‘It’s a blessing’ | Louisville affordable housing units to get renovations through grant funding | News from WDRB [Video]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Steps are being taken to help maintain and improve existing affordable housing units in Louisville. 

Monday morning, Louisville nonprofit New Directions received a $6.36 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for energy efficient renovations at its Directions Apartments. The grant is through HUD’s Green and Resilient Retrofit Program.

Lori Hudson Flanery, New Directions President and CEO called this a “huge investment” for Louisville. 

New Directions has more than 900 units across Louisville, housing more than 1,000 people. Flanery said the average resident is a young mom bringing in less than $10,000 per year. 

The Directions Apartments is not a single complex, but instead is made up of 106 affordable housing units spread across 13 locations in the city. 

“These buildings, they have great bones,” said Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner Julia Gordon. “And by investing …