CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF IMPACT

To celebrate our 30th anniversary, we’ve created this space to share stories, treasured milestones, memories, photos and more from our work over the past three decades. We’ll be celebrating throughout the summer of 2024, with a culminating event this September! You’re invited to join us, and we’ll let you know how you can be a part of our incredible story. 

100th Home Build
Completed January 8, 2014
Gurney's Bend
Completed April 21, 2023
Governor Celebrates Gurney's Bend Completion
April 21, 2023
Blue Sky Subdivision
Construction Ongoing - Photo Courtesy of The Lexington Herald-Leader
100 Flood Survivors Served & Counting
Since July 28, 2022, HDA has been leading the way in disaster recovery for Eastern Kentucky.
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Our Journey

30 Years of Making Homeownership Dreams
Come True for Low-Income Eastern Kentucky People

Let's Celebrate!

We hope you'll be able to join us during one of our special events this year as we celebrate 30 years of building affordable homes and making affordable home repairs for the people of Appalachian East Kentucky.

Home Dedication: 100th Flood Survivor Served!

JUNE 5, 2024 - 4 p.m.: Join us as we host a special Home Dedication Ceremony for Melissa Neace and her two daughters! Melissa lost her home in Breathitt County during the 2022 East Kentucky flood. As Melissa receives the keys to a new home in the Blue Sky subdivision, we'll be marking a momentous milestone: having served 100 flood survivors in less than 2 years since the historic disaster.

3 for 30: DreamBuilders Blitz Build

JUNE 17-21, 2024: DreamBuilders Maryland join us again this year for the Ultimate House Raising Challenge! Last year, this amazing group of volunteers framed 2 new homes in 4 days, and this year, they will help our carpenters frame 3 homes in less than a full week! What a spectacle this will be (catch all the action on Facebook) and perfect for our 30th anniversary of providing affordable new homes for our community.

Homecoming: Celebrating Hope Building's Lindsey King

July 3, 2024: If you don't know the inspiring story of Lindsey King, you'll want to follow our coverage of this event! Lindsey started out as an apprentice carpenter in Hope Building, our paid on-the-job training program in residential construction for men and women in substance use recovery. Lindsey was so impressive as a trainee that she worked her way up to becoming the assistant trainer in our program! Now, we'll get to see her move into her own new home.

Highway 30: High Ground Site Announcement

July 26, 2024: Gov. Beshear will unveil a second high-ground community site in Breathitt County (after Highland Avenue in Jackson)! Located on over 50 acres of land along Highway 30, the state has plans to help fund the construction of at least 20 new homes in this area for flood survivors. HDA will be the builder of these homes, and we look forward to helping flood survivors access affordable housing in our community! A start date for home construction has not yet been set, but we expect to begin work soon.

On Higher Ground: Celebrating Peach Tree Lane

Coming in Oct. 2024: We can't wait to celebrate the completion of this new 7-home community for flood survivors in Breathitt County! On this special day, we'll be welcoming Earl to his new home, along with all of his new neighbors. A true testament to not only building homes but building community too, Peach Tree Lane is a neighborhood of folks who have grown to look out for each other in homes located outside of the floodplain.

30 More: Celebrating 3 Decades of Service to Our Community

Fri., Oct. 4, 2024: The year's highlight event! We'll bring you photos and videos from this very special day when HDA founders, staff, volunteers, donors, funders & more come together to celebrate our achievements and growth over the last 30 years. This is a time to reminisce, recognize individuals and groups for their dedication to HDA, and look ahead to what's to come as we build a brighter future for our community.

Thank You to Our Top Donors, Funders & Longtime Volunteers!

Top Donors

Susan Duff

James & Joyce Jolly

Norman & Donna Vincent

Bart Baldwin

Susan Goody

Mike & Julie Hodge

Mimi Pickering & Dee Davis

Brian Littleton

Nancy K. Larson

Adam & Ashley Johnson

Margaret Keith

Jessica Bodmer

Amylyn Crawford

John & Kathy Doll

Teri Horswell

Connor & Karrie McBryde

Michelle Budzek & Gregory T. Brodrick

Timothy & Cheryl Truax

Annie Williams & Friends

India Watkins

Larry Witt

Russell Huxtable

Kelsey Speaks

Joanne E. Toms

David & Janet Kreher

Andrea Boyd

Margaret Yoke

Jim Beavin

Larry King

Stuart Clark

Todd Morgan

Scott & Mary Claire Dismukes

Josh & Lena Bakun

 

Top Funders

Delores Barr Weaver Legacy Fund

Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky

Kentucky Colonels Foundation

Catholic Diocese of Lexington, KY

Mother of Good Counsel Catholic Community 

Episcopal Diocese of Lexington, KY

Blue Grass Community Foundation

James Graham Brown Foundation

Whitaker Foundation

American Red Cross

KY Sports Radio & KY Chamber of Commerce

AEP Foundation

Center for Disaster Philanthropy

Save A Lot Foundation

City of Hazard

Berea College Appalachian Fund

Kentucky River Properties LLC

Thompson Charitable Foundation

Franciscan Friars

Kentucky Housing Corporation

People's Self-Help Housing

Just Transition Fund

E.O. Robinson Foundation

Fahe

Pullen Memorial Baptist Church

Home Depot Foundation

Bike & Build Inc.

Home Lumber Company

Longtime Volunteers

Pullen Memorial Baptist Church

St. Bartholomew (Cincinnati, OH)

St. Joseph's University APEX

First Presbyterian Church - Neenah, WI

Boston College

Temple University Honors

Michigan State Alternative Breaks

United Methodist Church - Champaign, IL

 

Help Give Eastern Kentuckians a Brighter Future!

As we celebrate our 30th year providing affordable housing for Eastern Kentucky, our goal is to raise $50,000 to ensure that even more flood survivors and low-income Eastern Kentuckians continue to benefit from HDA’s programs which include new homeownership, home repair, flood recovery, affordable rentals, energy efficiency, financial capability, and paid on-the-job training in home construction for men & women in recovery.

Your gift has the power to make a lasting impact, transform lives, and keep HDA strong far into the future. Thank you for supporting our “Help Give Eastern Kentuckians a Brighter Future” Campaign as we commemorate 3 incredible decades of service to our community.

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