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Family that was homeless gets a home through public-private partnership

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Malcom Ratchford, executive director of the Community Action Council addressed the crowd Monday at a house dedication. A public-private partnership renovated a house at 325 Wilgus Ave. The Lewis family, who had recently experienced homelessness, will love there.
Malcom Ratchford, executive director of the Community Action Council addressed the crowd Monday at a house dedication. A public-private partnership renovated a house at 325 Wilgus Ave. The Lewis family, who had recently experienced homelessness, will love there. Mark Mahan

A house for a family that was homeless was dedicated Monday through a public-private partnership with the Lexington Housing Authority, the Home Builders Association of Lexington and the Community Action Council of Lexington.

The partners took a dilapidated, uninhabitable house on Wilgus Avenue and transformed it. Funding for the $90,000 project was provided by the city’s Office of Affordable Housing. Ongoing support for the family is provided by Community Action through a grant from the city’s Office of Homelessness.

“It was another opportunity to give back to the community,” said Todd Johnson, executive vice president of the Home Builders Association.

This story was originally published May 9, 2016 at 3:40 PM with the headline "Family that was homeless gets a home through public-private partnership."

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