Flooding Resources for the Community

Posted April 9, 2025 under: ,

Updated 4.15.25

Historic flooding has brought widespread destruction across Kentuckiana. Here are various ways you can support the immediate and long-term impact of the April 2025 floods in Kentucky:

  1. Donate to the Emergency Relief Fund: Every dollar counts. The more funds we raise, the more lives we can touch and the more immediate relief we can provide. Your generous contribution can help rebuild our community. Donate today!
  2. Connect Neighbors to Resources: If you know someone affected by the flooding, share our evolving list of community resources below with them. We want to ensure that everyone has access to the help they need.

Louisville Clean-Up and Recovery Lead Organizations: 

Waterfront Park 

  • EIN: 37-1642204 
  • Subject Area: Waterfront Park Development 
  • Population Served: Louisvillians, Families, Youth 
  • Located: Louisville, KY 
  • Website: Waterfront Development Corporation  
  • Waterfront Park is a non-profit, public park in Louisville, Kentucky. We connect people to the river and ensure our waterfront remains an asset that can be enjoyed by the community forever. 

Brightside Foundation, Inc 

  • EIN: 45-0948896 
  • Subject Area: Environment, Health, Community and economic development, Community beautification 
  • Population Served: Louisville and Jefferson County residents  
  • Located: Louisville, KY 
  • Website: Brightside Foundation, Inc.   
  • As a non-profit, public-private partnership between the Brightside Foundation and Brightside Inc., it’s true that two heads can be better than one. Our unique relationship allows us to utilize the resources of Metro Government and those of private citizens, corporations and foundations, to improve the health and beauty of our community throughout Louisville and Jefferson County. 

Louisville Direct Services to Individuals in Need 

American Red Cross – Greater Louisville Area Chapter 

  • EIN: 53-0196605 
  • Subject Area: Disaster Preparedness and Relief Services, Relief Services 
  • Population Served: Low-income people, Victims of disaster, Adults, Families 
  • Located: Louisville, KY 
  • Website: American Red Cross- Greater Louisville Chapter  
  • The Louisville Area Chapter of the American Red Cross is proud to serve the communities of Anderson, Bullitt, Carroll, Clark (IN), Floyd (IN), Franklin, Gallatin, Harrison (IN), Henry, Jefferson, Marion, Nelson, Oldham, Owen, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble and Washington counties. 

Association of Community Ministries 

  • EIN: 61-1361750 
  • Subject Area: Financial assistance, Food assistance 
  • Population Served: Low Income people, Adults, & Children and Youths 
  • Located: Louisville, KY 
  • Website: Association of Community Ministries   
  •  The Association of Community Ministries (ACM) unites the 13 Louisville-based Community Ministries to serve families and individuals on a neighborhood level throughout the entirety of Metro Louisville. 

Change Today Change Tomorrow 

  • EIN: 84-3715550 
  • Subject Area: Community and economic development, Environment, Health, & Agriculture, fishing and forestry 
  • Population Served: People of African descent, economically disadvantaged people, & At-risk youth 
  • Located: Louisville, KY 
  • Website: Change Today Change Tomorrow  
  •  Change Today, Change Tomorrow is devoted to eradicating the food justice and public health barriers that plague the Black community 

 Coalition for the Homeless 

  • EIN: 61-1118307 
  • Subject Area: Homeless Shelters, Homeless Services, & Shelter and residential care 
  • Population Served: Homeless People & Economically Disadvantage People 
  • Located: Louisville, KY 
  • Website: Coalition for the Homeless  
  •  The mission of the Coalition for the Homeless is to prevent and end homelessness in Louisville, KY through advocacy, education, and the coordination of our 30+ member agencies and dozens of other community partners.  

Statewide Long-term and Direct Services to Individuals in Need 

Andy Beshear’s – Team Kentucky Storm Relief Fund  

  • EIN: 61-0600439 
  • Subject Area: Basic and Emergency Aid 
  • Population Served: Low Income people, Adults, & Children and Youths 
  • Located: Frankfort, KY 
  • Website: Team Kentucky Storm Relief Fund  
  •  Governor Beshear has established the Team Kentucky Storm Relief Fund to assist those impacted by severe weather systems beginning in 2025. All donations to the Team Kentucky Storm Relief Fund are tax-deductible, and donors will receive a receipt for tax purposes after donating. This fund is fully transparent and is subject to open records and legislative oversight. There are no administrative fees, so every dollar helps Kentuckians affected by this historic flooding and severe weather. 

