KENTUCKY — Recently, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg (D) announced that he is allocating over $30 million dollars to create permanent affordable housing and eviction relief. 

Greenberg’s plan calls for $8.25 million in assistance to prevent homelessness, $24 million for the creation of permanent affordable housing and the creation of a new community care campus to address a major gap in the continuum of care for individuals experiencing homelessness.

"I wish we didn't have to deal with this, but Louisville has a crisis with folks experiencing homelessness. And beyond people who are currently homeless, there are far too many people close to being homeless. We have an affordable housing crisis in our city. We need over 30,000 new units of affordable housing. And so we are taking action right away using federal funds and with the support and help of Governor [Andy] Beshear, who helped facilitate these federal funds to Louisville," Greenberg said. "We announced a really innovative first of its kind program that would prevent homelessness that would provide services and shelter to those who are experiencing homelessness and to invest in the long term solution, which is more affordable housing."

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