Learn about Our Friends @ St. Vincent de Paul

St. Vincent de Paul, the namesake of our organization was born in 1581. He had the opportunity to work for a wealthy family and be given a small plot of land to support himself and his family, but after being called to hear a deathbed confession realized he was meant...

Learn About Our Friends @ Muscatine Center for Social Action

The Muscatine Center for Social Action is a non-profit organization that was established in 1991 to help meet the social needs of the Muscatine area. MCSA was formed to make a difference in the quality of life in Muscatine. Specifically, the following unmet needs were...

Racial Wealth Gap – Policy #3

The third racial wealth gap policy we will be examining in this series, is the National Housing Act of 1934. This law allowed policies to guarantee federally-backed loans to white Americans, and legally allowed companies to refuse loans to Black Americans, or others...

Homeownership 101

In honor of homeownership month, we spoke with Birch Spick about HOME, Inc.’s Homeownership Program! Through our homeownership program we match low-income people with the properties that HOME, Inc. constructs. “When clients are interested in a HOME, Inc....

Homelessness in Veterans

This May, HOME, Inc. wants to bring awareness to a huge problem within the United States, homelessness in veterans. While homelessness is not something that any person should have to experience, 11% of all homeless individuals are veterans. According to the National...