HDA’s Chris Doll Crowned Community Health Champion
Assistant Director Chris Doll Crowned Community Health Champion Doll Named WellCare of Kentucky’s Region 8 Hero, Wins $3,000 Grant for HDA *All photos courtesy of WellCare of Kentucky HAZARD, Ky. – Chris Doll, the Assistant Director of the Housing Development Alliance (HDA), was honored Wed., Oct. 20 at the 2nd annual Community Health Champions Celebration, hosted […]
One Last Second Chance: Terrell’s Story
One Last Second Chance: Terrell’s Story How HDA’s Hope Building Builds Homes and Lives Photos by Shawn Poynter/Poynter Photo Co. After 15 years struggling with addiction, Terrell knew no one was coming to save him this time. If he was ever going to get home to his two little boys and be the father he […]
AEP Foundation Awards $100,000 Grant to HDA
AEP Foundation Awards $100,000 Grant to HDA Gift will help build homes for very low-income families HAZARD, Ky. (July 28, 2021) – Eight homes for very low-income families will be built over the next year in southeastern Kentucky thanks to the American Electric Power (AEP) Foundation. Housing Development Alliance, Inc. (HDA), a nonprofit affordable housing […]
A Life Reclaimed: Dorsie’s Story
A Life Reclaimed: Dorsie’s Story Meet Dorsie Caudill. Dorsie is a widowed wife, living alone and on a small fixed income in the home her husband built more than 36 years ago. Diagnosed with a bone disease, Dorsie was often confined to the 2nd floor of her home, since the main living quarters are separated […]
Healing Home and Repairing Lives: Novalene’s Story
Healing Home and Repairing Lives: Novalene’s Story Novalene with her grandson, after enjoying a piece of chocolate cake. Novalene is the grandmother of nine grandchildren, whom she looks after on a regular basis. Did you know that 1 in 4 houses in East Kentucky are valued at less than $50,000? The majority of these homes […]
Giving Back To Those Who Have Served: The Spicers
Giving Back to Those Who Have Served: The Spicers Tony & Kerri Spicer From the moment he left high school, Tony Spicer served his community. First, as a Marine, successfully navigating the rigors of Parris Island, one of the most difficult, demanding, and well-known boot camps in the world. Then, after completing service in the […]
The Home That Built Me: Joy’s Story
The Home That Built Me: Joy’s Story When you’re six years old, everything in the world seems big. But for six-year-old Joy Sebastian, even she knew that the apartment she shared with her parents and brother in Hazard’s projects was small. Too small, in fact, for a whole family. “It was so small that we […]
Gaining Independence Through Homeownership: Morgan’s Story
Gaining Independence Through Homeownership: Morgan’s Story “I had seen HDA homes in Stinnett, where I live, and wondered how I could get one!” – Morgan Rice At just 25 years old, Morgan Rice was determined to stand on her own two feet, maintain a job in East Kentucky, and stay close to home. She had […]
Serving Those Who Serve: JJ Montgomery’s Story
Serving Those Who Serve: JJ Montgomery’s Story JJ Montgomery is a proud native of his hometown of Hazard, Kentucky. Hazard is located in the heart of Central Appalachia, a region that has faced economic adversity for decades, largely due to the waning coal industry. It’s an area plagued with a lack of career diversity, dependence on a mono-economy, and a broken […]
Hope Rises: David Partin’s Story
Hope Rises: David’s Story Hope Building is HDA’s paid, on-the-job training program for men and women in recovery. David’s story provides an intimate view of the trainee experience. After completing his training, David went on to secure full-time employment in Knott County. After successfully completing the first phase of his recovery program at Hickory Hill […]
