Helping people, building dreams


Kimberly Miller, Executive Director, Universal Housing Development Corporation

Challenge: For more than a decade, the lack of affordable housing has been one of the biggest challenges in Arkansas, one of the poorest states in the nation. The housing stock is among the oldest and many of the houses are dilapidated and pose serious health threats.


Rural Neighborhoods, Inc., serves a community that topped the nation in well-being in a recent Gallup poll. Why? Because, Gallup found, beyond the white sand beaches and miles of golf courses, residents reported high rates of gainful employment, clean drinking water, a feeling of high personal energy and the ability to “learn and do interesting things daily.”

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