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Jan. 04, 2022

KCDC to show Transforming Western plan at Jan. 19 open house

Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) will host an open house for neighborhood, stakeholder and community members to review the Transforming Western plan for the Western Heights housing site and Beaumont area. The open house will be held Wednesday, Jan. 19,
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Oct. 26, 2021

KCDC earns $900,000 grant to support continued Austin Homes redevelopment

The Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) has awarded Southeastern Housing Association a $900,000 grant to help build 153 housing units in the third phase of Austin Homes redevelopment. Southeastern Housing Association is a partnership of Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC)
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Oct. 19, 2021

$7.5 million federal grant to bring supportive housing for seniors to Austin Homes site

The ongoing redevelopment of the Austin Homes site will include 50 units of supportive housing for seniors made possible by a $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to a Knoxville nonprofit, the only
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Sep. 08, 2021

KCDC breaks ground on future Head Start facility at Western Heights

New 10-classroom building also marks start of significant community revitalization Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC), along with business and community leaders and members of the Western Heights community, officially broke ground Sept. 8 on a Head Start facility that will
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Aug. 27, 2021

KCDC employee earns prestigious SAHMA Rising Star Award

Kristie Toby, a housing operations director for Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC), has been awarded the Rising Star Award by the Southeastern Affordable Housing Management Association (SAHMA) at its annual leadership conference in Jacksonville, Florida, on Aug. 9. Members of
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Aug. 17, 2021

KCDC’s Five Points development earns ‘Green Communities’ certification

Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) has earned national recognition for the fourth phase of Five Points, which has been certified by Enterprise Green Communities. The certification demonstrates KCDC’s commitment to the economic and environmental benefits of sustainable construction practices for
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Aug. 06, 2021

Volunteers open Little Free Library for Five Points community

Two volunteers, including a former resident at a property owned by Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC), have started a Little Free Library for residents of Five Points, with a focus on children. Marie Illingworth, who lived near the Five Points
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Jul. 14, 2021

KCDC secures 63 emergency housing vouchers to help stem homelessness in pandemic

Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) has been awarded 63 emergency housing vouchers to help prevent homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic with funding authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocated
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Jun. 09, 2021

KCDC seeks input on Western Heights, Beaumont communities at June 16 open house

For anyone who lives, works, visits or has an interest in the future of the Western Heights housing site and surrounding Beaumont neighborhood, Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) is seeking community input. Community members can learn about KCDC’s Transforming Western
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May. 28, 2021

Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation elects board officers

Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) elected 2021-22 officers for its Board of Commissioners at its annual meeting May 27. Bob Whetsel, retired City of Knoxville director of redevelopment, will continue to serve as chair. He was appointed to the board
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