atter ed ▁site ▁housing ." ▁M s . ▁Sie gel ▁remained ▁focused ▁on ▁her ▁vision ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁c yn ic ism , ▁ins ult ▁and ▁opposition . ▁Joy ce ▁served ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁Community ▁Min ist ries ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁and ▁currently ▁serves ▁its ▁council ▁as ▁a ▁housing ▁ad visor . ▁M s . ▁Sie gel ▁also ▁ch airs ▁the ▁Inter fa ith ▁H ous ing ▁Co al ition , ▁an ▁organization ▁that ▁purch ases ▁trans itional ▁housing ▁and ▁coun s els ▁under priv ile ged ▁families ." ▁▁ ▁Mont gom ery ▁County ▁Ne al ▁Pot ter ▁L if etime ▁Service ▁Award ▁( video ▁of ▁event ) ▁ ▁" When ▁Joy ce ▁Sie gel ▁moved ▁to ▁Mont gom ery ▁County ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁she ▁started ▁the ▁West ▁Fern wood ▁C iv ic ▁Association .   ▁The ▁Association ▁was ▁about ▁a ▁mile ▁from ▁the ▁histor ically ▁poor ▁Scotland ▁community .   ▁She ▁saw ▁that ▁Scotland ▁homes ▁lack ed ▁running ▁water , ▁se wer ▁and ▁tr ash ▁collection ▁and ▁were ▁over c row ded .   ▁Joy ce ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Sub urban ▁Maryland ▁Fair ▁H ous ing ▁and ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Women ▁V ot ers ▁H ous ing ▁Committee ▁to ▁address ▁these ▁housing ▁issues .   ▁She ▁went ▁to ▁area ▁churches , ▁and ▁talked ▁to ▁cler gy ▁and ▁community ▁members ▁about ▁Scotland ’ s ▁living ▁conditions .   ▁It ▁took ▁almost ▁ 5 ▁years ▁to ▁get ▁Scotland ▁ 1 0 0 ▁afford able ▁homes .   ▁Joy