CDFI Redbud Reaches $2 Million in All-Time Lending
CDFI Redbud Reaches $2 Million in All-Time Lending Hazard, KY (May 19, 2023) – Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), like Redbud Financial Alternatives, Inc. (Redbud) located in Hazard, often prove to be invaluable to vulnerable communities in times of crisis. Following the devastating flooding last July, Redbud stepped up to help hard-hit Eastern Kentucky homeowners, […]
Hope Building Sells First Home in Breathitt County
Hope Building Sells First Home in Breathitt County Program builds affordable housing for those in the middle JACKSON, Ky. (May 2, 2023) – When it comes to buying affordable housing, help is often available for those who are low-income, but for middle-income people, who make just a bit too much money to qualify for assistance, […]
HDA Building New Homes for Flood Survivors
HDA Building New Homes for Flood Survivors Nonprofit encourages those in Breathitt, Knott & Perry counties to apply HAZARD, Ky. (Feb. 17, 2023) – The July 2022 flood left behind a trail of destruction in Breathitt, Knott, and Perry counties (as well as other areas of Eastern Kentucky), with hundreds of people wondering what to […]
Governor Announces Second Rebuilding Project
Governor Announces Second Rebuilding Site HDA Also Receives Nonprofit Assistance Fund Dollars HAZARD, Ky. (Jan. 24, 2023) – Today, in keeping with his priorities to support health and safety, along with fostering economic development in the commonwealth, Gov. Andy Beshear announced over $8 million in awards for Perry County, including waterline updates, sewer infrastructure projects and […]
Governor Includes HDA in Plan to Rebuild Eastern KY
Governor Includes HDA in Plan to Rebuild Eastern KY HDA Receives Major Funding to Build New Homes HAZARD, Ky. (Dec. 21, 2022) – On Tuesday, Gov. Beshear unveiled a vision for long-term recovery in Eastern Kentucky that includes building new homes for flood survivors. Gov. Beshear said the state has secured 75 acres of land […]
KY River Properties Makes $500,000 Donation to Help Flood Survivors
KY River Properties Makes $500,000 Donation to Help Flood Survivors HAZARD, Ky. (Dec. 7, 2022) – At the start of the giving season, one local business decided to make a significant gift to aid flood recovery efforts in the area. Kentucky River Properties, a land corporation with holdings in Perry, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Harlan, Clay, […]
HDA Building First Home for Flood Survivor
HDA Building First Home for Flood Survivor Nonprofit raises walls on first of four homes in Perry County CHAVIES, Ky. – The first of four new homes for Perry County flood survivors started taking shape on Tuesday. The home is the first in a series of 12 homes to be built for flood survivors in […]
KYANA Charity Donates to Perry County Flood Relief
KYANA Charity Donates to Perry County Flood Relief Nonprofit Gives $14,000 Raised to HDA HAZARD, Ky. (Oct. 18, 2022) – Thanks to a group from Louisville, Perry County now has even more support for flood relief and recovery in the community. Representatives from the KYANA Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) presented […]
Partnership Unveils “Big Idea” for Post-Flood Housing
Partnership Unveils “Big Idea” for Post-Flood Housing HDA & H.O.M.E.S, Inc. to build multiple homes for East KY flood survivors HAZARD, Ky. (Sept. 30, 2022) – Officials with the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky (FAKY) as well as its partners and funders are calling it a plan that cannot wait. FAKY and Fahe have joined forces […]
Housing Can’t Wait
Above: Several homes were crushed together by flash flooding in the Koneva community of Perry County. One resident did not survive. Housing Can’t Wait Op-Ed by R. Scott McReynolds All photos by Clara Leonard / Appalachia Service Project Dear Governor Beshear, Sen. Stivers, and Rep. Blanton, I need you to do me a favor. Can […]
