Citizens of Louisville Organized and United Together (CLOUT) is an organization of religious congregations working together to solve critical community problems. We are not a service provider, but a grassroots, direct action, multi-issue organization, which has come together to be a powerful force for improving the quality of life in our communities.

Our mission is to build the power of religious congregations to solve community problems by holding systems accountable. Presently, 24 congregations and groups with over 12,000 members are members of CLOUT. We come from all parts of Louisville Metro and represent a diverse mix of races and ethnicities, as well as different religious traditions.

ALL Kids Reading!

Crime and Violence

Police-Community Relations

Older Adults Seeking to Age In Place

Plugging the School to Prison Pipeline

Affordable Housing Trust Fund

OUR PURPOSE

3,000+

people with mental illness or addiction have been able to avoid jail and the emergency room

The $1 million that we were successful in getting the Louisville Metro Council to allocate for “The Living Room” enabled the program to open to the public and accept walk-ins and drop-offs by loved ones.

4,200+

families were able to have safe, decent, affordable homes

To this date, the funding of $97.5 million that we assisted in getting the Louisville Metro Council to allocate for the Louisville Affordable Housing Trust Fund (LAHTF) has assisted in the construction and/or preservation of over 4200 units of affordable housing, and has leveraged an additional $732 million for housing development.

31,000+

children in 61 of our public schools are safer and more successful in school

Our campaign to address the “school-to-prison pipeline” by getting JCPS to implement whole-school Restorative Practices (RP) continues to be a big success. In the 2022-23 school year, RP was added to 10 more schools, with plans to expand implementation district-wide.