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Camp Graves, a western Kentucky nonprofit formed in the wake of the December 2021 tornado outbreak, is launching two new housing sites dedicated to aiding underserved populations impacted by the disaster.
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When a polar vortex chilled western Kentucky this winter, a local school worker got a concerning call about the Noble Lodge Apartments, a motel complex in midtown Paducah that was housing more than 70 people.
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A groundbreaking ceremony Monday for a Fulton home is being hailed as a sign of things to come in terms of economic development in the far western Kentucky community.
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Louisville’s emergency shelters are full almost every night. As a hot summer approaches, unhoused residents and outreach workers are raising alarm about health risks for those living on the streets – which are only intensified by constant displacement.
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In Kentucky, evictions follow people for years after court proceedings, often acting as a long-term barrier to stable housing. But state-level efforts to remove evictions from tenants’ records are gaining momentum.
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New data from the 2020 Census was released last week with detailed information about people’s age, sex, race, and the kind of households they live in. Researchers say the information is important to help lawmakers tailor effective policies.
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The list is an effort to boost advocacy efforts and build support for each property’s eventual preservation.
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Kentucky is receiving $123 million from the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to launch a disaster recovery program related to the 2021 floods in eastern Kentucky and the 2021 tornado outbreak in western Kentucky.
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In a visit to Graves County Wednesday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced a new partnership with a Mayfield nonprofit group to construct 24 homes in the community devastated by the December 2021 tornado outbreak.
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The Bowling Green-Warren County Habitat for Humanity has built 100 homes in Western Kentucky. Governor Beshear pledged to continue support for victims of natural disasters.
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A Mayfield group focused on the community’s recovery from the deadly and historic tornado outbreak that impacted the region last year hit a big milestone Monday, giving its first newly renovated home to an unhoused survivor.
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Residents and some Letcher County officials say FEMA’s strict regulations about debris removal and infrastructure repair have left large piles of debris and unfinished work throughout Appalachian eastern Kentucky and may have contributed to the damage last weekend.