# Kentucky Officials Celebrate First Two Homes at New Hope Estates  
**Published:** 2026-05-18T16:45:47.000Z  
**Source:** [Office of the Governor](https://kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=GovernorBeshear&prId=2756)  
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PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — [Two families displaced by devastating Eastern Kentucky floods in 2022 received keys to new homes at New Hope Estates on March 5](https://www.floydct.com/news/officials-celebrate-completion-of-first-two-new-hope-homes/article_2be14d23-3a6f-4da0-a312-44de52dff0ec.html), marking a significant milestone in the state's ongoing disaster recovery efforts.

[Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman joined local officials in Floyd County to cut the ribbon on the first two completed homes](https://kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=GovernorBeshear&prId=2756), welcoming residents Ruby Hale and Claudette Reffitt into their new residences. Both women lost their homes during the [July 2022 flooding that devastated Eastern Kentucky and left nearly 9,000 homes damaged or destroyed](https://www.clevelandfed.org/publications/cd-reports/2023/20230927-resilience-and-recovery).

[The New Hope Estates subdivision in Prestonsburg, developed specifically for displaced flood survivors, will eventually include 34 homes](https://www.floydct.com/news/officials-celebrate-completion-of-first-two-new-hope-homes/article_2be14d23-3a6f-4da0-a312-44de52dff0ec.html) situated outside the floodplain. [Frontier Housing, which built the structures, has three more homes under construction](https://www.frontierky.org/press-releases/).

Coleman said she and Governor Andy Beshear, who attended the project's groundbreaking in July 2025, remain committed to supporting flood recovery. ["When we first said that, we weren't really sure how that was going to happen. We just knew we were going to be here to see it through,"](https://www.floydct.com/news/officials-celebrate-completion-of-first-two-new-hope-homes/article_2be14d23-3a6f-4da0-a312-44de52dff0ec.html) the lieutenant governor said.

[The state is investing $10 million in the New Hope Estates development through Community Development Block Grant funds](https://kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=GovernorBeshear&prId=2539), with [the Big Sandy Area Development District and nonprofit builder Frontier Housing serving as key partners](https://kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=GovernorBeshear&prId=2539).

New Hope Estates represents one of [seven high-ground sites under development across Eastern Kentucky designed to provide safe housing for flood survivors](https://www.wuky.org/wuky-news/2025-07-24/ground-broken-on-high-ground-neighborhood-in-eastern-kentucky). [The homes feature three bedrooms and two bathrooms on permanent block foundations](https://www.floydct.com/news/ground-broken-for-new-hope-estates/article_299a5272-e7d8-4371-b946-882fd2cb29d9.html), offering residents protection from future flooding.

[Flood survivors interested in housing assistance can visit HousingCantWait.com to apply for support through the state's recovery program](https://kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=GovernorBeshear&prId=2539).

## Sources

- [Office of the Governor](https://kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=GovernorBeshear&prId=2756)
- [Floyd Chronicle and Times - Officials celebrate completion of first two New Hope homes](https://www.floydct.com/news/officials-celebrate-completion-of-first-two-new-hope-homes/article_2be14d23-3a6f-4da0-a312-44de52dff0ec.html)
- [Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland - Resilience and Recovery: Insights from the July 2022 Eastern Kentucky Flood](https://www.clevelandfed.org/publications/cd-reports/2023/20230927-resilience-and-recovery)
- [Frontier Housing - New Hope Estates Families Welcomed Home](https://frontierky.org/press-releases/)

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