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Unseen Neighbors: Amanda Couch on the State of Homelessness in Boone County
January 20, 2026 Following up on our conversation, I also wanted to share a bit of local data for context. Since activating the Boone County shelter in November 2025 through today, we have served 126 individuals, including 119 adults and 7 children. These numbers...
Street Outreach Service Coordinator – FIVCO (Ashland)
The Street Outreach Service Coordinator is a full-time, direct service role dedicated to engaging and building trust with individuals and families experiencing homelessness on the streets or in encampments. This position plays a key role in helping participants break...
Service Coordinator – NKY (Covington)
The HUD Service Coordinator is a full-time professional, direct service position responsible for working with program participants who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless to develop appropriate case plans and goals for obtaining stable income and housing....
Street Outreach Service Coordinator – Green River (Owensboro)
The Street Outreach Service Coordinator is a full-time professional, direct service position responsible for identifying and building rapport with homeless individuals and families living on the street or in community places. This position will assist program...
Welcome House names Amanda Couch as organization’s new chief executive officer
Welcome House, Inc. appointed Amanda Couch as its new chief executive officer (CEO). With more than a decade of service to the organization, Couch brings experience, leadership, and a commitment to advancing Welcome House’s mission to end homelessness and promote...
Payee Service Coordinator
The Protective Payee Service Coordinator is a part-time professional, direct service position responsible for providing case management and advocacy working with program participants who have a mental and/or physical disability or are a victim of crime and are...
Shelter Advocate – Boone Winter Shelter
The Winter Emergency Shelter Advocate will play a critical role in managing the operations of the hotel shelter during Boone County’s winter emergency activation. This position is a seasonal contract, activated only when the weather is deemed too cold, and the hotel...
Pilot program expands housing and medical access in Northern Kentucky
COVINGTON, Ky. — Finding a safe place to call home is a challenge for many, especially those facing health disparities. However, a pilot partnership between Welcome House and FwdSlash is working to expand access to housing and provide educational knowledge on health...
Northern Kentucky nonprofit receives $1.25M grant – its second – from Bezos Day 1 Families Fund
A local nonprofit dedicated to ending homelessness in Kentucky has been awarded a $1.25 million grant from the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund. Read full article here:...
NKY homeless shelter receives large grant from Amazon founder
COVINGTON, Ky. (WXIX) - A Northern Kentucky homeless shelter announced Wednesday that it won a grant from Jeff Bezos' charitable organization. Welcome House, a Covington-based nonprofit and shelter, announced on Nov. 20 that it won a $1.25 million grant from Jeff...