Anawim Housing
Anawim Housing, which was conceived in 1987 and opened its doors to the first two low-income families in 1988, during the last year took another important step in its efforts to provide safe, affordable housing to those in need. That came when Anawim Housing procured the financing to purchase the Pioneer Woods duplex project in southeast Des Moines from the City of Des Moines.
The project consists of 67 units in 34 buildings.
“It is an exciting venture in a new part of the Greater Des Moines area,” says Sister Stella Neill, executive director. “It will help us give the working poor a better chance of having safe, affordable housing in the Des Moines area.”
Meanwhile, Anawim Housing continues what Sister Stella calls a “faithful delivery of service” to its constituents.
Anawim Housing has been making affordable, safe and decent housing available to low-income families since its beginning. Almost all of it has been in the Enterprise Area north of downtown, where it has developed properties through renovation or new construction. Anawim Housing owns or manages 143 rental units and administers 131 others through the Shelter Plus Care program. Shelter Plus Care is designed to combine rental assistance with matching supportive services to homeless households with disabilities of mental illness, substance abuse or HIV/AIDS, or a combination of the three.
During the past year, Anawim Housing served through the two programs:
385 Households (83 of these households are new)
444 Adults (97 of these new)
658 Children (127 of these new)
Family incomes: Households
264 < 30% MFI ($0-$20,450) (94 of these were $0 income)
97 31-50% MFI (20,451-$34,050)
20 51-80% MFI (34,051-$54,500)
Sources of Income: Households
204 Employment
35 Soc Sec/SSI/SSDI
52 Public Assistance
97 Other
Anawim Housing
921 6th Avenue, Suite B
Des Moines, IA 50309-1227
Phone: (515) 244-8308
Fax: (515) 244-7977
E-mail:
info@anawimhousing.org
www.anawimhousing.org