Issue: October, 2015

Join us for our fall bus tour!

Come ride the bus with Polk County Housing Trust Fund staff and Board members as we visit our supportive service program providers! Learn more about the programs we fund, and meet the people who are making a big difference in the lives of low-income Polk County residents. We'll be visiting Hawthorn Hill, Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity, CommonBond Communities, Oakridge Neighborhood, Primary Health Care, Anawim Housing, and Central Iowa Shelter & Services. The tour will take place Friday, October 16 from 9 to 11:30 AM, and will depart from our office.

This is one of two tours we offer each year to showcase all the outstanding work done by our community's housing providers. It's free to attend, but space is limited - so be sure to RSVP today by clicking here! We hope to see you there!

More Affordable Housing News

Join us for the IGNITE Power Breakfast!

Burmeister invited to share his passion for housing

The Business Record has invited PCHTF Executive Director Eric Burmeister to participate in their latest Power Breakfast, to be held October 14. The breakfast will feature eight pre-selected presenters, passionately sharing their dreams and visions for the community or a specific cause in a fast-paced, high-energy event designed to highlight key issues and spark enthusiasm. The goal is to provide the Greater Des Moines business community with a thought-provoking exchange of ideas that could result in future talent and resource collaborations that help advance the region. Learn more and get your tickets at the link below!

PCHTF Honored at Habitat Key Awards

Annual event recognizes longtime supporters

The staff and Board of the Polk County Housing Trust Fund were honored to be recognized at Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity's annual Key Awards celebration on September 10. PCHTF was given a Community Key Award for its longtime support of Habitat's mission to build homes, communities, and hope for low-income Central Iowans. PCHTF has provided $1.2 million over the past three years alone to help GDM Habitat build 37 new homes and repair 120 existing homes occupied by low-income families. PCHTF thanks Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity for its dedication to affordable housing, and for this recognition. We look forward to working with them for years to come!

Click below to see more photos from the Key Awards on GDM Habitat's Facebook page!

Over $2 Million Allocated for Affordable Housing

PCHTF helps build & maintain hundreds of homes

In our fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, the Polk County Housing Trust Fund allocated almost $2.1 million for creating new and preserving existing inventory of affordable housing in Polk County. Recipients of funding included not-for-profit and for-profit developers, organizations focused on rehabilitation of owner occupied homes for low-income households, and rehabilitation of single-family rental homes affordable to families making less than 30% of area median income.

A New Vision for PCHTF's Future

Board and staff start work on a new strategic plan

Housing Tomorrow helps us predict what the region's housing needs will be over the next 35 years. Last week the Board of Directors of the Polk County Housing Trust fund spent some time planning how to respond to those needs.

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