On December 1, 2025, a broad coalition of local governments and non-profit organizations, led by the National Alliance to End Homelessness, filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump-Vance Administration’s new restrictions on federal homelessness funding. Press release below. https://democracyforward.org/updates/local-governments-and-nonprofit-groups-challenge-unlawful-new-trump-vance-administration-restrictions-that-threaten-proven-solutions-to-homelessness/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOcPVxl

Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the federal entity that provides federal funding for homeless services, requires all Continuum of Care (CoC) entities to have an annual membership meeting to vote on any significant changes to the CoC Charter.    For the past year, Homeward has been working with the HCC/Housing Solutions Alliance and the City of Des Moines to re-assess and re-work the existing Governance charter. For it to be accepted, it must be presented and approved by

Save the date! The Iowa Homeless Coalition's Day on the Hill will occur on February 17 from 10-1:30 pm at the Iowa State Capitol. More details to follow.

The Polk County/Des Moines Continuum of Care’s 2025 Continuum of Care Competition and local project application cycle will open on Monday, November 24, 2025, with an Open Meeting to discuss HUD’s FY 25 Continuum of Care Competition NOFO, the local project application and local application process.    If your agency is planning on renewing a current project or applying for a new project, you must have at least one person from your agency attend this meeting .  The meeting is o

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Polk County Emergency Management, in consultation with Polk County Community, Family and Youth Services and Polk County Behavioral Health...

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Mark your calendars and join us! Summer Point-In-Time Count is accepting volunteers. The Count will happen Wednesday, July 30 to...

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Today, the community unveils "The Blueprint to Address Homelessness". In this video, key leaders discuss why this work is important and...

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You are Invited!   After a six-month planning process, Homeward, the Community Foundation, and the Strategic Leadership Team, are pleased...

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The Executive Director of Homeward, together with prominent community figures such as Mary Sellers from United Way of Central Iowa, Matt...

Homeward's Board of Directors is a diverse, passionate group of individuals united in the work to ensure that one day, everyone in Polk...

Senate Study Bill 1195 and House Study Bill 286 propose to criminalize homelessness statewide, putting Iowans at risk   House and Senate...

Contact                                                                                 Amy Croll, Community Engagement Manager Homeward...

Front page of the In Good Health report Community partners across the tri-county region recently released the Community Health Needs...