Frontier Families
Read about some of the members of our Family.
The Lyons FamilyMany wanted a fresh start in a place where they could work, learn
and play; a place where a family feels safe in their home. Jennifer Lyons
and her family came for all of these reasons. Jennifer called the number
in the radio ad and was soon working with a Home Loan Specialist from
Frontier Housing....(Read More...)
The Gilliams
As a single mother, Carolyn points out, life can be a little bit harder
for her than it is for others, and people often didn’t give her a chance.
If it weren’t for Frontier Housing, Carolyn says, she would never be where
she is now. “I would recommend it to anybody. If it wasn’t for Frontier, I
would never have been in this house,” she says. “This is ten years of hard
work finally paying off. It's finally paid off.”...(Read More...)
The Cox Family
It’s been just over ten years since Phillip, Mary, and their three sons
moved into their new Frontier Housing home. The sturdy house is no longer
new, but the Cox family is still reaping the benefits of building a new
home for their young family 11 years ago and will be for many years to
come...(Read More...)
The Tackett Family
This quiet little home in northern Rowan County looks ordinary from the
outside. With the minivan in the driveway and a clean and well-tended lawn
it could be anybody’s home, but to its owners it’s a very special place.
It’s a first home, a home for their family, a last home, and most
importantly, a home of their own...(Read More...)
Rob Sammons
Rob had always rented and although he says that he “viewed it as throwing
away money,” he wasn’t eligible for a traditional bank loan. Thankfully,
US Bank referred him to Frontier Housing, and to Rob’s surprise he was
eligible for a loan through Frontier... (Read More...)
The Gibsons
Corbett and Regina Gibson have three children and up until just a few
months ago, all five of them shared a 1972 model 14x17 foot trailer.
Corbett describes the trailer as “rundown” and says that before they moved
into their new home, the entire family shared one bedroom. He says he
often slept on the couch in the living room, and he jokingly says that he
used to get the “Beverly Hillbillies” theme song stuck in his head......(Read More...)
Lee and Lucille
Allen
Lee and Lucille Allen grew up in Breathitt County, but they had always
loved Wolfe County…as Lee says, “There ain’t no place like Wolfe County”
and so when he found work there as a policeman, they moved and raised
their five children in Campton. Lee performed on the side as a bluegrass
musician and has played and recorded with Ralph Stanley and other famous
bluegrass artists. But even with the success of their careers and family,
the Allen’s were in their sixties by the time they finally purchased their
own home.....(Read More...)
Just Ask Wilma
In 1953, Wilma Mabry moved to Rowan County from West Virginia, and
she’s been here ever since. For the last 30-40 years she’s lived in the
same house on Big Woods Road, near the Fleming County line. It was in this
house that she raised her four children and she is still able to live
there today, thanks to the help of Frontier Housing’s rehab program....(Read More...)
The Callahans
Kyle Callahan and his wife, Amanda, both grew up in Morehead, Kentucky.
When they left the area so Kyle could take a position as a police officer
at the Cincinnati airport, they expected to one day return to their
hometown. What they didn’t expect was to be living in the same
neighborhood where Kyle had grown up, around the block from his
parents....(Read More...)
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