” approach–which is...

Paul’s Story: I Don’t Want to Have to Start Over Again

Paul McIntosh is about to be evicted from his apartment, even though he has never been late on rent. This is utterly devastating news for Paul because he’s experienced homelessness in the past. He’s unsure how he’ll manage his eviction given his mental and physical...

The Economics of Homelessness

The Economics of Homelessness Everyone deserves to be housed. Yet, the skyrocketing housing costs, stagnant wages, and barriers to medical services are some of the reasons that hundreds of people in our community are housing insecure. There is a ripple effect in...

Dena’s Story: A Survivor’s Search for Security

Dena Vincent is a forty-seven year old single mother, a survivor of domestic abuse, an addict in recovery, and as of April 2021, experiencing homelessness. Dena was born in Lexington but grew up in Nicholasville, Kentucky. She moved back to Lexington as an adult, but...