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The Village Lou

1628 W. Market Street
Louisville, KY 40203

Black Owned

REBOUND, Inc. is a nonprofit Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) dedicated to promoting community development, expanding localized opportunities, and improving long-term stability for low-income and vulnerable families. For over 30 years, they have focused on neighborhood revitalization across metro Louisville by transforming vacant spaces into sustainable, high-quality, and affordable housing. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ~Affordable Housing Development: Builds and manages high-quality, sustainable single-family houses and multi-family residential properties (such as The Richmond complex and Hansbrough Place Apartments) tailored specifically to low-income households.

~First-Time Homebuyer Support: Combats the regional racial wealth gap by providing comprehensive affordable housing opportunities, counseling, and homeownership awareness programs designed to help families transition smoothly into sustainable homeownership.

~Financial Health & Counseling Referrals: Partners directly with the Louisville Urban League Center for Housing & Financial Empowerment to connect prospective buyers with structured educational training, helping clients navigate the buying process and become financially self-sufficient.

~Property Donation & Revitalization: Accepts donations of unused, vacant, or abandoned real estate properties to rehabilitate them, returning blighted plots to the tax rolls and converting them into safe housing assets for underserved communities.

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◈ Audience: Low-income individuals, marginalized families, and first-time homebuyers across the greater Louisville area, with an intentional focus on West Louisville neighborhoods. They also serve property owners looking to donate real estate for neighborhood stabilization.

How to Get Started

◈ Process: Community members looking to purchase a property, view active single-family listings, or apply for affordable rental vacancies can access the direct "Find A Home" portal or resident login portal on their website. For property donation inquiries, partnership development, or general housing counseling questions, neighbors can call 502-566-3416 or email [email protected].

Financial Investment & Structure

◈ Framework: Operating as a non-profit housing development corporation, REBOUND provides affordable homeownership solutions and direct development investments ($7.2M+ invested across 100+ properties) sustained through foundational grants, individual property donations, public partnerships, and community fundraising via Donorbox.

Category: Eviction Prevention (Community Support), Basic Needs & Support