How to Help Kentucky Relief and Recovery Efforts

Following a series of severe weather events this year, another wave of destructive storms recently swept across Kentucky, causing widespread damage. Tornadoes and flooding have taken a heavy toll on homes, businesses, and critical infrastructure in recent weeks, leaving many communities left picking up the pieces.

In response, NAHB is working closely with state and local home builder associations across the Kentucky to meet the needs of members and their communities who are affected by the storm and to provide resources to help them rebuild.

For those looking to support the relief effort, the Home Building Association of Kentucky (HBAK) has established the HBAK Disaster Relief Fund through the Community Foundation of Louisville. This dedicated disaster relief fund provides assistance and support to the communities hardest hit by this natural disaster. Individuals, businesses, members and friends of the industry are encouraged to make contributions to help defray the cost of recovery.

The HBAK Disaster Relief Fund is currently accepting donations online and by check.

To donate online:

Click here to donate to the fund via credit card. You will see a box with “Click here to donate” at the top of the page.

To donate via check:

Please mail a check made out to the Community Foundation of Louisville with HBAK Disaster Relief Fund in the memo line to:

Community Foundation of Louisville

325 W. Main St, Suite 1110

Louisville, KY 40202

In addition, the American Red Cross and the veteran-led disaster response non-profit, Team Rubicon are also accepting donations to support their life-saving response efforts to all those affected effected across the state.

NAHB also advising its members of the following resources for more information after severe weather.

• “How Home Builders Can Help Their Communities Rebuild After a Disaster” is a best practices guide to support rebuilding.
• DisasterAssistance.gov provides information and applications for individuals and households within the impacted area to apply for federal disaster assistance.
• Small Business Administration’s disaster assistance page outlines types of assistance and resources available to businesses impacted by natural disasters.
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration has a dedicated tornado response page with job site safety guidelines and resources.
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has information on post-disaster debris and toxic hazards removal.

For more information or resources on disaster recovery, please visit nahb.org/disaster.