HOUSING CAN’T WAIT

This initiative highlights the scale and urgency of Appalachia’s housing crisis, showing how organizations like Fahe are working to build and rehabilitate 60,000 homes and provide community services to 1 million people by 2030. By combining local leadership, long-term investment, and a commitment to resilience in disaster-impacted regions like Eastern Kentucky, the effort demonstrates that even the most rural and hard-to-serve places can foster stability and opportunity with the right partners. This mirrors Aspen CSG’s asset-based approach: recognizing that the strength of rural communities lies in mobilizing local capacity, connecting resources, and investing in solutions that create generational impact.

Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group