In 2025, nearly 16,000 eviction filings were recorded in Louisville. Forty percent of Louisville households are renters, and half are cost-burdened — meaning many are one unexpected expense away from a crisis they can't absorb. Families with children face this risk at more than twice the rate of other households, with consequences that ripple into schools, workplaces, and our public systems long after the filing is made.

The proposed FY2027 budget is a meaningful step on housing, but it doesn't yet include a Housing Stabilization Fund — the kind of innovative, data-backed assistance that reaches families before they reach that breaking point, keeping them working and stably housed. Establishing that fund at $2.5M, paired with increasing Home Repair funding to $4M to address the estimated 29,000 low-income households Louisville Metro Government's own Needs Assessment identified as needing critical repairs to remain safely housed, would make a real and measurable difference. Keeping people in their homes is always more cost-effective than the alternative — for families and for the city.

As your constituent and a supporter of Safe & Stable: Housing for All, I urge you to support both. Stable housing means stable families, stable neighborhoods, and a stronger Louisville.