Kentucky Good Stories

2003 - 2009

• Louisville Homeowners and Housing Partners Celebrate National Homeownership (06/25/2003)
• HUD Louisville Office Celebrates Customer Service Successes in Kentucky (10/22/2003)
• New Hope VI Housing Complex Opens in Lexington (01/31/2005)
• HUD Recognizes Housing Authority of Glasgow (12/12/2005)
• Kentucky ENERGY STAR® Change a Light, Change the World Campaign (10/10/2006)
• Louisville Participates in Project Homeless Connect (12/08/2006)
• Opening Doors to Greater Independence (01/24/2007)
• HUD Honors Housing Authority of Hopkinsville for Superior Program Administration (02/14/2007)
• Thanksgiving Came Early at Cedar Lake-Keeling in Kentucky (11/29/2007)
• Homeless Funding Changing Lives in Louisville (03/05/2008)
• Commission on Human Rights Awarded $99,800 (04/01/2008)
• Kentucky Celebrates Fair Housing Month (05/20/2008)
• In Bowling Green, Preserve America Meets the America's Affordable Communities Initiative (10/02/2008)
• HUD participates in National Urban League Economic Empowerment Tour in Louisville, Kentucky (09/15/2009)
• Lexington Bluegrass-Aspendale Partners Break Ground on Phase IV (10/05/2009)
• Green the Block (10/28/2009)
• KY HEARTH (10/30/2009)

2010 - 2011

• Sustainable Communities Workshop in Louisville (02/22/2010)
• The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act investing in Kentucky - Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) (02/23/2010)
• The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act investing in Kentucky - Congratulations Kentucky Public Housing Staff! (02/23/2010)
• Louisville, Kentucky's Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program (HPRP) (05/05/2010)
• Extreme Build 2010 in McCreary County Highlights Homeownership Month (06/10/2010)
• Housing Authority of Paducah Breaks Ground on HC Mathis Senior Housing Complex (09/14/2010)
• Renovation of Jackson Woods Apartments in Louisville (09/23/2010)
• Federal Sustainability Partnership at Work with Louisville Metro Government and Fern Creek Citizens (10/26/2010)
• Kentucky Recovery Act-funded Training Center Wins 2010 Spirit of Kentucky Award (11/01/2010)
• Bowling Green Housing Authority Programs Help Family Obtain Homeownership and Self-Sufficiency (01/11/2011)
• Louisville Completes First Home Makeover through HUD's Neighborhood Stabilization Program (03/02/2011)
• Neighborhood Stabilization Program Success Stories (03/17/2011)
• The Housing Authority of Henderson Builds Green with Neighborhood Stabilization Program Funds (07/06/2011)
• Louisville Scholar House, 403 Reg Smith Circle (07/27/2011)
• "Home Sweet Home" (08/10/2011)
• Never Say Impossible - A HUD Home Success Story (08/10/2011)
• The Healing Place for Women (08/10/2011)
• Back Home... (08/10/2011)
• Morehead Housing Authority Saving Money and the Environment with Rain Barrels (08/12/2011)
• HUD Louisville Office Participates in World Habitat Day (10/18/2011)
• HUD Louisville Field Offices Races to Help Veterans with Trifecta of Events (12/09/2011)

2012 - 2013

• HUD and Louisville Real Estate Brokers Association Partner to End Discrimination (04/19/2012)
• HUD Regional Administrator Attends First Choice Market Groundbreaking Made Possible Through $3.1 Million in HUD Recovery Act Funding (07/06/2012)
• Historic School Building is Transformed into Energy-Efficient Housing and Community Services for Young and Old in Lexington (08/09/2012)
• Energy-Efficient Homes "Pay Back" Homeowners (08/09/2012)
• Money Follows the Person Program/Kentucky Transitions Helps Disabled Kentucky Woman Live Independently (09/17/2012)
• HUD Staff Volunteers for World Habitat Day (11/15/2012)
• Small Organization is Doing Big Things for Affordable Housing (12/07/2012)
• HUD Helps Break Ground on Energy-Efficient Sheppard Square (12/10/2012)
• Foreclosure Prevention Classes Held at the Shawnee Library (03/06/2013)
• Huffman Square - A New Green Development Named for an African-American Neighborhood Hero (03/22/2013)
• Louisville Gets on the Bus for Fair Housing Month (04/24/2013)
• Greening America's Capitals Award goes to Frankfort, Kentucky (06/03/2013)
• HUD Kentucky Office Helping the Homeless (08/07/2013)
• HUD-VASH Gives Homeless Veteran Hope for Housing and Better Future (08/27/2013)
• HUD and Legal Aid Society Combat Foreclosures (09/13/2013)
• HUD Sustainability Experts Weigh in on Frankfort's Greening the America's Capital EPA Grant (11/13/2013)
• HUD Louisville Office Helps Veterans at Job Fair Sponsored by Congressman Yarmuth (12/24/2013)
• HUD Southeast Regional Highlights 2013 (2013)

