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Richmond proclaims April Fair Housing Month; Fahe describes regional housing work

3091167 · April 22, 2025

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Summary

Mayor Robert Blythe presented a Fair Housing Month proclamation; representatives from Fahe (Ruby Smith and John Brooks) summarized Fahe's lending, CDBG work and disaster-resilience projects in Appalachia.

Mayor Robert Blythe read a proclamation declaring April 2025 as Fair Housing Month in Richmond and invited representatives from Fahe to the podium to describe their work in the region.

"My name is Ruby Smith, and I wanna thank you all for presenting us with the 2025 Fair Housing Proclamation," Ruby Smith said, speaking on behalf of Fahe. She described Fahe as a membership network of community-based nonprofits serving Appalachia and said Fahe has administered community development block grant (CDBG) public-service funds and helped fund local recovery housing projects.

John Brooks (projects team) described Fahe's lending and projects: in fiscal 2023 Fahe's JustChoice Lending served 1,237 people and supported 524 loans; Fahe's community lending made 25 loans totaling $32,000,000 and leveraged an additional $26,000,000 to serve 2,288 people. Brooks also described Fahe's disaster-resilience work created in response to repeated flooding in Eastern Kentucky.

City officials thanked the Fahe representatives and noted the city's ongoing partnership with Fahe on CDBG-funded projects, including recovery housing and public-service grants.

Ending: The proclamation was ceremonial; Fahe representatives encouraged continued local partnership on housing, recovery and resilience programs. No formal action or funding decision was recorded at the meeting.