Spreading Holiday Cheer – Adopting Local Families

Christmas can be a difficult time for low-income families, trying to find wiggle room in already stretched budgets adds stress in a normal year. Add in a pandemic where many parents have lost their jobs, are facing eviction or debt, and a quarantine on top of it all...

Help Us Out!

It was a productive time on 210 Watson Avenue in Des Moines, IA for 8 volunteers. HOME Inc. held yet another, successful volunteer opportunity to get a home ready for a family to move into. In the Birdland neighborhood, that had previously flooded—wiping out almost...

A Promising Partnership with Wells Fargo

On Friday, September 20th Wells Fargo held the first-ever Wells Fargo National Day of Service in Central Iowa, with massive success. More than 1,000 team members volunteered in the community, which is roughly 1/14 of their Central Iowa employee base. With the help of...

Advocacy

Advocacy. A big word with a lot of meaning. Advocacy can mean something different to any individual person. Advocacy can be shown in a multitude of ways. Examples of advocacy are volunteering, working on policy, fundraising, and networking. What can you be an advocate...