Kevin Jones, Executive Director, Religious Coalition for Community Renewal (WV)
At the Religious Coalition for Community Renewal (RCCR), Executive Director Kevin Jones leads with a vision rooted in transformation—of both people and neighborhoods.
Angie Allen, President, Highlands Housing Corporation (KY)
Highlands Housing Corporation in rural KY, is proving that homeownership is possible—and transformational—for families who have long felt left behind.
Carol Clarke, CEO, Neighborhood Housing Services of Birmingham, Inc. (AL)
Neighborhood Housing Services of Birmingham is at the forefront of building economic stability through equitable housing solutions in Alabama.
Keys That Unlock Tomorrow
A single mother of three, Colley had been living in an overcrowded home with her ex-husband’s family, her children sleeping on the sofa as she struggled to provide a safe place for them. Affordable housing felt out of reach, and past financial setbacks during a difficult divorce had left her credit damaged, making homeownership seem impossible.
A Home for Christmas
When Chassidy Gorrell’s marriage abruptly ended, she and her three children were cast into a harsh and unsettled reality. With nowhere to turn and nothing to call their own, Gorrell searched for affordable housing and a place to call home.
Cassie Hudson, Executive Director, Partnership Housing, Inc. (KY)
Partnership Housing, Inc. is a nonprofit housing development organization working to change lives in Eastern Kentucky’s Owsley County by creating more safe, affordable homes and rental units.
Dave Clark, Executive Director, Woodlands Development & Lending (WV)
Woodlands Development & Lending is working to build healthy, viable communities in North Central West Virginia through affordable housing, downtown redevelopment, community lending and much more.
Jackie Mayo, President & CEO, HomeSource East Tennessee (TN)
HomeSource east tennessee is working to create more sustainable housing across 13 counties in Eastern Tennessee and helping people with modest incomes to stay and thrive in the region.
Bryan Phipps, President & CEO, People Incorporated (VA)
People Incorporated serves 17 counties across the state of Virginia, helping to create opportunities for people to improve their lives through housing, lending and other direct services.
Finding a Way
Denise Franklin lived more than 30 years in subsidized housing and then, in her parents’ home with her daughter. Now she works as a nurse and owns her own home thanks to Beyond Housing, the redevelopment and housing authority of Bristol, Virginia.