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Podcast Interview - Jim King - Fahe Nov 13, 2018

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In this podcast, Kentucky Housing Corporation's (KHC) Executive Director, Edwin King, sits down with housing partner, Jim King, who serves as the executive director of Fahe, which is an organization leading the mission to eliminate persistent poverty in Appalachia. Together, they to talk about poverty, barriers, opportunities, and strategies for individuals and families through empowerment and programs to meet very unique housing needs in Eastern Kentucky and the Appalachian Region.

Podcast Interview - K-Count - Part 2 Oct 03, 2018

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In part two podcast about the K-Count of Kentucky’s homeless population, Kentucky Housing Corporation's (KHC) Executive Director, Edwin King, sits down with Caleb Rose who currently serves as the housing and outreach coordinator for the Pennyroyal Veteran’s Center in Hopkinsville, Kentucky to talk about his experience in working with veterans who need help, hope, and housing.

Podcast Interview - K-Count - Part 1 Oct 03, 2018

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In part one of two special K-Count podcasts, Kentucky Housing Corporation's (KHC) Executive Director, Edwin King, sits down with Beverly Isom, who currently serves as the homeless services manager at the Kentucky Communities Economic Opportunity Council (KCEOC) Community Action Partnership, to talk about her experience and perspective in working directly with individuals and families who are homeless or at-risk, and provides community support programs.

More information about the KCEOC can be found at www.povertyisreal.org.

Podcast Interview - Jacob Tamme - #KAHC18 Aug 07, 2018

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Kentucky Housing Corporation's Executive Director, Edwin King, sits down with Jacob Tamme, who is a former American football tight end and advocate of homes for wounded U.S. veterans who will be a keynote speaker during our 2018 Kentucky Affordable Housing Conference—The Power of Housing is Now—on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 21 and 22, in Lexington, Kentucky. Together,

Tamme and his wife Allison co-founded the Swings for Soldiers Classic in 2010. Each year, they are joined by friends, family, and many volunteers to help produce an amazing event that benefits a great organization - Homes for Our Troops. In eight years, they have raised over $800,000 for the charity.

Podcast Interview - Cara Brookins - #KAHC18 Jul 17, 2018

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Kentucky Housing Corporation's Executive Director, Edwin King, sits down with Cara Brookins. She is best known as the mom who built her own house using YouTube tutorials. She has been entertaining, educating, and inspiring audiences with her keynotes and presentations since 2004, and will be a plenary speaker during our 2018 Kentucky Affordable Housing Conference—The Power of Housing is Now—on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 21 and 22, in Lexington, Kentucky.

Cara is the author of eight books, including "Rise, How a House Built a Family", which tells the story of building her 3,500 square foot house with the help of her four children by watching YouTube tutorials and googling things like foundation work, plumbing, and gas lines. News of Cara's story went viral in more than 65 countries and was viewed a billion times. Rise, has now been optioned to become a major motion picture. Inspiring audiences to build bigger lives remains her greatest passion.

Podcast Interview - Veterans Services - Part 1 Jul 03, 2018

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Kentucky Housing Corporation's Executive Director, Edwin King, sits down with Heather French Henry, who currently serves as the deputy commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs (KDVA), to talk about services available to veterans and addressing those who who find themselves homeless.

Podcast Interview - Veterans Services - Part 2 Jul 03, 2018

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entucky Housing Corporation's Executive Director, Edwin King, sits down with Ron Georgette, who currently is the founder of Operation Stand Down Kentucky (OSDKY), to talk about services available to veterans and what OSDKY offers those vulnerable veterans (i.e. those struggling with mental health, drugs and alcohol; and/or who are physically incapacitated).

Podcast Interview - Sam Glenn - #KAHC18 Jun 19, 2018

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Kentucky Housing Corporation's Executive Director, Edwin King, sits down with Sam Glenn, who is an award-winning, motivational speaker, storyteller, author, and performance artist who will be our opening keynote speaker during our 2018 Kentucky Affordable Housing Conference—The Power of Housing is Now—on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 21 and 22, in Lexington, Kentucky. As a speaker, Sam delivers topics on managing change, motivation, leadership, customer service, teamwork, workplace wellness, and attitude, among other topics that are highly motivational and very relevant in today’s world and changing markets.

Podcast - Interview with KHC’s Mike Townsend, Recovery Kentucky Program Administrator Jun 12, 2018

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Kentucky Housing Corporation's Executive Director, Edwin King, sits down with the Mike Townsend, who serves as program coordinator for the Recovery Kentucky program, for an in-depth conversation about the impacts of the program that is designed to help Kentuckians recover from substance abuse, help them gain control of their lives and eventually reside in permanent housing, thus reducing the state’s drug problem which often leads to chronic homelessness. This podcast also pays tribute to the late Don Ball who was one of the most influential, humble, kind, and compassionate friends to affordable housing with his legacy program, Recovery Kentucky, becoming a national model.

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