by Kourtney Kirkpatrick | May 5, 2021 | Blog
Tia Hebert is an essential member of our HOME, Inc. team. “I think the future is endless. We can expand services that are offered or start new services. Our new Executive Director will be the driving force behind the changes towards the future of HOME, Inc.” Tia is...
by Kourtney Kirkpatrick | Apr 28, 2021 | Blog
The National Low Income Housing Coalition released its annual report, and the results are concerning, to say the least. The availability of affordable housing has always been an issue in the United States, but the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences on both our...
by Kourtney Kirkpatrick | Apr 21, 2021 | Blog
Last month we began a blog campaign discussing the effects of racially motivated policy in Des Moines, today we will be focusing on our first policy in this series. Andrew Johnson’s Land Policies and Sharecropping: “After the Civil War, only 30,000 African...
by Kourtney Kirkpatrick | Apr 14, 2021 | Blog
Birch Spick has been with HOME, Inc. for around 6 months and in their short time, they have made a huge impact on their clients, and HOME, Inc. as a whole. Birch came to HOME, Inc. after working in refugee services where they assisted with a homeownership program....
by Kourtney Kirkpatrick | Apr 7, 2021 | Blog
My name is Amelia Klatt and I am a recent addition to the HOME, Inc. Board of Directors. I am the Assistant Director of Regional Alumni Engagement at Drake University. I moved to Des Moines in 2009 to attend Drake and fell in love with the city! When I am not at...
by Kourtney Kirkpatrick | Mar 31, 2021 | Blog
In the last six months of our Homeless Prevention Program, we have spent just over half a million dollars, $525,421. This first round of ESG-CV1 funding allowed us to served 249 households or roughly 673 people. This round of funding began July 1st and ended on...
