Iowa Good Stories

2002 - 2007

• Des Moines' Inner City - Homes On The Move (07/29/2002)
• 6th Avenue Re-Make: A Des Moines Success Story (09/03/2002)
• Homeownership In Rural Iowa (09/04/2002)
• HUD Opens the Doors of the American Dream in Iowa (10/31/2002)
• A "Living Logo" in Des Moines (04/16/2004)
• A New Twist on Building Healthy Communities (03/07/2005)
• Clare Guest House (06/01/2007)

2008 - 2010

• United Neighbors Dream Program (01/10/2008)
• Des Moines Federal Executive Council Hosts 'Diversity in the Workplace' (04/30/2008)
• River Trace Apartments Celebrates Fifth Anniversary (10/31/2008)
• Iowa Housing Developer Uses HUD Funds to Build Energy-efficient Homes (01/23/2009)
• Transitional Housing at YWCA of Fort Dodge Sets Homeless on the Path to Self-sufficiency (01/23/2009)
• Iowa Apartment Makes Complex Accessible for the Disabled with Fair Housing Staff Guidance (01/30/2009)
• HUD Staff Promote Fair Housing at Stowe Elementary in Des Moines (04/24/2009)
• HOME, Inc. Creates First Affordable Condominium Project in Des Moines (05/05/2009)
• Primary Health Care, Inc. made Jack's story a success story (07/30/2009)
• Nine Homes in Seven Days (10/28/2009)
• Franklin the Fair Housing Fox Visits Cedar Rapids (04/13/2010)
• Metro Lofts in Des Moines (12/02/2010)

2011 - 2012

• Excess Notebooks Find New Home (08/19/2011)
• Des Moines' Drake Neighborhood: Anawim Homes Give Boost to Forest Avenue (09/07/2011)
• FHA is on TV (09/16/2011)
• Latino Heritage Festival 2011 (09/26/2011)
• Des Moines Field Office Donates Computers, Printers (11/03/2011)
• Grants for Marshalltown: City awarded $2,480,000 for Lead Hazard Reduction (04/16/2012)
• HUD Celebrates Fair Housing Month: Governor of Iowa Signs Proclamation (04/25/2012)
• MLK Brickstone (06/20/2012)
• Iowa Senior Housing Project (06/21/2012)
• Iowa Grant Writing Training (08/22/2012)
• 2012 Iowa Latino Heritage Festival (10/10/2012)
• Fall Bus Tour (10/19/2012)
• Ribbon Cutting and 25th Anniversary Ceremony (10/25/2012)

2013 - 2015

• 240 Pet Friendly Units (01/12/2013)
• HUD Green Academy (02/11/2013)
• Des Moines Field Office Staff Volunteer at Homeless Shelter (06/18/2013)
• Iowa Peer to Peer Homeless Symposium in Des Moines (07/07/2013)
• Des Moines Field Office Holds First Annual Sock Donation Drive (07/11/2013)
• Opening Doors Ceremony (11/20/2013)
• Iowa's Free Rental Housing Locator (01/07/2014)
• City of Des Moines Staff and Federal Employees Conduct Sock Drive (10/22/2014)
• HUD Invests in Iowa (01/20/2015)
• Mayor Proclaims Fair Housing Month in Ames, Iowa (04/14/2015)
• Federal Employees and Cub Scout Pack Conduct Sock Drive (10/15/2015)

2017 - 2022

• Fourth Annual Sock Drive - Federal Executive Council of Central Iowa (FEC) and HUD Participate to Help Homeless (01/24/2017)
• 2017 Nebraska/Iowa Peer to Peer Homeless Symposium (06/06/2017)
• Meet HUD Region VII's New Regional Administrator Jason Mohr (01/09/2018)
• City of Ames Celebrates Fair Housing Month (04/18/2018)
• Regional Administrator Jason Mohr Presents HUD-VASH Award to City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa (04/19/2018)
• 2021 Iowa/Nebraska Virtual Peer-to-Peer Homelessness Symposium (06/23/2021)
• HUD Funds Help Expand Capacity of Des Moines Agency to Further Reduce Homelessness (11/23/2021)
• Des Moines, Iowa Multifamily Property Residents Get a "Kick" Out of New Mini-Pitch Fields (02/15/2022)
• Iowa and Nebraska field offices team up with FDIC and other industry partners to deliver homeownership event in September (10/03/2022)
• HUD selects Grinnell (Iowa) Housing Authority as part of new Moving to Work: Asset Building Demonstration cohort (10/05/2022)
• HUD Great Plains and Midwest regions gather Quad Cities leaders to explore affordable housing solutions (11/08/2022)

2023 - 2024

• HUD Great Plains Presidential Management Fellow Megan Wheeler reflects upon Women's History Month (02/28/2023)
• Des Moines Field Office celebrates public service! (05/12/2023)
• HUD Iowa field office teams up with Central Iowa Federal Executive Council for annual sock drive to help those experiencing homelessness (11/29/2023)
• Fort Dodge, Iowa property owner receives millions in federal funding to modernize and make 'green' its local affordable housing using HUD's Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (01/04/2024)
• HUD Announces Julie K. Sleeper as Iowa State Director (01/05/2024)
• Marshalltown benefits from over $5 million in federal funding to combat lead and other health hazards in older homes (01/08/2024)
• Des Moines staff support 2024 Point-in-Time count of Polk County, Iowa homeless (02/16/2024)
• HUD's Iowa field office team tours Des Moines area Jordan House as part of Black History Month education (03/05/2024)
• HUD Great Plains Women's History Month committee holds hybrid event celebrating the personal and professional successes of women in the workplace (03/29/2024)