LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Several Louisville-based groups came together Saturday for the second annual "Winter Street Outreach" event. 

What You Need To Know

  • Young People in Recovery, Morgan's Mission, the Kentucky Harm Reduction Coalition and VOCAL-Kentucky organized the second annual "Winter Street Outreach" event 

  • Coats, a hot meal and bags with winter essentials and naloxone were offered to those experiencing homelessness 

  • Other local organizations also passed along information and resources

Organizations gave away coats, naloxone and other essential items, along with a hot meal, for people experiencing homelessness.

“One of the goals of our organizations together this year was to be able to dump as much Narcan as we could,” said Jessica Ashby, who volunteers with Young People in Recovery (YPR).

YPR, along with Morgan’s Mission, the Kentucky Harm Reduction Coalition and VOCAL-Kentucky organized the event. Several other local organizations were in attendance to distribute information and resources. 

“It’s huge this year,” said Laura Thurman, the founder of Morgan’s Mission. “We have had so many organizations that have come together and supported us in doing this. It’s amazing.”

Morgan’s Mission put together 23 large bags filled with essential products such as blankets, snacks, toiletries and Narcan. It was in honor of Thurman’s late daughter, Morgan Lewis, who died at 23 from fentanyl poisoning in 2022.

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