COVINGTON, Ky. — Welcome House is on a mission to help get the homeless to home in Kentucky. CEO Danielle Amrine said they work with many, and has said there's been a demand in affordable housing.

What You Need To Know

  • Welcome House is on a mission to get the homeless into a home

  • ARPA funds were awarded by Kentucky Housing Corporation to help them expand on services in Maysville

  • It will be a 40-unit facility providing mental health, substance use treatment and more services

  • The facility could take the next couple of years to go up

“The number of affordable units that are needed increased from about 70,000 to about 84,000 — just in the state of Kentucky. For cost-burden renters, that’s the housing shortage that we have right now," Amrine said.

They've got a kind of setup in Covington, Lake Cumberland and Buffalo Trace areas to serve different communities.

“Right now, we’re providing street outreach, some rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing and prevention in Buffalo trace," Amrine said.

But they were recently given the opportunity to expand even more into that area, with plans to bring in a 40-unit Permanent Supportive Housing Project into Maysville.

“It will be a mix of one, two and three bedrooms for people who are experiencing homelessness, who have disability, who really need that kind of assistance to move on to the next phase," Amrine said.

She said ARPA Funds awarded by the Kentucky Housing Corporation recently has helped in making dreams become a reality. Amrine said this facility, which could be finished in 2025, will not just house people, but also help with mental health services, substance use services and more. It's a way to further provide housing opportunities and help people get back on track.

“For us to be able to help more people, and people that don’t have access to those services—I mean that’s our mission, that’s our vision, and that’s what we’re all about," Amrine said.

More information on Welcome House's services can be found here.

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