 American Red Cross 

  • EIN: 53-0196605 
  • Subject Area: Disaster Preparedness and Relief Services, Relief Services 
  • Population Served: Low-income people, Victims of disaster, Adults, Families 
  • Located: National 
  • Website: 2025 Kentucky Floods Financial Assistance  
  •  The American Red Cross is here to help people who may be experiencing major roadblocks to recovery after the recent disaster. In addition to meeting the community’s basic needs of food and shelter, financial assistance is available to those who have qualifying damage. 

 Appalachian Regional Healthcare Inc 

  • EIN: 52-0795508 
  • Subject Area: Health care clinics 
  • Population Served: Children and youth, Adults, & Economically Disadvantage People 
  • Located: Lexington, KY 
  • Website: Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.  
  •  Areas of Eastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia have once again been devastated by catastrophic flooding, leaving families displaced and communities in urgent need of assistance. You can make a difference by donating essential supplies or making a financial contribution to support relief and recovery efforts. 

 Christian Appalachian Project 

  • EIN: 61-0661137 
  • Subject Area: Rural Development, Human Services, Housing Rehabilitation, Early Childhood education, & Food Security 
  • Population Served: Low Income people, Adults, Infants and Toddlers, Families, & Victims of Disaster 
  • Located: Paintsville, KY 
  • Website: Appalachian Christian Project  
  •  CAP is asking for financial donations and volunteers to meet immediate and long-term needs to help families recover from flooding. Actively distributing supplies to families affected. 

 Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky 

  • EIN: 61-1329396 
  • Subject Area: Philanthropy and Community Improvement 
  • Population Served: Children and youth, Adults, & Economically Disadvantage People 
  • Located: Hazard, KY 
  • Website: Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky 
  •  Our region has experienced another devastating flood. The needs across Appalachian Kentucky are overwhelming—but so is the strength of our people and the generosity of our supporters. FAK supports short-term and long-term recovery efforts. 

God’s Pantry Food Bank 

  • EIN: 31-0979404 
  • Subject Area: Basic and Emergency Aid 
  • Population Served: Low Income people, Adults, & Children and Youths 
  • Located: Lexington, KY 
  • Website: God’s Pantry Food Bank  
  • We recognize food as a basic human need. Through our network of partners, we ensure that everyone in our communities has access to nutritious food. Our mission is to reduce hunger by working together to feed Kentucky communities. 

Kentucky Humane Society

  • EIN: 61-0463938
  • Subject Area: Domesticated animals
  • Population Served: Victims and oppressed people, economically disadvantaged people, Adults & Children and youth
  • Located: Louisville, KY
  • Website:Kentucky Humane Society
  • KHS is providing direct assistance to overwhelmed shelters across the state by taking in adoptable animals that were already in their care prior to the storms. By welcoming these animals into their adoption program, KHS is helping local shelters to free up space and resources to care for incoming animals affected by the disaster. KHS is encouraging supporters to donate directly to the impacted local shelters (Hopkins, Carroll, Franklin and Anderson County shelters), adopt or foster animals relocated to KHS, or consider supporting KHS’s broader disaster response work through donations or grants.

SOS International, Inc.

  • EIN:27-2624272
  • Subject Area: Medical support services, international development, Health, Human services & Recycling
  • Population Served: Victims and oppressed people, economically disadvantaged people, Adults & Children and youth
  • Located: Louisville, KY
  • Website: SOS International, Inc.
  • SOS has been actively responding to the flooding disasters in Kentucky. They’ve delivered over $50,000.00 in aid to Eastern KY in February and have been distributing flood clean up kits and durable medical equipment during the most recent floods in April. They are an active member of VOAD (National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster) and are coordinating needed relief efforts with American Red Cross.

 WaterStep, Inc. 

  • EIN: 61-1262016
  • Subject Area: Clean water supply, International development, Disasters and emergency management, Medical support services & Hygiene
  • Population Served: Low-income people, Indigenous peoples, Families & Incarcerated people
  • Located: Louisville, KY
  • Website: WaterStep, Inc.
  • In response to recent flooding across several states, WaterStep is helping communities gain access to safe water for drinking, cooking, and hygiene. Our teams are working directly with response teams and community leaders to restore basic needs and prevent the spread of disease. To support these efforts, we’re using our WOWCarts—mobile water treatment systems that can provide up to 10,000 gallons of safe water each day. We’re also deploying our BleachMakers, compact devices that empower local responders to produce hospital-grade disinfectant using only water, salt, and a small power source. The disinfectant exceeds World Health Organization standards and is critical for successful cleanup efforts and protecting people from disease. Contact WaterStep at (502) 568-6342 to provide a list of disaster response teams using our equipment and training for safe water and disinfectant in the field.

Do you know of a resource not listed? We want to hear from you! Email grants@cflouisville.org or call 502-585-4649.