2012-2013 Build Corps Site Applications Now Available (click here for more info)   ---------------------------------------- National Low Income Housing Coalition Research Report: Dark Before the Storm   Join us on Facebook! Governor signs Homeless ID Bill The law to reduce the fee for an identification card (to $4.00) went into effect on June 8, 2011.  Identified as:  KRS 186.531  Below is the link to the KRS Chapter 186 – Look for .531  (fees for licenses and permits)  http://www.lrc.ky.gov/KRS/186-00/CHAPTER.HTM  The link takes you to current law.  You may need to be aware of this information to update your clerk in your community.

WELCOME to the website of the Homeless and Housing Coalition of Kentucky. We are proud to be working in Kentucky to increase opportunities for decent, safe, and affordable housing across the state. As the only statewide advocacy organization for issues of homelessness and affordable housing in Kentucky, we take the responsibility of educating state legislators and advocating for more affordable housing in Kentucky very seriously. We were established in 1987 to serve as the unified voice for low income housing issues. In addition, we administer a statewide AmeriCorps program called Build Corps and a statewide Technical Assistance Program funded through federal grants to help housing nonprofits develop the necessary skills and capabilities to become and remain vital. You will find more information about these programs as well as information on our advocacy work and annual conference on the other links in this website. We have also tried to include information for people who are seeking housing resources in their communities. HHCK does not provide direct services, but rather we work to bring together social service and affordable housing nonprofits and partners from across the state to learn from each other, increase capacity, and influence policy. Please become a member of HHCK, either as an organization or an individual. We welcome input and ideas from all of our member organizations as we embark on the challenge that our board of directors charted during HHCK’s early days – to eliminate homelessness and fulfill the promise of affordable housing for all Kentuckians. Help protect AmeriCorps funding! The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) provides critical support services and grant funding for America's non-profit sector.  Among these services is the AmeriCorps program, which engages thousands of individuals and leverages millions of volunteer hours each year. Organizations across Kentucky, including HHCK, rely on the service of AmeriCorps Members to meet critical needs every day.  Right now, AmeriCorps teams are helping Kentuckians across the Commonwealth clean up after the tornadoes that devastated families in over 16 counties earlier this month.  Unfortunately, as the U.S. House and Senate have debated deficit reduction proposals in recent years, AmeriCorps and other national service programs have faced difficult cuts that have greatly reduced states' capacity to meet the needs of local communities.  For Kentucky organizations to continue to utilize this program to its fullest capacity, it is essential that AmeriCorps funding is maintained.  We are urging Congress to protect funding for CNCS and AmeriCorps in the 2013 federal budget.  Please take a moment right now to write your Senators and Member of Congress and ask them to support funding for AmeriCorps and the Corporation of National and Community Service. Kentucky Legislative Links   Governor Steve Beshear:  http://governor.ky.gov/ Who’s My Legislator?  http://www.lrc.ky.gov/Legislators.htm   Kentucky’s Senators and Representatives in the U.S. Congress: http://www.contactingthecongress.org/cgi-bin/newseek.cgi?site=ctc&state=ky