homeless shelters

Some Kentucky cities have “white flag” operations that activate at certain temperature thresholds, often 32 degrees Fahrenheit, when certain buildings are made available to the public for warming and shelter space is expanded. But in rural counties the warming options may be limited.

Louisville’s emergency shelters are full almost every night. As a hot summer approaches, unhoused residents and outreach workers are raising alarm about health risks for those living on the streets – which are only intensified by constant displacement.

As the speed of COVID vaccinations picks up, so do the reports of doses going to waste. And it’s more than just a handful at the end of the day because of…