by honasoma | Sep 22, 2021 | Stories
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...
by honasoma | Sep 20, 2021 | Stories
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...
by honasoma | Sep 10, 2021 | Stories
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...
by honasoma | Sep 7, 2021 | Stories
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...
by honasoma | Aug 10, 2021 | Stories
In 2010, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), began working with other federal partners to set concrete goals for ending and preventing homelessness (Housing Crisis Triage Policies and Procedures). As part of the plan, HUD requires that each...
