Contact Us
108 3rd Street
Ste. 350
Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: (515) 282-3233
Fax: (515) 282-8444
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The Housing Trust Fund is the comprehensive planning, advocacy and funding organization for Affordable Housing in Polk County, Iowa
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Find previous issues of our eNewsletter in the eArchive.
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 2013 Bus Tour Dates Announced
Save the Dates
July 19, 2013
October 18, 2013
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Join the Campaign Neighbors, the Waveland Park and Waterbury Neighborhood Associations and the Des Moines Social Club at Waveland Golf Course on Saturday the 13th for Jazz in July. For a complete schedule of events click on the Jazz in July sun logo.
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Thank you to our Donors to the Combined Campaign for Housing. For a complete list click on the CCH logo.
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PCHTF Board of Directors Approves New Funding Allocations
At its meeting on June 7th the Polk County Housing Trust Fund Board of Directors approved over $2M of funding for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013. Almost $400,000.00 was allocated to 6 non-profit housing providers to help underwrite their operating and programming costs. Total awards ranged from $25,000.00 to $117,000.00. These funds were provided by the DONORS to the Combined Campaign for Housing.
In addition, the Board allocated over $1.8M to various development activities including funds for additional affordable rental unit development, owner occupied repairs and affordable single family construction. A copy of the approved Housing Allocation Plan can be found HERE.
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Before & After
Rebuilding Together/Ryan Companies
An 89-year old veteran of the Korean War and his wife had the good fortune of a team of volunteers descending on their home for Wells Fargo National Rebuilding Day in Central Iowa on May 4th.
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July Bus Tour to Feature ISU Study
Author to lead visual tour of data.
The second installment of the PCHTF commissioned inventory of affordable housing will be released on July 8th. This study will form the basis for the long term funding strategy of the Housing Trust Fund. Dr. Jane Rongerude will use the July bus tour to put that research into context. The tour will be July 19th between 9 and 11:30 am.
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Can I Be Your Neighbor?
Educating the Community
What has 1,821,912 impressions,
28,017 opens and 131 click throughs?
And is still going strong?
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Debbie Fisher has the Floor
What's Old is New Again
The year was 1977, President Jimmy Carter took to the airwaves to discuss the energy crisis, the first Star Wars film was released and I started working in the industry of real estate development with Jim Levy who would later start Newbury Management Company.
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Rebuilding Together's Big Day
Wells Fargo National Rebuilding Day in Central Iowa
Install two ramps, 17 windows, nine new appliances, five roofs, 25 smoke and carbon dioxide detectors, six gutters, paint 12 homes, repair ceilings at five of the homes, hang drywall at 19 and repair plumbing at nine and replace flooring.
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