HOME (Inc.) away from home

Hello! My name is Amanda Smith and I am a member of the Engaged Citizen Corps currently interning at HOME, Inc. aka Home Opportunities Made Easy, Incorporated. Moving my life from Denver, Colorado to Des Moines, Iowa was definitely a drastic change. I didn’t exactly...

Beware of rental scams!

If you reply to a rental listing and get an email stating that an owner is looking for a “responsible person” to rent his house while he “stays in Africa” (real example), you’re probably going to suspect it’s a scam. Often, however, rental scams aren’t so easy to...
Evolving With The Community

Evolving With The Community

For more than 50 years, HOME, Inc. has served individuals who face losing their home, while simultaneously reinvesting in the quantity and quality of neighborhood housing stock. As HOME, Inc. evolves to meet the challenges of the Des Moines housing market, we hired a...
Empower

Empower

HOME, Inc. is the oldest affordable housing agency in the community, serving thousands of low-income families each year. Quality affordable housing is key to providing a family stabilization. It gives them confidence to succeed and set goals in other areas of their...
Bringing Home Within Reach

Bringing Home Within Reach

HOME, Inc. had another great year revitalizing neighborhoods and creating stable families through affordable housing. Not only did we create quality, affordable housing, but we focused on providing services that make landlords, tenants, and homeowners better prepared...