Realtors across the Bluegrass don’t just help people in the community find or sell homes; many also work with an initiative that helps people modify their homes.
Bluegrass Realtors’ Realtor Community Housing Foundation, or RCHF, helps make homes more accessible for people who need it in the community.
16 years ago on Wednesday, LaShonda Johnson moved into her first home. But in 2022, her life changed when her health and diabetes took a turn. She got an infection that led to an amputation of part of her leg.
“By then being a diabetic, you can’t leave open wounds open because the infection will spread faster. So, it was spreading so they ended up having to cut just a little bit above the ankle,” says Johnson.
Johnson’s home sit’s up on a hill. She explains that the stairs are steep and it made it harder for her to get in and out.
Johnson says building a ramp on her own was getting a little costly and that’s how she got connected with the group of realtors who helped make her home more accessible.