Community Home Trust Executive Director Kimberly Sanchez spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, September 24. She discussed a recent award Community Home Trust won from Housing North Carolina for their Open Air Camp Road project. She discussed how this project was a stretch for Community Home Trust, and its success shows their ability to do work in areas they haven’t previously. She also talked about other work Community Home Trust is doing, and more.

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