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When Floodwaters Rise, Fahe Members Answer the Call to Render Aid and Rebuild their Communities

May 27, 2021

In the Face of Disaster, Partnership Housing Inc. Finds New Purpose in Community Development Expertise, Restoring the Promise of Safe Housing amid Uncertainty March 1st, 2021 is a date many families

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Letcher County Leadership Case Study

Leadership in Appalachia Case Study: Letcher County KY

November 25, 2020

Fahe released a case study in November entitled “Weaving Appalachia-Leadership in Letcher County.” The report documents the importance of leadership in the Fahe Network and how our local leaders

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Fahe Members Partner Nationally to Bring Financial Opportunity and Digital Inclusion to North Central West Virginia

October 9, 2020

Fahe Members Randolph County Housing Authority (RCHA) and Homeownership Center partnering with Highland Community Builders (HBC) and Rural LISC have launched their Digital Navigator program and a

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Fahe Community Lending Closes Loan with Helping Hands Now

July 31, 2020

Fahe Community Lending (CL) recently closed a loan with Helping Hands Now (HHN), a nonprofit organization located in  Georgia, our first in the state of Georgia. The loan provides HHN with the

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Three multi color one-story homes are in a row.

The Missed Opportunity of Devastating Proportions

June 2, 2020

Recently the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released a regulation substantially altering the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). Fahe was among many urging the OCC to suspend this

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Appalachian mountain scape with a houses on the hills below.

How the Fahe Network is Responding to COVID-19, Part 3

May 29, 2020

Though many communities in the country are beginning to open back up, we still face the economic ramifications of the pandemic as well as the threat of another wave, especially in rural areas that

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How the Fahe Network is Responding to COVID-19, Part 2

May 15, 2020

Many Members of the Fahe Network were founded in times of crisis, such as during the beginning of the War on Poverty, so they understand not only how to serve their communities in the best of times,

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How the Fahe Network is Responding to COVID-19 Part 1

May 13, 2020

Across Appalachia, Fahe Members are first responders to the housing, food, and financial needs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Innovation and adaptability are core qualities of the Fahe

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Celebrating Nearly Four Decades of Partnership with the Sisters of Mercy

March 25, 2020

Fahe is able to celebrate 40 years of Building the American Dream thanks to the support from great partners we’ve made along the way. The Sisters of Mercy were one of Fahe’s first major

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Dwain Neeley

Meet Fahe’s Vice President of Community Lending, Dwain Neeley

March 6, 2020

Dwain Neeley, Fahe’s Vice President of Community Lending, has served with our organization since the fall of 2018.  Dwain comes from a background of 22 years of service in the United States

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