Homelessness

The city will resume clearing homeless encampments it deems unsafe, without being restricted by pandemic guidelines. Officials said it’s part of a…

Hundreds attended the grand opening of the housing units on the Hope Center campus in Lexington, filling one of the new community rooms to capacity.But…

A Lexington council committee is endorsing existing standard operating procedures for the cleaning up of homeless camps on public property. A…

Greater Lexington has seen a significant decline in the number of homeless persons. According to the annual homeless count in January, Lexington…

Lexington's 5-year Comprehensive Plan is due for updating in 2018. Today, Tom Martin talks with Jim Duncan, director of Lexington’s Division of Planning…

Have you noticed panhandlers at interstate exits and street corners? Maybe in downtown Lexington or other communities? After the State Supreme court…

Kentucky’s Supreme Court struck down Lexington’s panhandling ordinance last week, saying the ban violated free speech. While the homeless in Lexington can…

The City of Lexington has approved the relocation of its services for homeless persons. While the move has had some opposition from area businesses, the…

Going from finding herself a 20-year old unwed mother with only a 2nd grade education - who had just received custody of her six younger siblings - to…

On April 11th, Lexington Mayor Jim Gray named the city's first director of the Office of Homelessness Prevention and Intervention, a newly created office.…