Participants of inaugural Iowa Supportive Housing Institute announced
Business Record Staff Jan 31, 2025 | 11:18 am
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181 wordsAll Latest News, Economic Development, HousingThe Iowa Finance Authority and national housing support organization Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH), have announced that seven teams, including one in Des Moines, will participate in Iowa’s inaugural Iowa Supportive Housing Institute. The institute is a six-month training series that will focus on developing income-targeted affordable housing strategies with support services for Iowans who have the highest needs and are experiencing homelessness, a news release said. All groups will create a plan to develop affordable housing with access to supportive services for individuals experiencing homelessness, culminating with a final presentation where teams will present their plans to a group of public and private investors. The teams for the institute are:
- Anawim Housing and Cutler Development, Des Moines
- City of Sioux City, RentSUX, Plains Asset Group, and Heartland Counseling Services, Sioux City
- Friends of the Family and Cedar Valley Housing Corp., Waterloo
- Hawkeye Area Community Action Program, Cedar Rapids
- Humility Homes and Gratus Development, Davenport
- United Way of Southeast Iowa, Hubbell Realty, city of Burlington, Burlington Area Homeless Shelter, Burlington
- Vera French, the Salvation Army-QCFS, and Quad Cities Housing Council, Davenport