April 1, 2017
A serious shortage of affordable housing for low-income individuals and families, and an even greater need for critical housing for women in alcohol and drug recovery, had plagued White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Three years in the making, Oakhurst Heights could not have opened soon enough. Oakhurst Outreach converted two buildings for two community needs: transitional housing for six low-income women who have completed an initial chemical dependency program and a center for community activities. An FHLBank Pittsburgh Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant of $135,000 through FHLBank member Pendleton Community Bank benefitted the project.