In 2013, Jenkins High School in Kentucky was renovated into 26 apartments for low-income senior residents. Now known as Jenkins School Apartments, this property encompasses everything a person could want in a historic apartment home: the landscaping is perfectly manicured, the building is clean, the apartments are beautiful, and the property has an overall welcoming feel.  "I try to keep everything looking nice for the residents," explains Misty Collins, site manager for Jenkins School Apartments. "I want them to feel proud to call this home and to love living here. That's important to me." 

Misty has been the site manager at Jenkins School Apartments for nearly four years. After two years on the job, she also became the on-site maintenance person. "I was only working part-time at first. When the maintenance position became available, I volunteered to do the work." Misty had prior maintenance experience from when she owned her own carpet cleaning business. "I used to work on equipment all the time and I loved it. I knew I could complete some of the maintenance requests at the property, and I was willing to learn the other tasks that I wasn't familiar with."

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