Basic Needs | Powerful Solutions
The Polk County Housing Trust Fund addresses issues surrounding the basic need of access to safe, stable and affordable housing. Established in 1995 the Trust Fund is a 501c(3) organization serving very low to moderate-income families in Polk County. Since its inception the PCHTF has funded over 9,600 housing units. Of those, 1,314 were new construction and 8,286 were rehabilitated homes and apartments in the Greater Des Moines area.
Latest News
- PCHTF Releases 2010-11 Annual Report
- Annual Report now available on-line
The PCHTF released its current Annual Report on January 6th. In an effort to be good stewards of
the organization's dollars and the planet's natural resources, limited paper
copies were printed. A complete electronic copy can be viewed by clicking on THIS LINK.- Read More
- Affordable Housing and The Tomorrow Plan
- The PCHTF is featured on TPX
Providing safe, stable and affordable housing is part of planning for a dynamic and sustainable community. Eric Burmeister, Executive Director of the PCHTF is a guest blogger on the Tomorrow Plan Exchange (TPX). The Tomorrow Plan is a community exercise in comprehensive, sustainable planning for the central Iowa region. Read TPX and join the conversation HERE.
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- Sgt. Joe Gonzalez has the Floor
- PCHTF Board Members talk about Affordable Housing
I’m often asked about the correlation between crime and just about every social, educational and economic indicator there is. In my 35 years of serving the community through the Des Moines Police Department, here’s something that without fail I know to be true - Neighborhoods are either owned by the people who live there or they become at risk of being taken over by people, sometimes criminals, looking for opportunities at the expense of others. It is a tug of war with the advantage going to those who live in neighborhoods with safe, stable and affordable housing.
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