Net-Zero Houses in Letcher County

For solar power, direction matters. A house facing south is best. Southwest will do. Topography matters, too. Yet in the hills of Southeastern Kentucky, deep in the valleys, where one might assume the sun doesn't shine directly or is obscured by mountaintops, nonprofit housing developer HOMES,…

Recovery Kentucky

Recovery Kentucky was created to help Kentuckians recover from substance abuse, which often leads to chronic homelessness. There are 13 Recovery Kentucky centers across the Commonwealth: in Bowling Green, Campbellsville, Erlanger, Florence, Grayson, Harlan, Henderson,…

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…

Elisabeth and Logan - KHC Loan

Elisabeth and Logan were probably two of the happiest people to ever enter Re/MAX Elite Realty’s doors. They described themselves as “beaming from ear to ear” and gleefully signed mountains of documents to close on their second home.

To them, the formalities were worth it. They never…

Ashlee - DPA and MRB

"I have personally only lived in an actual house one time," said Ashlee. "I grew up in a trailer park, so this has always been my goal. To own a house for my daughter. This is one of my biggest goals. It means everything to me."

Finally, just last week, she signed the paperwork to…

William and Cheyenne White - Team Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief Fund

When the flood hit eastern Kentucky in late July 2022, William and Cheyenne White were living in Emmalena, not far from Camp Nathaniel and about 10 miles west of Hindman. They had been living there, in a double-wide trailer overlooking Troublesome Creek, for four years. According to William,…

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…

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…

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…