Stable Steady Strong
Through the Stable Steady Strong initiative, community members are helping PCHTF meet some of the community's most pressing housing needs.
Here, you can find out how to contribute, see our impact, meet our funded partners, and other investors in the effort.
When you invest in the Polk County Housing Trust Fund's STABLE STEADY STRONG initiative, you are:
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Investing in the stability of families by providing opportunities for them to secure and maintain safe and affordable housing.
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Investing in a steady workforce that can focus on their jobs and responsiblities rather than the challenges of securing and maintaining safe and affordable housing.
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Investing in strong and economically viable neighborhoods and communities as individuals and families take root in safe and affordable housing.
The supportive services funded by your investment help families secure and maintain safe and affordable housing, and that makes a difference in the quality of life for everyone in our community - residents, neighborhoods and businesses. Simply stated, it's an investment in a stronger community for all.

Who can attain self-sufficiency if they don't have a safe and stable place to call home? Supporting children, adults, and families seeking affordable and stable housing is a priority for our charitable giving. Every person deserves the security of a place to build their future.
- Jane Fogg, community philanthropist
Impact
The STABLE STEADY STRONG initiative funds programs that get people houed and keep them housed, including some of our community's most at-risk populations. In addition to housing support, our program partners reported these outcomes last year.
6023
Individuals served
399
Households increased their net worth
2099
Households served
510
Households received financial education
258
People found
new jobs
Our Quarterly Report to Investors
Each quarter, we share updates with Stable Steady Strong investors about the latest progress the campaign is making.
You can review recent updates here.
Investing in programs to get people housed and keep them housed
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Anawim Housing: Permanent supportive housing program and Expanding Choices in Housing Opportunities (ECHO) program
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Central Iowa Shelter & Services: Time intervention case management
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Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity: Mortgage readiness education
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Home, Inc.: Hope for Stable Families case management
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House of Mercy: Recovery housing case management
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Iowa Homeless Youth Center: Rapid rehousing program
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Iowa International Center: Housing interpretation hotline
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Oakridge Neighborhood: Family and workforce program
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Primary Health Care/Centralized Intake: Tenant assistance fund and landlord mitigation fund
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US Committee on Immigrants & Refugees - Iowa: Refugee housing case management
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YMCA Supportive Housing Campus: Graduate program
Thank you to these FY-2022 investors
Affinity Credit Union
Allan and Karen Demorest
American Enterprise Group
Amy McCurtain
Andrew Giller
Angie Arthur
Baker Group
Bank Iowa
Bank of America
Bank of the West
Bankers Trust
Carol Duncan
Central Bank
Cole McClelland
Community Foundation
of Greater Des Moines
Community State Bank
Connie Boesen
Corey and Suzanne Mineck
Creighton Cox
Cutler Development
Daphne Hays
David Teachout
Deibler & Company
Des Moines Area Religious Council
Easter Family Fund
Elizabeth Presutti
Ena Babic Barnes
Eric Burmeister
Ernest and Florence Sargent Family Foundation
Estes Construction
First National Bank
Fred and Charlotte Hubbell
Family Charitable Fund
Gartner Family Foundation
Graham Group, Inc.
Great Southern Bank
GreenState Credit Union
Harry Bookey & Pamela Bass-Bookey
Harvey Giller and Barb Hirsch-Giller
Hatch Development Group
and Perennial Properties
HPM Investment
Hubbell Realty Company
Iowa Credit Union Foundation
Iowa State Bank
Jane Fogg
Jeff and Jen Stanbrough Charitable Fund
Jeff and Lisa Damman
Jester Insurance
Joelyn Jensen-Marren
Kading Properties
Kemin Industries
Kimberley Development Corporation
Koester Construction
Krause +
Kris Schechinger-Camper
Lance Henning
Lanette Nelson
Lincoln Savings Bank Foundation
Lori Kauzlarich
Luis Montoya and Nicole Hinton
Mandi McReynolds
Marsha Kephart
Matt Hauge
McAninch Corporation
MHCS
MidWestOne Bank
MVAH Partners
Nationwide Foundation
Newbury Living
Northwest Bank
Patty and Jim Cownie
Principal Financial Group
Ralph and Sylvia G. Green
Charitable Foundation
RE Properties LLC
Renee Hardman
Renewable Energy Group
Rick and Annette Krause
Riley Family Fund
Roxanne and James Conlin Fund
Sara Hopkins Real Estate Team
Sean Pelletier
Sidekick Development
Tarbell & Company
Teree Caldwell-Johnson
Tracy Levine
Troy Thompson
Turner Construction
TWG Development
Union Pacific Foundation
US Bank
Veridian Credit Union
VisionBank
W.T. & Edna M. Dahl Trust
The Weitz Company
Wells Fargo
West Bank
William C. Knapp Charitable Foundation
Windsor Heights Lutheran Church