There are more than 12,000 individuals, between the ages of 35-44, who are houseless & lack access to this basic human right. This includes more than 2,000 children & 1,300 veterans.
– Louisville Coalition for the Homeless
Our mission is to offer community, advocacy, resources, and empowerment (C.A.R.E.) to unsheltered individuals and those who are experiencing housing instability. We connect them to opportunities for wellness, stability, and housing with dignity and respect.
Since opening in October 2022, Arthur Street Hotel has supported more than 260 formerly unhoused individuals move into permanent housing.
In less than a year, Arthur Street Hotel has placed 160 formerly houseless individuals into permanent housing.
Find out more about our unique approach.
How ASH Supports Guests
- Services and housing are free regardless of length of stay
- Safe shelter
- Housing navigation
- Harm reduction
- Help obtaining legal documents, Photo ID, and social security card
- Medical support
- Mental health support
- Pet care
How You Can Support Us
Supplies Needed
We are accepting donations of the following items to distribute and stock the hotel lobby during winter weather.
We accept gently used items as well as new ones. Please, NO dress clothes or dress shoes, bathing suits, dirty laundry, or broken items, as well as nothing that has been exposed to bed bugs, mice, fleas, or mold.
Deliver all supplies to 1620 Arthur Street.
- Blankets
- Sleeping bags
- Sweatpants and sweatshirts
- Gloves
- Coats
- Socks
- Underwear
- Boots
- Hand and foot warmers (Hot Hands)
- Ground coffee
- Bottled water
- Sterno
- Tents
- Tarps
- Heavy duty trash bags
- Batteries
- Backpacks
Monetary Donations
Your generous support makes everything we do here at Arthur Street Hotel possible.
Please make your check payable to Community Advocates for Resources and Empowerment Inc (or C.A.R.E. Inc)
Mail to:
C.A.R.E. Inc
P.O. Box 21057
Louisville, KY 40221
News
In Kentucky, the Arthur Street Hotel focuses on housing before treatment
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WDRB -The belief at the Arthur Street Hotel just off Interstate 65 near the University of Louisville is that no one should sleep on the ...
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