housing

Jimmy Galbreath watched an excavator claw tear one of the homes into rubble. His homes were damaged beyond repair by a violent EF-4 tornado on Dec. 10, part of a catastrophic tornado outbreak that ripped through the Kentucky town of 10,000 and transformed the lives of thousands more across the region.

Jimmy McRoberts knew the North Fork Mobile Home Park was teeming with animals. Some residents, like local grandmother Penny Gozzard, had two or three…

Habitat for Humanity in Kentucky’s Pennyrile Region is adding a new service to its previous focus of building new homes for people who qualify based on…

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased stress in many parts of life for families in Kentucky and around the nation.During pandemic, the 211 hotline in the…

Louisville has a high level of inequality between blacks and whites when it comes to homeownership and wealth. According to the 2019 State of Metropolitan…

Western Kentucky University students have an opportunity to learn more about their housing options—both on campus and off—during the school’s first-ever…

Rent is not the only factor in making affordable housing truly affordable. There are all sorts of related costs, from monthly bus passes to decent…

About one-quarter of Kentucky residents age 50 and older who live in regions around Louisville, Owensboro, Bowling Green and Elizabethtown are burdened by…

Most of us this time of year take for granted a warm home or hot meal, but sometimes the most basic necessities are out of reach for some. Winter can be a…

The sound of power tools blends with teenage chatter as students clamber around, under, and over a trailer bed that they’re busy turning into a home.…