2014

• Sheppard Square Announces 60 New Homes Now Available for Community with 250 More to Follow (03/10/2014)
• YouthBuild Participants Benefit from HUD HOPE VI and Section 3 Programs (04/02/2014)
• Lexington Housing Authority to Revitalize Pimlico Apartments through HUD Rental Assistance Demonstration Program (05/09/2014)
• Recognizing Fair Housing Month in Bowling Green (05/16/2014)
• HUD Works to Improve Rural Southeastern Kentucky (08/14/2014)
• HUD Kentucky Grantees and Staff Receive Environmental Requirements Training (08/15/2014)
• FHA 80th Anniversary recognizes new Louisville Homebuyer (08/16/2014)
• Celebrating 50 Years of Federal Service in Louisville (10/01/2014)
• HUD Supports the 9th Annual Kentucky Hispanic Heritage Summit (10/22/2014)
• More Kentucky Mayors Expected to Join the Mayors Challenge to End Veterans Homelessness (10/22/2014)
• Louisville Senior Day Out Was a Free Day of Education and Fun (10/22/2014)
• HUD Helps Louisville Homeless at Annual Stand Down/Project Homeless Event (11/06/2014)
• HUD Participates in Statewide Kick-Off Effort to Preserve Kentucky's Affordable Housing (11/06/2014)
• New Kentucky FOD Welcomed by State Senator and African American Initiative (11/24/2014)
• Kentucky Works to End Veteran Homelessness by Close of 2015 (11/25/2014)
• HUD Kentucky Office assists in new Lexington Redevelopment (12/12/2014)
• HOME Success Stories

2015

• Louisville Mayor closing in on ending all veterans' homelessness in the city by end 2015 (01/15/2015)
• HUD Invests in Kentucky (01/15/2015)
• HUD Kentucky Office Participates in First Veteran Intake Event (02/10/2015)
• Kentucky Celebrates Over 170 Local Elected Officials' Commitment to End Veteran Homelessness (02/11/2015)
• Disabled Veteran Finds Life Changing Information at Resource Fair (03/17/2015)
• Kentucky Continues to Build Momentum to End Veteran Homelessness by the End of 2015 (03/23/2015)
• Longest Serving Mayor in Kentucky Signs on to End Veteran Homelessness (03/26/2015)
• The Kentucky HUD-VASH Program (04/03/2015)
• HUD Recognizes Program Participants at Kentucky Affordable Housing Conference (05/04/2015)
• Get on the Bus Historical Tour of Shelbyville, Kentucky (05/05/2015)
• Bowling Green Housing Authority Hosts Father's Day Event (06/23/2015)
• HUD Kentucky Office Hosts Louisville Metro Public Housing Authority Summer Students (08/18/2015)
• HUD Kentucky Office Heroes Helping Heroes Series (09/15/2015)
• HUD Veteran Outreach Shows Positive Results in Louisville, Kentucky (09/22/2015)
• Jessica Carlson Named Employee of the Year for the HUD Kentucky Office (10/15/2015)
• HUD Kentucky Office 2015 Highlights (12/18/2015)

