Right now, Kentucky's lawmakers are meeting in Frankfort to pass a bill providing emergency relief to the tens of thousands of Kentuckians whose lives and communities were upended by the July 28th floods in eastern Kentucky. There's money for schools, for local governments, for roads and bridges.

There's no money for housing.

At this point, thousands of Kentucky families either partially or completely lost their homes in the flooding and are living in state parks, temporary trailers and even tents. Tell Kentucky's lawmakers that they must include funding to provide funding for safe, affordable housing for our neighbors before the weather turns cold, and to begin building permanent, flood-resilient houses. This cannot wait for the regular legislative session, when headlines will have faded and attention will be on other issues. Winter is coming and without help now from Frankfort, many Kentuckians face dire conditions and serious uncertainty about when or if they will find a permanent home.