HELPING THE HOMELESS - Mayor Gahan Offers $100,000 in Assistance to Homeless Coalition

HELPING THE HOMELESS – Mayor Gahan offers $100,000 to Support Homeless Coalition

Mayor Gahan and other city officials attended the Homeless Coalition of Southern Indiana’s “A Meaningful Morning Breakfast” fundraiser at the Calumet Club in New Albany on Thursday morning to offer their support of their ongoing services.

In recent years, the City of New Albany has assisted the Homeless Coalition with their operations with $50,000 from the American Rescue Plan. 

At yesterday’s meeting, Mayor Jeff Gahan doubled down on the city’s support of the Homeless Coalition, and presented a check for $100,000 from Community Development Block Grant (Cares Act) funds.

“We are proud to support the efforts of the Homeless Coalition of Southern Indiana, and we hope that this money can help them with eviction prevention, emergency housing assistance, and operations for their temporary emergency shelters,” stated Mayor Jeff Gahan. “I also want to thank the City Council for their ongoing efforts to help some of our most vulnerable populations.”

In an email to Mayor Gahan, Executive Director of the Homeless Coalition Leslea Townsend Cronin offered the following thanks for Mayor Gahan and the City of New Albany’s support:

“Mayor Gahan - Thank you for your generosity and advocacy of our agency and what we are trying to accomplish in Southern Indiana,” stated Leslea Townsend Cronin. “Thank you for your support and your attendance at our event yesterday, and look forward to such a positive partnership going into the future.”