2016

• Thumbs Up for Homeownership in Kentucky! (01/15/2016)
• Lexington Veteran Blitz Offers Hope during Adverse Weather through Housing Options (02/25/2016)
• Kentucky Promise Zone City Moving Forward on Local Foods, Local Places Initiative (03/22/2016)
• New Kentucky Governor Discusses End to Veteran Homelessness with HUD (03/24/2016)
• Kentucky's New Lieutenant Governor Interacts with Learning Center Youth at the Housing Authority of Bowling Green (03/28/2016)
• Homeless Veteran and Wife Find Permanent Housing through Pineville Housing Authority (03/28/2016)
• Building Dedication for Extraordinary Resident at Housing Authority of Bowling Green (04/07/2016)
• Kentucky HUD and USDA Partner to End Chronic Homelessness (04/07/2016)
• Fair Housing Month Celebrated by Nearly 200 People in Lexington, Kentucky (04/20/2016)
• Get on the Bus Historical Tour of Owensboro, Kentucky (04/30/2016)
• Low-Income Residents Call Newly Revitalized Apartment Complex Home (06/15/2016)
• Healthy Summer Lunches Served Daily to Low-Income Children at Hickman Housing Authority (06/27/2016)
• HUD Awards $1 Million Choice Neighborhood Grant to Louisville (07/07/2016)
• HUD Kentucky Office Volunteers with Help Pack-a-Backpack (08/05/2016)
• It Starts with Housing - HUD Mentors Inmates on Community Reentry Housing Resources (08/23/2016)
• Jenna Sappenfield Recognized as the HUD Kentucky Office Employee of the Year (09/30/2016)
• HUD Kentucky Office Hosts Central High School Students for Career Exploration Day (10/14/2016)
• HUD Louisville Volunteers help North Carolina Disaster Survivors (11/01/2016)
• SNAP Participants May Qualify for Low Cost Internet Service with HUD ConnectHome Initiative (11/03/2016)

2017

• Recognizing How HUD Work Matters in Kentucky (05/15/2017)
• HUD joins Habitat for Humanity for In-Service Day (10/05/2017)
• HUD Southeast Regional Administrator Visits Louisville Family Scholar House (11/02/2017)
• HUD Southeast Regional Administrator Visits One Parent Scholar House in Lexington (11/03/2017)
• Youth are Learning thru Rap at the Bowling Green Housing Authority Learning Center (11/13/2017)
• HUD Kentucky Public Housing Director Receives HUD Secretary's Award (11/16/2017)
• Louisville Houses 112 Homeless Youth Through 100-Day Challenge (11/27/2017)

2018

• Secretary Carson Visits the Kentucky Field Office (01/25/2018)
• Job Corps and HUD Stakeholders Partner to Increase Youth Self-Sufficiency (03/26/2018)
• Housing Authority of Bowling Green Breaks Ground to Help House More Seniors (04/03/2018)
• The Housing Authority of Bowling Green Opens Doors to its First Girl Scouts Troop (04/04/2018)
• Housing Authority of Bowling Green Initiates Move of Local Library to Better Serve Residents and Community (04/20/2018)
• Lexington Celebrates 50 Years of the Fair Housing Act (04/27/2018)
• It's Never Too Late to Own Your First (HUD) Home (05/14/2018)
• Housing Authority of Bowling Green is Nationally Recognized as a HUD EnVision Center (06/27/2018)
• Public Housing Resident Graduates Job Corps Program with Promising Career (08/07/2018)
• HUD and Housing Authority of Bowling Green Partner in Providing New Hope and Home to Man in Need (08/09/2018)
• Kentucky Senior Housing Complex Exemplifies Excellence in Public-Private Funding and Design for Senior Residents (09/20/2018)
• Congressman Yarmuth Hosts Reentry Roundtable in Partnership with HUD, Kentucky Department of Corrections Reentry Division, and Louisville Metro (10/17/2018)
• Housing Authority of Bowling Green EnVision Center Hosts Community Roundtable (11/16/2018)
• Federal Business Summit in Louisville Highlights HUD's Section 3 Program (12/04/2018)

