--- title: Bringing It Home | Kentucky Housing Corporation (6) description: This blog, Bring It Home, is a space where we can connect, share innovative thinking, and collaborate with our many private and public partners as well as clients and customers. This is a place of dialogue, where Kentuckians can read, listen, and participate in the discussion of new ideas, best practices, policy tools, and hear the stories of those affected by and shaping affordable housing. (6) --- [Skip to Content](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/author/communicationskyhousing-org/page/6#main-content) [![Bringing It Home](https://blog.kyhousing.org/hubfs/Logos/Bringing%20It%20Home%20Logo_Color%20-%20Horizontal%20-%20Inverted.svg) ![Bringing It Home](https://blog.kyhousing.org/hubfs/Logos/Bringing%20It%20Home%20Logo_Color%20-%20Horizontal%20-%20Inverted.svg)](https://blog.kyhousing.org/) - [Blog Posts](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog) - [Podcasts](https://blog.kyhousing.org/podcasts) - [Success Stories](https://blog.kyhousing.org/khc-success-stories) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Blog Posts](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog) - [Podcasts](https://blog.kyhousing.org/podcasts) - [Success Stories](https://blog.kyhousing.org/khc-success-stories) - [Subscribe](https://blog.kyhousing.org/subscribe) Open search Close Search [Subscribe](https://blog.kyhousing.org/subscribe) # Blog Posts ##### *See the blog posts below. You can also filter by tags using the box below.* - [All](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog) - [archive](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/archive) - [podcast](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/podcast) - [partners](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/partners) - [faces of affordable housing](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/faces-of-affordable-housing) - [success story](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/success-story) - [challenges](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/challenges) - [big housing ideas](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/big-housing-ideas) - [homebuying](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/homebuying) - [Eastern Kentucky](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/eastern-kentucky) - [communities](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/communities) - [natural disasters](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/natural-disasters) - [non-profits](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/non-profits) - [mortgage](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/mortgage) - [events](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/events) - [holistic housing](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/holistic-housing) - [homeless](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/homeless) - [specialized housing](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/specialized-housing) - [veterans](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/veterans) - [Appalachia](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/appalachia) - [Kentucky Affordable Housing Conference](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/kentucky-affordable-housing-conference) - [LIHTC](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/lihtc) - [funding](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/funding) - [obstacles](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/obstacles) - [developers](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/developers) - [innovative housing](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/innovative-housing) - [Western Kentucky](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/western-kentucky) - [elderly housing](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/elderly-housing) - [lenders](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/lenders) - [rental](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/rental) - [speakers](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/speakers) - [Scholar House](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/scholar-house) - [fair housing](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/fair-housing) - [national](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/national) - [seniors](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/seniors) - [U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/us-department-of-housing-and-urban-development) - [energy](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/energy) - [k-count](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/k-count) - [motivational](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/motivational) - [recovery kentucky](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/recovery-kentucky) - [Housing Choice Vouchers](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/housing-choice-vouchers) - [giving](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/giving) - [healthcare](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/healthcare) - [redevelopment](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/redevelopment) - [diversity](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/diversity) - [domestic violence](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/domestic-violence) - [history](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/history) - [housing gap](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/housing-gap) - [hunger](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/hunger) - [mae street kidd](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/mae-street-kidd) [![](https://blog.kyhousing.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Welcome+Mat-Web-1.jpg?height=500&name=Welcome+Mat-Web-1.jpg)](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2018/5/8/paving-the-way-for-homeownership-and-helping-buyers-achieve-the-american-dream) [homebuying](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/homebuying), [faces of affordable housing](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/faces-of-affordable-housing), [archive](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/archive), [success story](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/success-story) ## [Paving the Way for Homeownership and Helping Buyers Achieve the American Dream](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2018/5/8/paving-the-way-for-homeownership-and-helping-buyers-achieve-the-american-dream) May 9, 2018 10:37:13 AM At Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC), the state housing finance agency, we know that stable, safe, quality, affordable housing provides the best foundation for other successful life outcomes. [Read More ➜](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2018/5/8/paving-the-way-for-homeownership-and-helping-buyers-achieve-the-american-dream) [![](https://blog.kyhousing.