Greater Des Moines Partnership hosts issue forum on affordable housing
Watch a recording of a recent Greater Des Moines Partnership panel on affordable housing.
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Aug 25, 20211 min read
$17.35/hour is new estimate for 'housing wage'
$17.35 per hour. That's the average hourly wage a person now needs to earn to afford a 2-bedroom apartment in Polk County, according to...
PCHTF
Aug 1, 20211 min read
Here We Grow: Highlights from Affordable Housing Week 2021
Thank you to the 1,500+ people who joined us for the Polk County Housing Trust Fund's 10th Annual Affordable Housing Week where we kicked...
PCHTF
May 3, 20212 min read
Lauren Johnson: My journey from intern to housing advocate
In times of change, I often look to the wise words of Jimmy Carter for guidance. Next week I will be leaving PCHTF to take on a new role...
PCHTF
Apr 29, 20213 min read
Eric Burmeister: The 3 housing challenges we're focused on right now
This has been a week of change. For many it has been the change from the brutal cold of early February to the thaw that is Iowa’s...
PCHTF
Feb 25, 20212 min read
Justice Center Project to prevent evictions now managed by IMPACT
Between September 1st, 2020 and February 19th, 2021, the Justice Center Project saved 1,017 households from eviction in Polk County....
PCHTF
Feb 25, 20211 min read
Former PCHTF team member publishes master's thesis
PCHTF congratulates our former team member Josh Hellyer for publishing his thesis Homophobia and the home search: Rental market...
PCHTF
Dec 30, 20201 min read