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.
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
Sat., Sept. 21, 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
Sat., Oct. 5, 2024: The year's culminating 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. A family-friendly event for all those within the HDA fold, 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!
Meet Our Staff, Clients, Volunteers & Community Who Have All Made HDA What It Is Today
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.
