Bank’s grants are helping tornado victims

May 15th, 2012
WEST LIBERTY, KY — Banks typically don’t give money away, but one lender is doing just that to help Kentucky tornado victims.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati has a program in which homeowners and renters who were displaced or who suffered damage to their primary homes might be eligible for grants of as much as $20,000 toward the purchase, construction or repair of a home.

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Thanks Sonny for Your Service

March 29th, 2012

The Board and staff of Frontier Housing would like to thank Sonny Jones for his 6 years of service on our Board of Directors. Sonny’s term ended last month, but his dedication and accomplishments while serving are enduring and will never be forgotten.

Sonny Jones

While a member of Frontier’s Board of Director’s, Sonny served as the Treasurer of the Board as well as the Committee Chair for the Finance/Audit Committee. He was also a member of Frontier’s Strategic Planning Committee. As a member of this committee, Sonny helped shape the direction of the organization and provided invaluable support and feedback through a change of organizational leadership and the launching of a new business model.

It is the guidance and support of community leaders like Sonny that have made Frontier the strong and innovative organization that it is today.

Thanks again, Sonny!

“Welcome Back Home”, donate to Frontier’s special fund for Post Storm Rebuilding

March 7th, 2012

These funds will be used to support families transitioning back into homes as Frontier joins in helping families in our service area.  We will focus our efforts in Morgan, Menifee, and Magoffin counties; recently hardest hit.

Given Frontier Housing’s 37 years of experience providing housing solutions, we know our proper role will not be in immediate emergency or disaster relief.  Our strength will be in offering help to families longer term as they struggle to bring back some normalcy.  We know the many unmet needs that will emerge for these families when the immediate compassionate relief is past and they try to re-establish a household.

We appreciate your help in serving these families and through them, their communities.

Just GiveOnline donations:
Click JustGive.org
For “Designate my donation”,
enter “Welcome Back Home”,
Post Storm Rebuilding

By check:
(please designate “Welcome Back Home”, Post Storm Rebuilding) send to:
Frontier Housing
5445 Flemingsburg Rd.
Morehead, KY 40351

For information about volunteering to help these communities, please visit Morehead State University’s MSU CARES – Disaster Relief for Kentucky.

For additional information, please visit the Morehead-Rowan County Chamber of Commerce web site.

Storm in Frontier Service Area

Check out our Aspen Home

February 14th, 2012

This beautiful home is located in the Community of Edgewood in Morehead and offers spacious living quarters of 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, Energy Star efficient appliances throughout the house, as well as energy efficient building materials.

Want to find out more information about this home? Feel free to call the Frontier HomeOwnership Center at (606)784-2131!
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A Home for the Holidays

January 11th, 2012

Just in the nick of time

Sagraves new home

Sagraves New Home

The Sagraves moved a 1975 mobile home onto their mountain and began building their idyllic life together. However, despite their love for one another, times were hard. “Windstorms would shake the pictures on the wall,” remembers Jackie, “and in the winter, the front door would freeze up and we’d be stuck inside for days.”

Bobby learned about Frontier Housing from his cousin, who worked at Grayson Rural Electric Co-Op.

The Sagraves describe their experience working with the staff at Frontier as, “Wonderful!” “They all supported us, I can say that,” Jackie exclaims.
“They made it so simple—no headaches, no frustration,” adds Bobby. They both agree that, over time, Frontier Housing began to feel like family.

In just months, the Sagraves’ home was built from the ground up. Remembering the construction of their home, Bobby says, “Every time I drove up, something else had been done.” The kindhearted pair showed their appreciation by doting on the construction crew; rewarding them one afternoon with lunch from Kentucky Fried Chicken, which the crew enjoyed while admiring the view from the couple’s favorite picnic spot.

Frontier was able to piece together an affordable financing package for the Sagraves using:

  • NeighborWorks® Capital Funding for the Rehabilitation of Affordable Housing (specifically awarded to assist in replacing pre-1976 mobile homes)
  • HOME Funds – The National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 (awarded to assist in building new and affordable homes in northeastern Kentucky)
  • A USDA Rural Housing mortgage (which offers the only zero money down program available to borrowers that have not served in the military)

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Sagraves earlier home

Sagraves Prior Home