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Affordable Housing Week

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Returns this April - Here's what we've announced so far:

Tue 11 Apr
Raising the Roof to Celebrate Fair Housing
DMACC Urban Campus, Building 7
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Apr 11, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
DMACC Urban Campus, Building 7, 1144 7th St, Des Moines, IA 50314, USA
Save the Date: We are raising the roof to celebrate of fair housing and shining a light on those helping ensure housing opportunity is for everybody.
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Sat 15 Apr
Can I Be Your Neighbor Student Design Challenge
Des Moines
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Apr 15, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Des Moines, 1200 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50309, USA
Presented by ASK Studio, the Can I Be Your Neighbor Design Challenge is an annual opportunity for local high school students to design a solution to an affordable housing challenge.
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Tue 18 Apr
Landlord Forum: Succeeding with fair and inclusive housing
Holiday Inn Downtown, Des Moines
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Apr 18, 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Holiday Inn Downtown, Des Moines, 1050 6th Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314, USA
Landlord Forum features resources, leaders, and ideas to help your property management business succeed. This year, our focus is on fair and inclusive housing. Presented by City of Des Moines Civil & Human Rights.
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Thu 20 Apr
Affordable Housing Week Symposium
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
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Apr 20, 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, 909 Robert D. Ray Dr, Des Moines, IA 50309, USA
Save the Date - Registration opens soon! 2023 Affordable Housing Week Symposium focuses on sensible solutions to create needed housing supply in Greater Des Moines. Presented by AARP Iowa.
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Here We Grow

Building workforce housing the region needs

Over 41,000 workers in our region can't afford to live on their own, even when they earn at the 90th percentile for their occupation. We're collaborating with others in the region to address the need for workforce housing solutions.

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Redlining in Des Moines

Exploring lasting consequences of housing discrimination

Explore the history of redlining and systemic racism in housing with the Polk County Housing Trust Fund's new 5-part video series. Understanding the past allows us to make better decisions for the future.

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An image showing two neighborhoods separated by redlining.

An image showing that housing improves jobs, economic success, family success, health and education.

Stable Steady Stong

Invest in a better community for all

Community members are investing to help families secure and maintain safe and affordable housing, and that makes a difference in the quality of life for everyone in our community.

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Our Impact

This is still an unsettled time for our community's progress on housing. The pandemic emergency is receding, but economic hardship remains. We're working harder than ever to help the community secure needed progress.

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