Charlene Mason - From Sparrow Ridge to Haven Crossing

Last summer, Charlene Mason was one of the first residents to move into Sparrow Ridge, a 96-unit affordable housing option for seniors in Hebron, Kentucky.

“I made friends there,” she said. “It was always good for me.”

This year, however, she decided that she needed more…

Housing Choice Vouchers Inspections

The housing choice voucher program (HCV) is a federal program that provides rent assistance for very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled. Most people know it simply as the Section 8, and outdated descriptor and a reference to its place in the Housing Act of 1937. 

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Billy - FHA Loan with Down Payment Assistance

HomeTown Mortgage Loan Originator Brad Chambliss worked with his client Billy for over a year to help him with his credit repairs, so that he would be in a favorable position to buy a house.

"It was not an easy loan," said Brad, "but definitely one of the kind of loans that make you…

Kentucky Housing Corporation Contributes to Affordable Housing Need in Lexington

Polo Club Park is an affordable housing development for seniors (55+) in Lexington, Kentucky. The four-story, 24-unit apartment building was officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday, January 18. Lexington officials, including Mayor Linda Gorton and Councilmembers Kathy Plomin…

Housing Development Alliance and HOMES, Inc. Helping to Rebuild After Flooding

From July 26 to 30, 2022, thunderstorms overwhelmed eastern Kentucky in a narrow ribbon stretching from just southeast of Lexington to the West Virginia state line. Day after day, the same areas in the Appalachian region were pounded with unprecedented rainfall. Much of the inhabited landscape…

Habitat for Humanity Helping Bowling Green Rebuild After Tornado

In early December 2021, Chris and Kaylah and their two-year-old son were asleep in the house they rented in the historic Magnolia District of Bowling Green when they were awakened by a boom. "One of the loudest booms we have ever heard," Chris remembered. Hours earlier they had gone to bed…

KHC's Disaster Response Housing Dashboard

In December 2021, a volatile storm system that formed in central Arkansas traveled due northeast into western Kentucky, introducing several tornadoes along the way, including one that traveled over 200 miles. In Mayfield, a tornado leveled a candle factory before passing directly through the…

Operation Victory Helps Homeless Veterans in Kentucky

In October 2016, a Louisville television station aired the story of a veteran who was living in a small shed on his property. The veteran, whose home was destroyed by flood, had been taken advantage of by a construction company that promised to raise his home above flood level and rebuild it.…