--- title: Bringing It Home (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/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/Strategic+Housing+Podcast-1.png?height=500&name=Strategic+Housing+Podcast-1.png)](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2019/5/21/changing-the-image-of-manufactured-housing) [innovative housing](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/innovative-housing), [big housing ideas](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/big-housing-ideas), [archive](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/archive), [podcast](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/podcast) ## [Podcast Interview - Changing the Image of Manufactured Housing—an Affordable Housing Solution](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2019/5/21/changing-the-image-of-manufactured-housing) May 21, 2019 7:55:08 AM Executive Director, Edwin King, talks with Barry Noffsinger, a leader in the manufactured housing industry with over 20 years of experience, including financial services. Together, they discuss how the image of manufactured housing is changing, along with the challenges and opportunities as an affordable housing solution. [Read More ➜](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2019/5/21/changing-the-image-of-manufactured-housing) [![](https://blog.kyhousing.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Strategic+Housing+Podcast-Dec-05-2022-11-44-49-1499-AM.png?height=500&name=Strategic+Housing+Podcast-Dec-05-2022-11-44-49-1499-AM.png)](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2019/4/23/podcast-interview-partnerships-for-purpose-and-impact) [veterans](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/veterans), [innovative housing](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/innovative-housing), [holistic housing](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/holistic-housing), [archive](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/archive), [podcast](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/podcast) ## [Podcast Interview - Partnerships for Purpose and Impact](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2019/4/23/podcast-interview-partnerships-for-purpose-and-impact) Apr 23, 2019 4:43:00 PM KHC’s Executive Director, Edwin King, talks with executive director of the Tennessee Housing Development Agency, Ralph Perrey, about how these two similar state housing finance agencies, with a shared border and the Fort Campbell military base, are partnering together to meet unique needs. [Read More ➜](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2019/4/23/podcast-interview-partnerships-for-purpose-and-impact) [![](https://blog.kyhousing.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/image-asset-Dec-05-2022-11-46-26-2262-AM.jpeg?height=500&name=image-asset-Dec-05-2022-11-46-26-2262-AM.jpeg)](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2019/3/26/ending-homelessness-requires-teamwork-and-passion) [specialized housing](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/specialized-housing), [homeless](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/homeless), [archive](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/archive) ## [Ending Homelessness Requires Teamwork and Passion](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2019/3/26/ending-homelessness-requires-teamwork-and-passion) Mar 26, 2019 2:53:10 PM Representatives from the Greater Louisville Central Labor Council (GLCLC), Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs (KDVA), Kentucky Habitat for Humanity, United Way, Housing Partnership, Inc. (HPI), and other local organizations began to meet on a regular basis to brainstorm how resources could be merged to help not only this veteran, but also, almost 200 other homeless veterans in the area. [Read More ➜](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2019/3/26/ending-homelessness-requires-teamwork-and-passion) [![](https://blog.kyhousing.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Strategic+Housing+Podcast-Dec-05-2022-11-44-51-9452-AM.png?height=500&name=Strategic+Housing+Podcast-Dec-05-2022-11-44-51-9452-AM.png)](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2019/2/28/podcast-interview-khcs-new-qap-innovation-pool-and-innovative-project-awards) [seniors](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/seniors), [specialized housing](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/specialized-housing), [innovative housing](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/innovative-housing), [healthcare](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/healthcare), [archive](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/archive), [podcast](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/podcast) ## [Podcast Interview - KHC’s New QAP Innovation Pool and Innovative Project Awards](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2019/2/28/podcast-interview-khcs-new-qap-innovation-pool-and-innovative-project-awards) Feb 28, 2019 10:40:04 AM Executive Director, Edwin King, talks with Kentucky Housing Corporation’s Jeremy Ratliff, general counsel and deputy executive director overseeing Legal Services and Tracy Thurston, managing director of Multifamily Programs, talk about improvements to the Qualified Allocation Plan. [Read More ➜](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2019/2/28/podcast-interview-khcs-new-qap-innovation-pool-and-innovative-project-awards) [![](https://blog.kyhousing.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Strategic+Housing+Podcast-Dec-05-2022-11-46-22-0453-AM.png?height=500&name=Strategic+Housing+Podcast-Dec-05-2022-11-46-22-0453-AM.png)](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2019/1/31/podcast-interview-william-summers-v-chairman-of-khcs-board-of-directors) [recovery kentucky](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/recovery-kentucky), [holistic housing](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/holistic-housing), [archive](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/archive), [podcast](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/podcast) ## [Podcast Interview - William Summers, V., Chairman of KHC’s Board of Directors](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2019/1/31/podcast-interview-william-summers-v-chairman-of-khcs-board-of-directors) Jan 31, 2019 3:00:46 PM Executive Director, Edwin King, talks with KHC’s Board Chair, William E. Summers, V., who has served as Chair since August 2008, about coming through the housing crisis, growing through change and innovation, and addressing housing needs for growing populations. [Read More ➜](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2019/1/31/podcast-interview-william-summers-v-chairman-of-khcs-board-of-directors) [![](https://blog.kyhousing.