James Scott - Stonewall Terrace

James Scott was living paycheck to paycheck and staying in St. James, an affordable housing complex for working and recovering homeless veterans in Lexington. He was grateful for the place to live, but his single room occupancy unit felt like a college dorm room, not a home. “This is not where…

Homeownership 101

Homeownership 101

In celebration of June as National Homeownership Month, we asked Melissa Johnson, Kay Smith, and Krista McIver from our Single-Family Department to join us and discuss how more Kentuckians can achieve their dream of homeownership.

They outlined how prospective…

Bowling Green Habitat Reaches Milestone with 100th Home

Thursday, March 9, 2023, Habitat for Humanity of Bowling Green/Warren County (BG/WC) dedicated its 100th home, which was built in part by funds from Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC). Staff from KHC joined Governor Andy Beshear, Habitat BG/WC Executive Director Rodney Goodman, and others on…

Terri Randol - Mt. Lebanon Apartments

Terri Randol and her husband have been residents of Mt. Lebanon Senior Apartments for about two years. They moved in just before the renovation began.

“It looks a whole lot better than it did," she said. "When I first moved here, it was not that great, but once they put the new floors…

Kenny Bennett - KHC Loan

Kenny and Lisa Bennett met lender Brad Chambliss through a realtor. At the time, their finances and credit were not in a favorable position to purchase a house.

“Brad was a champ with getting that cleaned up,” Kenny said, “and getting us into our first house.”

Brad did this…

What is Fair Housing? Why is It Important?

What is Fair Housing? Why is It Important?

In celebration of National Fair Housing Month, Bringing It Home with KHC sat down with Drew Bowling, assistant director of Kentucky Fair Housing Council, to explore fair housing in Kentucky. In this lively episode, Drew…

William and Jason Gross - Affordable Housing Trust Fund

On Tuesday, March 21, 2023, William Gross and his son Jason were treated to a special groundbreaking ceremony to commemorate the beginning of construction on their new house in Letcher County. Theirs will join three existing houses, all built by HOMES, Inc and sold to flood survivors, which sit…

Brittany Berry - Family Self-Sufficiency Program

​Kentucky Housing Corporation’s (KHC) Family Self-Sufficiency Program (FSS) offers families in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program the opportunity to achieve economic self-sufficiency by giving them the tools and means to pursue homeownership. At the core of FSS is an escrow savings…