LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – A study by High Rise Financial ranks Kentucky ninth for the largest increase in homelessness.
The study comes as the region saw record gas prices earlier this year, along with rising costs at the grocery store. Two central Kentucky shelters described what they are seeing.
Clark County coalition sees more first-time homelessness
Terry Davidson, interim executive director of the Clark County Homeless Coalition, said more people are turning to the organization to get back on their feet.
“Now it has kind of shifted a little bit more to people who’ve never been homeless before are now becoming homeless,” Davidson said…