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Operation+Victory-1.png?height=500&name=Operation+Victory-1.png)](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2019/1/8/operation-victory-helps-homeless-veterans-in-kentucky) [veterans](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/veterans), [redevelopment](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/redevelopment), [homeless](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/homeless), [archive](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/archive) ## [Operation Victory Helps Homeless Veterans in Kentucky](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2019/1/8/operation-victory-helps-homeless-veterans-in-kentucky) Jan 8, 2019 9:13:05 AM Representatives from the Greater Louisville Central Labor Council (GLCLC), Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs (KDVA), Kentucky Habitat for Humanity, United Way, Housing Partnership, Inc. (HPI), and other local organizations began to meet on a regular basis to brainstorm how resources could be merged to help almost 200 other homeless veterans in the area. [Read More ➜](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2019/1/8/operation-victory-helps-homeless-veterans-in-kentucky) [![](https://blog.kyhousing.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Strategic+Housing+Podcast-Dec-05-2022-11-46-17-7590-AM.png?height=500&name=Strategic+Housing+Podcast-Dec-05-2022-11-46-17-7590-AM.png)](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2019/1/8/strategic-housing-top-5-of-2018) [speakers](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/speakers), [big housing ideas](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/big-housing-ideas), [Kentucky Affordable Housing Conference](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/kentucky-affordable-housing-conference), [archive](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/archive), [podcast](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/podcast) ## [Strategic Housing Top 5 of 2018](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2019/1/8/strategic-housing-top-5-of-2018) Jan 8, 2019 8:00:00 AM We have selected five of the most read blog posts or listened-to podcasts on Strategic Housing. [Read More ➜](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2019/1/8/strategic-housing-top-5-of-2018) [![](https://blog.kyhousing.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Strategic+Housing+Podcast-1.png?height=500&name=Strategic+Housing+Podcast-1.png)](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2018/12/podcast-interview-commissioner-ryan-quarles) [veterans](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/veterans), [hunger](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/hunger), [holistic housing](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/holistic-housing), [archive](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/archive), [podcast](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/podcast) ## [Podcast Interview - Commissioner Ryan Quarles - Kentucky Hunger Initiative](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2018/12/podcast-interview-commissioner-ryan-quarles) Dec 18, 2018 5:59:18 PM Kentucky Housing Corporation's (KHC) Executive Director, Edwin King, sits down with Ryan Quarles—who has served as the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Kentucky since 2015. [Read More ➜](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2018/12/podcast-interview-commissioner-ryan-quarles) [![](https://blog.kyhousing.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Pledge+of+Hope+December+2018-1.jpg?height=500&name=Pledge+of+Hope+December+2018-1.jpg)](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2018/12/11/pledge-hope-and-share-your-joy-this-holiday-season) [non-profits](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/non-profits), [specialized housing](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/specialized-housing), [holistic housing](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/holistic-housing), [giving](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/giving), [homeless](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/homeless), [archive](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/archive) ## [Pledge Hope and Share Your Joy This Holiday Season](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2018/12/11/pledge-hope-and-share-your-joy-this-holiday-season) Dec 11, 2018 12:07:16 PM “Earl" (named changed to protect his privacy) visited the soup kitchen on the day I volunteered to prep and serve food. Trays are counted to track the number of hungry folks who came through for a fresh, hot meal. [Read More ➜](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2018/12/11/pledge-hope-and-share-your-joy-this-holiday-season) [![](https://blog.kyhousing.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Strategic+Housing+Podcast-1.png?height=500&name=Strategic+Housing+Podcast-1.png)](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2018/11/20/podcast-interview-rob-perez-dv8-kitchen) [recovery kentucky](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/recovery-kentucky), [events](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/events), [partners](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/partners), [big housing ideas](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/big-housing-ideas), [Kentucky Affordable Housing Conference](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/kentucky-affordable-housing-conference), [archive](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/archive), [podcast](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/tag/podcast) ## [Podcast Interview - Rob Perez - DV8 Kitchen](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2018/11/20/podcast-interview-rob-perez-dv8-kitchen) Nov 20, 2018 1:34:17 PM Kentucky Housing Corporation's (KHC) Executive Director, Edwin King, sits down with Rob Perez, creator of DV8 (Deviate) Kitchen—a restaurant with a heart and mission that gives second chance employment to those in substance abuse recovery trying to redirect their lives, so they will “deviate” from addiction. [Read More ➜](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/2018/11/20/podcast-interview-rob-perez-dv8-kitchen) [First](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/page/1) [Prev](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/page/5) [4](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/page/4) [5](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/page/5) [6](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/page/6) [7](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/page/7) [8](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/page/8) [Next](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/page/7) [Last](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/page/10) [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)