Welcome
Since 1988, the Metropolitan Housing Coalition has been the united voice for fair, decent and affordable housing in the Louisville metropolitan region. MHC is a private, non-profit organization representing many member organizations and hundreds of individual members. We provide research, community education and collaboration-building in order to advocate for sound housing policies in our region and nationwide. Our web site is designed to give you information about us, about current issues in housing, and about how you can become involved in MHC.
News and Notes
2010 Annual Meeting Photos
Wed June 02, 2010
Here are photos from our 2010 Annual Meeting, which featured Rep. John Yarmuth as the keynote speaker. Click "Download Now" to view the photos in our Facebook Album.
Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice
Tue March 30, 2010
At the request of Metro government, MHC prepared the 2010 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice for Louisville Metro, Kentucky (AI). It was adopted as policy by Metro Government in March 2010 and submitted to HUD as part of the 5-year Consolidated Plan. The AI examines the state of housing choice for the protected classes (race, color, national origin, sex, familial status, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity) in Louisville Metro, KY. The AI not only looks looks at where people in protected classes live, but proposes action steps to tear down barriers to fair housing.
2009 State of Metropolitan Housing Report
Wed October 28, 2009
On our 20th anniversary, MHC is releaseing our seventh State of Metropolitan Housing Report, an ongoing report card of the fair and affordable housing challenges and successes in the Louisville MSA. Instead of a choosing a specific focus topic, we have expanded each measure to examine the way each are connected to build the state of housing.
Where Do You Live?: Louisville's Homeless Children and the Affordable Housing Crisis
Sat August 01, 2009
During the 2008-2009 school year, 8,582, nearly 9%, of all children in the JCPS system were homeless at some time in the year. As an estimated ten families face foreclosure each day in the Louisville area, MHC is releasing this much needed in-depth look at how our children are being affected by the growing affordable housing crisis. With this rich data we will formulate policy based recommendations and actions you can take to help improve this crisis. Thank you to our sponsors Making Connections Louisville and PNC Bank. Without your support, this report would not be possible. Also, thank you to JCPS who worked with researchers Valerie Salley and Fran Ellers.
Vacant Properties: A Tool to Turn Neighborhood Liabilities into Assets
Tue June 30, 2009
No matter if you call Germantown, Fairdale or Shawnee home, every neighborhood in Louisville has been affected by vacant properties. This issue paper is a tool for learning about and solving this widespread problem. Please allow a few minutes to download; we promise it is worth the small wait!
