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Homelessness and Housing Charities in Polk County, Iowa

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Housing Development, Construction & Management

ABOD SHELTERS FOUNDATION

WDM, IA

ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING 2018: 1) CHARITY BENEFIT HELD APRIL 14, 2018 DEDICATED TO RAISING MONEY, AWARENESS AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE MILLIONS OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN LIVING IN …

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Housing & Shelter

AHEPA 192 INC

JOHNSTON, IA

THE CORPORATION WAS ORGANIZED to CONSTRUCT, OWN, and OPERATE AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING APARTMENT COMMUNITY.

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Low-Income & Subsidized Rental Housing

AHEPA 192-II INC

ANKENY, IA

THE CORPORATION WAS ORGANIZED to CONSTRUCT, OWN, and OPERATE AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING APARTMENT COMMUNITY.

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Senior Citizens Housing & Retirement Communities

AHEPA 192-III INC

ANKENY, IA

THE CORPORATION WAS ORGANIZED to CONSTRUCT, OWN, and OPERATE AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING APARTMENT COMMUNITY

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Housing & Shelter

AHEPA-PENELOPE 38 APARTMENTS INC

ANKENY, IA

THE CORPORATION WAS ORGANIZED to CONSTRUCT, OWN, and OPERATE AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING APARTMENT COMMUNITY.

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Low-Income & Subsidized Rental Housing

AMES ECUMENICAL HOUSING INC

WEST DES MOINES, IA

to PROVIDE HOUSING FACILITIES to ELDERLY and HANDICAPPED PERSONS.

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Fund Raising & Fund Distribution - Housing & Shelter

ANAWIM HOUSING FOUNDATION

DES MOINES, IA

to SUPPORT and OPERATE for THE BENEFIT of ANAWIM HOUSING, INC.

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Housing Development, Construction & Management

ANAWIM HOUSING INC

DES MOINES, IA

to PROVIDE SAFE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHICH ASSISTS IN THE STABILIZATION of LOW INCOME FAMILIES and THE REVITALIZATION of THE DES MOINES METROPOLITAN NEIGHBORHOODS.

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Housing Development, Construction & Management

ASSOCIATES SUPPORTED HOUSING C/O KEYWAY MANAGEMENT

WEST DES MOINES, IA

PROVIDE FEDERALLY SUBSIDIZED HOUSING for LOW INCOME PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

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Housing & Shelter

BEACON OF LIFE D/B/A THE BEACON

DES MOINES, IA

BEACON of LIFE is A RESIDENTIAL CENTER IN DES MOINES, IOWA THAT ASSISTS HOMELESS WOMEN IN THEIR TRANSITION THROUGH A MULTIFACETED APPROACH THAT INCLUDES, BUT is NOT LIMITED T…

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Senior Citizens Housing & Retirement Communities

CALVIN COMMUNITY

DES MOINES, IA

CALVIN COMMUNITY MISSION is to PROVIDE, ON A NONPROFIT BASIS, SERVICES to OLDER ADULTS IN A CARING, CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY DESIGNED to MEET THEIR PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, SPIRITUAL and…

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Housing Development, Construction & Management

CENTRAL IOWA COMMUNITY LAND TRUST

DES MOINES, IA

DURING 2025, THE ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON ESTABLISHING ITS OPERATIONAL FOUNDATION and ADVANCING ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED DEVELOPING THE GROUND LEASE, DRAFTING I…

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Housing & Shelter

CENTRAL IOWA SHELTER & SERVICES

DES MOINES, IA

THE ORGANIZATION ENDEAVORS to PROVIDE SAFE EMERGENCY and TRANSITIONAL SHELTER and MEALS to HOMELESS ADULTS ALONG WITH RESOURCE ASSISTANCE to MOVE CLIENTS BEYOND HOMELESSNESS …

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Housing Development, Construction & Management

CORINTHIAN GARDENS INC

WEST DES MOINES, IA

to PROVIDE OBJECTIVE and INDEPENDENT LEADERSHIP IN HELPING to MEET THE PHYSICAL, SOCIAL and EMOTIONAL NEEDS of LOW-INCOME ELDERLY or DISABLED PERSONS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT …

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Housing & Shelter

CORNERSTONE OF HOPE INC

Johnston, IA

We Support Orphan Causes and Help Orphans to Have A Place to Live. This Includes Food Programs, Health Care, Clean Water, Housing, Education and Adoption. We Also Educate Peo…

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Homeowners & Tenants Associations

DALLAS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT INC

WEST DES MOINES, IA

ORGANIZATION and OPERATION of A PROACTIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENTITY AMONG ALL COMMUNITIES IN DALLAS COUNTY, IOWA.