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/FairHousing50Years-4.jpg?height=500&name=FairHousing50Years-4.jpg)](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2018/4/18/the-fair-housing-act-makes-us-stronger-commemorating-50-years-of-the-fair-housing-act) [history](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/history), [mae street kidd](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/mae-street-kidd), [fair housing](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/fair-housing), [archive](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/archive) ## [The Fair Housing Act Makes Us Stronger: Commemorating 50 Years of the Fair Housing Act](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2018/4/18/the-fair-housing-act-makes-us-stronger-commemorating-50-years-of-the-fair-housing-act) Apr 18, 2018 10:06:05 AM While the mobile home wasn’t Lavon’s first choice, it was the closest place to rent near his son and daughter’s school. It also was walking distance to everyone’s job, which was a necessity. [Read More ➜](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2018/4/18/the-fair-housing-act-makes-us-stronger-commemorating-50-years-of-the-fair-housing-act) [![](https://blog.kyhousing.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Strategic+Housing+Podcast-Dec-05-2022-11-45-10-3238-AM.png?height=500&name=Strategic+Housing+Podcast-Dec-05-2022-11-45-10-3238-AM.png)](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2018/3/21/podcast-interview-with-ncshas-stockton-williams) [partners](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/partners), [holistic housing](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/holistic-housing), [national](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/national), [archive](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/archive), [podcast](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/podcast) ## [Podcast - Interview with NCSHA’s Stockton Williams](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2018/3/21/podcast-interview-with-ncshas-stockton-williams) Mar 21, 2018 7:52:32 AM KHC’s Executive Director, Edwin King, sits down with the newly named executive director for the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA), Stockton Williams, for an in-depth conversation about Stockton’s vision to lead this national agency in the arena of affordable housing, when he takes the helm in April of 2018. [Read More ➜](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2018/3/21/podcast-interview-with-ncshas-stockton-williams) [![](https://blog.kyhousing.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Strategic+Housing+Podcast-Dec-05-2022-11-46-56-7235-AM.png?height=500&name=Strategic+Housing+Podcast-Dec-05-2022-11-46-56-7235-AM.png)](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2018/1/29/zgxy4sg9vub2is2h8yyj7ko5vafhsr) [partners](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/partners), [LIHTC](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/lihtc), [archive](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/archive), [podcast](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/podcast), [Scholar House](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/scholar-house) ## [Podcast - Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) - Part 2](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2018/1/29/zgxy4sg9vub2is2h8yyj7ko5vafhsr) Jan 30, 2018 10:16:44 AM This podcast is a continuation from the first, featuring Edwin King, Kentucky Housing Corporation's (KHC) executive director, and Mark Shelburne, senior manager with Novogradac & Company. Both continue to discuss the importance of the Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) to Kentucky and changes KHC is making to improve the process and reduce red tape. [Read More ➜](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2018/1/29/zgxy4sg9vub2is2h8yyj7ko5vafhsr) [![](https://blog.kyhousing.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Strategic+Housing+Podcast-Dec-05-2022-11-46-55-4766-AM.png?height=500&name=Strategic+Housing+Podcast-Dec-05-2022-11-46-55-4766-AM.png)](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2018/1/26/tsur5atcofvlookj8exu041usyzbey) [partners](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/partners), [LIHTC](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/lihtc), [archive](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/archive), [podcast](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/podcast), [Scholar House](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/scholar-house), [developers](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/developers) ## [Podcast - Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) - Part 1](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2018/1/26/tsur5atcofvlookj8exu041usyzbey) Jan 26, 2018 9:37:28 AM In the first podcast from Strategic Housing, Edwin King, Kentucky Housing Corporation's (KHC) executive director, and Mark Shelburne, senior manager with Novogradac & Company, sit down and talk about the importance of the Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) to Kentucky and changes KHC is making to improve the process and reduce red tape. [Read More ➜](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2018/1/26/tsur5atcofvlookj8exu041usyzbey) [![](https://blog.kyhousing.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-534805675-3.jpg?height=500&name=iStock-534805675-3.jpg)](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2017/12/13/gratitude-and-holiday-giving-to-help-families-in-need) [non-profits](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/non-profits), [challenges](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/challenges), [giving](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/giving), [archive](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/archive) ## [Gratitude and Holiday Giving to Help Families in Need](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2017/12/13/gratitude-and-holiday-giving-to-help-families-in-need) Dec 13, 2017 11:55:05 AM This time of year brings the meaning of the holidays into focus. It is the time to reflect, feel and show gratitude, and enjoy traditions of the season's best. [Read More ➜](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2017/12/13/gratitude-and-holiday-giving-to-help-families-in-need) [![](https://blog.kyhousing.