2019

• Louisville Annual Homeless Count Highlights Safety Concerns (01/30/2019)
• Housing Authority of Bowling Green EnVision Center Announces New Mobile Grocery Store - "Am I my brother's keeper?" (02/13/2019)
• LCCC Semiannual Briefing (03/06/2019)
• Ryan's Homeless Youth Center Changing Lives for the Better in Rural Kentucky (03/25/2019)
• HUD Joins Russell Neighborhood Residents and Leaders in Celebrating the Beecher Terrace Phase I Groundbreaking (03/29/2019)
• Lexington Celebrates Ending Veteran Homelessness (04/29/2019)
• HUD Kentucky Office Public Service Week Event (05/15/2019)
• Region IV Inaugural Emerging Strategies in Affordable Housing Expo characterizes innovative leadership (08/01/2019)
• Secretary Carson Visits Children in Louisville for Book-Rich Environments Program (08/05/2019)
• Housing Authority of Bowling Green EnVision Center Celebrates Opening of New Senior Housing (08/07/2019)
• Governor Bevin and HUD Announce Nearly $3.5 Million for Rehabilitation Projects (08/29/2019)
• HUD Designates Family Scholar House as an EnVision Center (10/16/2019)
• Housing Authority of Bowling Green EnVision Center Announces STEM & Aviation Initiative (10/23/2019)
• Secretary Carson Impressed with the Housing Authority of Bowling Green EnVision Center (11/26/2019)
• HUD Regional Administrator Tours Don Ball Campus Center (12/05/2019)
• LHOME Offers Low-interest Rate Loans in underserved neighborhoods of Louisville (12/12/2019)
• HUD addresses Veteran homelessness in new innovative approach with Soldiers leaving the Army (12/17/2019)
• HUD Field Offices in Kentucky and Indiana work together to more effectively help Veterans find housing and supportive services (12/30/2019)

2020

• HUD Kentucky Office provides cutting edge customer service thanks to EnVision Center partnership (01/28/2020)
• Hope Center in Lexington is Designated HUD EnVision Center (02/12/2020)
• HUD EnVision Center national convening in Louisville strategizes best practices and next steps (02/20/2020)
• HUD Kentucky volunteers participate in Louisville's Annual Homeless Count (02/26/2020)
• Housing Authority of Bowling Green EnVision Center and local police department partner to mentor girls (03/09/2020)
• HUD Choice Neighborhood grant recipients host film debut of Louisville's historic Beecher Terrace Apartments (03/10/2020)
• HUD Kentucky Office Hosts Opportunity Zone Workshop for Rural Eastern Kentucky (03/11/2020)
• HUD Kentucky Helping Homeless Neighbors (05/28/2020)
• HUD helps 5th Grade Class better understand Disaster Preparedness and Recovery (06/04/2020)
• HUD Recognizes City of Lexington and Commonwealth of Kentucky for exemplary implementation of the Foster Youth Independence Initiative (06/29/2020)
• Henderson Housing Authority EnVision Center Enters into Innovative Energy Saving Partnership (07/14/2020)
• HUD Region IV Administrator recognizes Lexington Foster Youth Initiative (FYI) program recipient (08/03/2020)
• Housing Authority of Danville Serves Residents with Mobile Food Pantry (10/19/2020)
• Housing Authority of Bowling Green EnVision Center Starts Business Program for Underserved Entrepreneurs (11/24/2020)
• Hope Center EnVision Center Helps Homeless in Lexington (12/16/2020)
• Public Housing Repositioning Options Explored during Kentucky Virtual Training (12/18/2020)

2021

• Region IV 2020 Homelessness Virtual Conference is Overwhelming Success (01/08/2021)
• Region IV Expands Reach and Effectiveness of Section 3 Training (02/03/2021)
• Kentucky HUD Office Assists the state in the Phase One COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout (02/12/2021)
• Housing Authority of Bowling Green EnVision Center Wins First Place in Youth Zoom Competition (02/25/2021)
• Housing Authority of Bowling Green Wins First Place in Virtual Youth Education Competition (03/09/2021)
• HUD and SBA Team Up to Train Southeast and Caribbean Workers and Entrepreneurs (03/25/2021)
• HUD Kentucky Office Offers Partnership Outreach Series with Kickoff on "Legal Services" (05/10/2021)
• Louisville Celebrates HUD Choice Neighborhoods Transformation at Beecher Terrace (06/16/2021)

2022

• Deputy Secretary Todman Visits Recovery Efforts in Kentucky After December Tornado (04/13/2022)
• For Stacia, Optimism Returned with an Emergency Housing Voucher (05/23/2022)
• HUD Brings Together 26 Service Providers to Assist Tornado Victims (05/23/2022)
• One Stop Shop: Disaster Resource Recovery Fair in Hopkins County Assists Tornado Survivors (06/13/2022)
• Helping Veterans know their housing options in civilian life (11/23/2022)