About Us

The Lafayette, Oxford and University Home Ownership Management Enterprise (LOU-HOME, Inc.) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization whose goal is to advance affordable housing opportunities within our local community.

We were founded in 2006 with the initial goal of bringing county, city and University leadership together to save and refurbish on-campus faculty housing which the University sought to donate and turn into affordable housing. The first five houses were given to low-income families in the community who had land but not the means to build on it, while an additional 21 houses became the Community Green neighborhood.

Since the success of that project, the LOU-HOME team has dedicated itself to advocating for any effort that will help provide homes for the many people in our community who struggle with housing insecurity. This work includes helping to develop Belle Rivers — a modern, affordable housing neighborhood in our community — and providing housing and credit counseling to clients throughout Lafayette County.

LOU-HOME also serves as a community resource for residents, city and county officials, developers, businesses and non-profits, providing resources and research related to affordable housing and housing and rental rights, while creating space for discussion about this important issue that affects us all.