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Housing Rehabilitation

DALLAS COUNTY LOCAL HOUSING TRUST FUND INC

WEST DES MOINES, IA

PROVIDE SAFE, ADEQUATE, and AFFORDABLE HOUSING for LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS of DALLAS COUNTY, IOWA

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Senior Citizens Housing & Retirement Communities

DEERFIELD RETIREMENT COMMUNITY INC

WEST DES MOINES, IA

CREATING COMMUNITIES CELEBRATING THE LIVES of SENIORS. LIFESPACE RECOGNIZES THAT ITS MISSION CAN ONLY BE FULFILLED THROUGH THE DEDICATED EFFORTS of ITS EMPLOYEES, THEREFORE, …

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Senior Citizens Housing & Retirement Communities

DIAMOND HEIGHTS INC

DES MOINES, IA

HOUSING for LOW-INCOME ELDERLY

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Homeowners & Tenants Associations

DOWNTOWN DSM INC

DES MOINES, IA

PROVIDES LEADERSHIP, INITIATIVE, and ADVOCACY IN ORDER to ACHIEVE SHARED SOLUTIONS and A SHARED VISION for THE FUTURE of DOWNTOWN DES MOINES.

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Housing Development, Construction & Management

DREAM CATCHER

JOHNSTON, IA

Lyn Crossing Housing Oversaw Operation of 50 Unit Apartment Complex Designed for Low Income People and People With Disabilities. Conducted Capital Needs Assessment Obtained A…

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Housing & Shelter

EVERGREEN TERRACE INC

DES MOINES, IA

HOUSING for LOW INCOME ELDERLY

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Senior Citizens Housing & Retirement Communities

FAIR HAVEN WEST INC C/O DARWIN T LYNNER CO INC

DES MOINES, IA

FAIR HAVEN WEST APARTMENTS, INC. is AN IOWA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION THAT WAS ORGANIZED to CONSTRUCT, OWN and OPERATE A 29 UNIT APARTMENT COMMUNITY KNOWN AS FAIR HAVEN WEST…

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Housing Support

FAIRMOUNT PARK SENIOR HOUSING INC

DES MOINES, IA

HOUSING for LOW INCOME ELDERLY

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Homeless Shelters

FAMILY PROMISE OF GREATER DES MOINES

DES MOINES, IA

to PROVIDE SHELTER and SERVICES to FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS

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Housing & Shelter

GREATER DES MOINES HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC

DES MOINES, IA

SEEKING to PUT GODS LOVE INTO ACTION, HABITAT for HUMANITY BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER to BUILD HOMES, COMMUNITIES and HOPE to REALIZE OUR VISION of A WORLD WHERE EVERYONE HAS A D…

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Housing Development, Construction & Management

GREATER DES MOINES HBA FOUNDATION

JOHNSTON, IA

PROVIDE SUPPORT to DES MOINES METRO PHILANTHROPIC CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS and PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS to THOSE WHO WANT to WORK IN THE INDUSTRY

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Low-Income & Subsidized Rental Housing

GREATER DES MOINES SUPPORTIVE HOUSING

Urbandale, IA

to DEVELOP, ACQUIRE, and MANAGE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS for EXTREMELY LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS or RISK of HOMELESSNESS IN THE CENRAL IOWA a…

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Housing & Shelter

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF IOWA INC

ALTOONA, IA

SEEKING to PUT GODS LOVE INTO ACTION, HABITAT for HUMANITY of IOWA BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER to BUILD HOMES, COMMUNITIES, and HOPE BY PARTNERING WITH LOCAL HABITAT for HUMANITY …