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/2017+Housing+CCI+Summit+-+All+Attendee+Map-1.jpg?height=500&name=2017+Housing+CCI+Summit+-+All+Attendee+Map-1.jpg)](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2017/10/12/big-housing-ideas-big-purpose) [events](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/events), [big housing ideas](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/big-housing-ideas), [archive](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/archive) ## [Big Housing Ideas, Big Purpose](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2017/10/12/big-housing-ideas-big-purpose) Oct 12, 2017 5:19:10 PM The 2017 Housing CCI Summits are thoughtfully designed and purposeful to mix up and connect thought leaders from varied housing and service backgrounds and from across Kentucky and other surrounding states. [Read More ➜](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2017/10/12/big-housing-ideas-big-purpose) [![](https://blog.kyhousing.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Lincoln-Grant-Opening-3.jpg?height=500&name=Lincoln-Grant-Opening-3.jpg)](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2017/9/19/top-three-challenges-to-building-a-scholar-house) [challenges](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/challenges), [archive](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/archive), [Scholar House](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/scholar-house) ## [Top Three Challenges to Building a Scholar House](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2017/9/19/top-three-challenges-to-building-a-scholar-house) Sep 19, 2017 8:38:47 AM So what are the biggest challenges to building a Scholar House? Rob Ellis, Kentucky Housing Corporation, has worked to develop nine Scholar Houses across Kentucky. He knows better than [Read More ➜](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2017/9/19/top-three-challenges-to-building-a-scholar-house) [![](https://blog.kyhousing.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Scholar_House-Breondra_with_son-3.jpeg?height=500&name=Scholar_House-Breondra_with_son-3.jpeg)](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2017/9/19/scholar-house-building-independence-and-stability-for-families) [faces of affordable housing](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/faces-of-affordable-housing), [archive](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/archive), [Scholar House](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/scholar-house) ## [Scholar House: Building Independence and Stability for Families](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2017/9/19/scholar-house-building-independence-and-stability-for-families) Sep 13, 2017 11:15:00 AM Scholar House is a self-sufficiency program, based on the adult student’s income, that provides housing assistance for those who are full-time students in a post-secondary educational institution. [Read More ➜](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2017/9/19/scholar-house-building-independence-and-stability-for-families) [![](https://blog.kyhousing.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Edwin+King+-+Headshot+-+Flag.jpg?height=500&name=Edwin+King+-+Headshot+-+Flag.jpg)](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2017/8/21/edwin-king-speaks-with-wkms-913-about-khc) [communities](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/communities), [archive](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/archive), [Western Kentucky](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/western-kentucky) ## [Edwin King Speaks with WKMS 91.3 about KHC](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2017/8/21/edwin-king-speaks-with-wkms-913-about-khc) Aug 21, 2017 3:50:51 PM Executive Director, Edwin King, spoke with Murray State's National Public Radio station, WKMS, about housing investments in Kentucky, especially in the western part of the state. [Read More ➜](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2017/8/21/edwin-king-speaks-with-wkms-913-about-khc) [First](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/author/communicationskyhousing-org/page/1) [Prev](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/author/communicationskyhousing-org/page/5) [3](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/author/communicationskyhousing-org/page/3) [4](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/author/communicationskyhousing-org/page/4) [5](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/author/communicationskyhousing-org/page/5) [6](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/author/communicationskyhousing-org/page/6) [7](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/author/communicationskyhousing-org/page/7) [Next](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/author/communicationskyhousing-org/page/7) [Last](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/author/communicationskyhousing-org/page/7) [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/kyhousing) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/kentucky-housing-corporation) [Follow us on Twitter](https://twitter.com/#!/KYHousing) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/kyhousing/) [Follow us on YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/user/KyHousingCorp) - [Podcasts](https://blog.kyhousing.org/podcasts) - [Success Stories](https://blog.kyhousing.org/khc-success-stories) - [Blog Archive - Strategic Housing](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/archive) - [KHC's Website](https://www.kyhousing.org) - [Register for KHC's eGrams](https://www.kyhousing.org/News-Events/eGrams/Pages/default.aspx) - [Contact KHC](https://wapps.kyhousing.org/KHC_Webforms/Contact-Us.aspx) --- [![Kentucky Housing Corporation](https://blog.kyhousing.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Logos/logo_white_tag_hi.png?width=273&height=75&name=logo_white_tag_hi.png "Kentucky Housing Corporation")](https://blog.kyhousing.org/) This blog, *Bringing It Home*, is a space where we can connect, share innovative thinking, and collaborate with our many private and public partners as well as clients and customers. This is a place of dialogue, where Kentuckians can read, listen, and participate in the discussion of new ideas, best practices, policy tools, and hear the stories of those affected by and shaping affordable housing. Copyright ©2026 *Bringing It Home *by [Kentucky Housing Corporation](https://www.kyhousing.org/). All rights reserved. - [Social Media Policy](https://www.kyhousing.org/Legal/Pages/Social-Media-Policy.aspx) - [Privacy Policy](https://www.kyhousing.org/Legal/Pages/Privacy-Policy.aspx)