Right to Lead?
US Conference of Mayors After serious discussion by the group, this document also serves to register our deep concern with your ability to lead the conference of Mayors, and Louisville, while our city [...]
#justiceforDavidMcatee
#justiceforDavidMcatee Updated: July 24, 2020 Mr. Mayor... Disclose and discipline the person or persons responsible for deploying the National Guard to 26th and Broadway (Response to LMG, pg. 2).
#justiceforBreonnaTaylor
#justiceforBreonnaTaylor Updated: July 24, 2020 Mr. Mayor... Fire the officers involved with the Breonna Taylor case (Response to LMG, pg. 2).
Empower 100 Black Households to Achieve Homeownership by 2022
EMPOWER 100 BLACK HOUSEHOLDS TO ACHIEVE HOMEOWNERSHIP BY 2022 By June 2022, we want to empower 100 Black households to achieve homeownership through conventional sales, lease-to-own, or other wealth-building strategies. We need to [...]
Reinvest and Recycle Thousands of Abandoned Properties and Vacant Lots
REINVEST AND RECYCLE THOUSANDS OF ABANDONED PROPERTIES AND VACANT LOTS The Metropolitan Housing Coalition has documented the societal cost of redlining in Louisville: 22,000 Black families who should be homeowners are not. We [...]
Improve Eviction Mitigation
IMPROVE EVICTION MITIGATION Eviction is a threat for all renters financially impacted by COVID-19 layoffs, lockdowns, or even short-term illness. Evictions should not be a permanent housing barrier for families attempting to move [...]
Increase Rental Support
INCREASE RENTAL SUPPORT Across the landscape of housing in Louisville, it is clear that disinvestment, redlining, inequities, and ongoing reductions in funding for all aspects of affordable housing have caused sharp inequities. This [...]
Require Public Schools to Teach Child Sexual Abuse and Neglect Prevention Education in K-12
REQUIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO TEACH CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION EDUCATION IN K-12 A high need exists for prevention education in schools as abuse, bullying, and other types of victimization affect students’ physical and [...]
Establish Alternative Approaches To Mental Health Crises
ESTABLISH ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO MENTAL HEALTH CRISES Updated: July 24, 2020 Mental health crises should not be excuses for heavy-handed police interventions, and are best handled by mental health professionals. Establish and fund [...]
Expand Mental Health Support
EXPAND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT Pre-COVID, Black people in Louisville were already dealing with the stress and trauma of redlining, disinvestment, and over-policing. Post-COVID and in the midst of the killings of Breonna Tayor, [...]