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Homeless Shelters

HARBOR OF HOPE MISSION

DES MOINES, IA

RESIDENTIAL ADDICTION RECOVERY CENTER THAT PROVIDES A POSITIVE, STRUCTURED PROGRAM to ITS RESIDENTS, ACTING AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY and THE IOWA DEPARTMENT of CORRE…

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Housing Development, Construction & Management

HOME FORWARD IOWA

DES MOINES, IA

HFI is FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPT. of HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT for TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN SUPPORT of CORRDICATED ENTRY of THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS INTO HOUSING PROGRA…

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Housing & Shelter

HOME OPPORTUNITIES MADE EASY INC

DES MOINES, IA

to EMPOWER OUR NEIGHBORS BY HELPING THEM OVERCOME THE BARRIERS to OBTAINING and MAINTAINING SAFE, STABLE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE DO THIS THROUGH EDUCATION, HOUSING COUNSELING…

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Homeowners & Tenants Associations

HOMEOWNERS ASSOC OF LAKEVIEW HGTS

West Des Moines, IA

Enhancement and Improvement In Quality of Life of Home Associations Residents.

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Housing Development, Construction & Management

ILQ INC MARSHALL CMI HOUSING

WEST DES MOINES, IA

THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES LOW RENT HOUSING IN A 16 APARTMENT COMPLEX to ELDERLY and HANDICAPPED PERSONS.

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Housing & Shelter

INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY ALLIANCES

DES MOINES, IA

ICA SUPPORTS COMMUNITIES WITH SYSTEMS, INFORMATION, and DATA ANALYSIS THAT EMPOWERS DECISION MAKING to IMPROVE QUALITY of LIFE, PARTICULARLY WITH A FOCUS ON ENDING HOMELESSNE…

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Housing Rehabilitation

INVEST DSM

DES MOINES, IA

PROVIDE HOLISTIC and INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT STRENGTHEN NEIGHBORHOODS. WE DO THIS THROUGH STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE and PARTNERSHIPS to IMPROVE QUALITY of LIFE.

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Senior Citizens Housing & Retirement Communities

IOOF MASON CITY HOUSING CORPORATION C/O KEYWAY MANAGEMENT COMPANY

WEST DES MOINES, IA

to PROVIDE LOW RENT HOUSING for THE ELDERLY AND/OR HANDICAPPED.

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Housing & Shelter

IOWA FARM BUREAU FOUNDATION

WEST DES MOINES, IA

BUILDING IOWAS VALUES BY RECOGNIZING and RESPONDING to SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN IOWA - THOSE THAT FUNDAMENTALLY AFFECT FAMILIES and COMMUNITIES.

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Housing & Shelter

IOWA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COUNCIL

DES MOINES, IA

THE COUNCIL is ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY AS A NONPARTISAN, NONPROFIT EDUCATION and ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS to PROMOTE and PRESERVE TRANSPARENCY and OPEN, ACCESSIBLE and …

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Housing Development, Construction & Management

IOWA HOMES FOR HEROES

WEST DES MOINES, IA

IOWA HOMES for HEROES PROVIDES HOUSING for DISABLED VETERANS and FIRST RESPONDERS BY DONATING LAND and BUILDING HOMES TAILORED to THEIR NEEDS. WE HONOR THE SACRIFICES BY ENSU…

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Housing & Shelter

JACOBS PLACE APARTMENTS C/O DARWIN T LYNNER CO INC

DES MOINES, IA

JACOBS PLACE APARTMENTS is AN IOWA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION THAT WAS ORGANIZED to CONSTRUCT, OWN and OPERATE AN 82 UNIT APARTMENT COMMUNITY KNOWN AS JACOBS PLACE LOCATED IN…

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Homeowners & Tenants Associations

JOHNSTON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP

JOHNSTON, IA

DEVELOP and MAINTAIN WEBSITE to ASSIST IN INFORMING THE PUBLIC, DEVELOPERS and BUSINESSES of CURRENT ACTIVITIES. WORK WITH DEVELOPERS and BUSINESSES to ATTRACT NEW COMMERCIAL…

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