Camp Graves received a grant from the Community Foundation of West Kentucky of $150,000. Its mission is to provide temporary interim housing for those displaced by disasters.
Road to recovery from a natural disaster can be long | Daily Journal of Commerce djcoregon.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from djcoregon.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Two years after the tornado outbreak that killed dozens and leveled much of the real estate in this western Kentucky town, many people are still living through another, slower disaster the search for housing. Some spent months crashing with family or friends and still haven’t found a new permanent home. Others found themselves pushed out of undamaged houses due to rising rents. Experts say struggles like theirs will only become more important to address as climate change causes more disasters, which have been shown to drive up housing costs and evictions. They’re calling for supporting more climate-resilient affordable housing development before disaster strikes.
Two years after the tornado outbreak that killed dozens and leveled much of the real estate in this western Kentucky town, many people are still living through another, slower disaster the search for housing. Some spent months crashing with family or friends and still haven’t found a new permanent home. Others found themselves pushed out of undamaged houses due to rising rents. Experts say struggles like theirs will only become more important to address as climate change causes more disasters, which have been shown to drive up housing costs and evictions. They’re calling for supporting more climate-resilient affordable housing development before disaster strikes.
Two years after the tornado outbreak that killed dozens and leveled much of the real estate in this western Kentucky town, many people are still living through another, slower disaster the search for housing. Some spent months crashing with family or friends and still haven’t found a new permanent home. Others found themselves pushed out of undamaged houses due to rising rents. Experts say struggles like theirs will only become more important to address as climate change causes more disasters, which have been shown to drive up housing costs and evictions. They’re calling for supporting more climate-resilient affordable housing development before disaster strikes.