The Louisville Metro Affordable Housing Trust Fund (LAHTF) is allocating $963,500 to Habitat for Humanity of Metro Louisville (HfHML), River City Housing (RCH), and the Housing Partnership Inc. (HPI) for the purpose of providing 29 safe and affordable homes to first-time homeowners in Metro Council Districts 1-6,9 and 15. The money, allocated to the Trust Fund by Louisville Metro government, is being dispersed from LAHTF's HOMEbuyer Program, which makes homeownership affordable to low-income first-time homebuyers.
Approximately fifty percent of the $963,500 will be used by HfHML, RCH, and HPI to build and strengthen neighborhoods by converting vacant and abandoned properties into quality single-family affordable homes, one LAHTF's priorities. Additionally, LAHTF will continue their commitment to serving very-low income households by ensuring that over fifty percent of the funding will go to assist interested low-income first-time working families earning fifty percent below of the
area median income (AMI) in becoming homeowners.
The majority of the 29 homes will be completed and occupied with first-time homeowners within 12 months, and rest will be completed for new homeowners to move into by June 2016.
If you are interested in a homeownership opportunity, contact Habitat for Humanity (502-637-6265), River City Housing (502-587-6763 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or the Housing Partnership (502-708-1898 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
Louisville, KY Feb 13, 2015—Jesus and a Job is hosting a community meeting and prayer breakfast for Community Leaders, Pastors & Business Owners to combat the rash of murders in West Louisville and put at risk individuals to work rehabbing boarded up houses.
We have already had 16 murders this year compared to 2 last year at this time!
We will be providing a Free Breakfast for the unemployed men and women who want to work. We will be also signing up others who want to work on other homes and alleys we will be cleaning up as we increase our funding.
When:
Saturday, February 14th
9:00 am to 11:00 am
Where:
King Solomon Baptist Church
1620 Anderson Street
Louisville, KY 40210
Media CONTACT: Peter Hayes
Tel. 502-419-4539
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
www.serviceforpeace.com
All Events at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage
Friday, January 30, 2015:
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Celebrating the Legacy of Black Louisville: Opening Ceremonies
Presented by WLKY
OPENING OF EXHIBITS
Come celebrate the unique legacy of Louisville’s African American Community and be a part of a program that pays homage to Black Louisville’s historic past! Join us for the official opening of the exhibit, purchase tickets for the weekend’s events and hear from local leaders on the significance of this historic event.
Saturday, January 31, 2015:
9:30 am -10:45 am The Road to Freedom Came through Here Workshop
11:00 am-12:30 pm Time & Continuum- Ed Hamilton Speaks
Noon - 1:15 pm UofL Archivists Instructional Workshop
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Little Africa, Black Hill & the Tie Plant
A video produced by Former Louisvillian, Howard Breckinridge of
Plano, Texas and presented by Tom Owens of the U of L Archived
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Walnut Street Revue
Join us for a live stage show reminiscent of the “chitlin circuit “ performances presented at Walnut Street’s Lyric Theater during the 1940’s & 1950’s. The show features vocalists Nikki Wharton and Don Wright, the”Motown” group 2nd Chance, Jazz vocalist Kasi Crooks with soul guitarist Billy Clements and the Jerry Tolson band. The phenomenal blues artist Tee Dee Young& his group will close out this memorable evening of Walnut Street entertainment. Admission: $20, Cash Bar
Event Emcee: WLKY’s Ann Bowdan
Tickets for the Walnut Street Revue are available at both locations of Better Days Records, in Lyles Mall and on Bardstown Road. They will also be available at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage on the day of performance.
All other events are free and open to the public.
For ticket information call Better Days Records at (502) 456-2394.
This event made possible with the support of the following:
Legacies Unlimited, Inc.
Kentucky Center for African American Heritage
The Owsley Brown II Family Foundation
George & Mary Lee Fischer
WLKY
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