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A Louisville judge has issued temporary protections for unionizing renters facing alleged retaliation as the Louisville Tenants Union expands into more rural parts of the state.
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A faith-based organization from Clarksville, Tennessee is looking to open a homeless shelter across state lines in Oak Grove, Kentucky.
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In Muhlenberg County – a rural area with few resources for people without shelter – a loose coalition of people are trying to address a growing need to help those experiencing homelessness.
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The Kentucky Housing Corporation says the state stands to lose nearly half its funding for federal housing programs if Congress agrees to the Trump administration's proposed budget.
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In 2022, Tennessee became the first state to make camping on public land a felony crime. A slate of new legislation will further impact people without stable housing.
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As warmer weather approaches, LIHEAP is offering Kentuckians one-time assistance to offset cooling costs.
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Paducah Cooperative Ministry announced plans this week to create a new 50-bed emergency shelter, which would be the first permanent emergency shelter in the far western Kentucky city.
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Even as the state legislature looks for ways to increase affordable housing in Kentucky, a GOP state lawmaker is pushing a bill to add another hurdle to build multi-family housing and continue a moratorium on zoning code changes in Louisville.
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Students from two of Murray State University’s residential halls were evacuated earlier this week after what campus officials called an “unprecedented” weather event left those dormitories without utility services.
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Groups across Kentucky are taking part this week in an annual effort to estimate the number of people currently experiencing homelessness in the Commonwealth.
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Some Kentucky cities have “white flag” operations that activate at certain temperature thresholds, often 32 degrees Fahrenheit, when certain buildings are made available to the public for warming and shelter space is expanded. But in rural counties the warming options may be limited.
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In a study published earlier this year, the Kentucky Housing Corporation identified a need for 13% more units in Christian County than is currently available to meet the community’s needs. This translates to 3,430 rental and for-sale housing options – a number the organization projects will increase by nearly 1,000 units by 2029.