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Adult Action Council

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The Polk County Adult Action Council (AAC) is a group for people with lived experience with homelessness, who want to inform and improve the homeless system. AAC members must be at least 25 or older. AAC will start meeting in September and is designed to take action to improve housing services in Polk County. 

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Our work includes:

  • Homelessness Program and System Improvement,

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  • Reducing Stigma Through Advocacy, Outreach, and Public Speaking,

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  • Conducting Volunteer Service Projects,

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  • Sponsoring Skill Building Workshops, and

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  • Building Connections among individuals experiencing Homelessness, Providers, and Services.

The Adult Action Council will launch October 2025! The group will meet twice/month, for an hour each time. Individuals who participate regularly in the group and complete an application will be compensated for their time via a stipend. 

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The group will meet at Evelyn K Davis Center for Working Families. For additional specifics of meeting times/dates, please contact the Homeward staff. 

The Polk County Adult Action Council is supported by Homeward, but is its own separate decision-making entity, managed by its own leadership group.

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Persons with hearing or speech impairments may obtain copies of these materials via TTY by calling 1-800-735-2942. Persons who do not speak English as their primary language and who have limited ability to speak, write or understand English may obtain copies of theses materials by calling Angie Arthur at (515) 302-6017 or emailing her at aarthur@homewardiowa.org.

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