Research indicates community-wide involvement and support is required for any significant improvement. February 7, 2024 - DES MOINES, IA-...

Homeward and its supported entities were among the recently announced HUD national funding awards, being awarded the full amount of the...

Our most recent newsletter was published yesterday. Included you will find information regarding legislative advocacy including training,...

Homeward is working to identify the training needs of providers serving the homeless population. This survey will be live from Jan. 1 -...

Homeward has engaged the services of Housing Innovations to complete a homelessness systems assessment and system modeling as well as the...

Recently, the publication, Axios, highlighted the concerning status of our area non-profits serving the homeless populations. When a...

DART is seeking input on a possible 40 percent reduction in bus services that could occur over five years. Public input opportunities are...

Polk County, Iowa will be accepting Community Betterment Grant and Sponsorship Applications December 1, 2023 through February 28, 2024....

The January Point-in-Time Count revealed 644 individuals in shelters, transitional housing, and living outdoors, a 6% increase from 2022...

DES MOINES, IA- Homeward this week released the Unsheltered Des Moines Study, a report conducted in partnership with Drake University...

The Polk County Continuum of Care announced that it has changed its name to Homeward effective September 1st. The nonprofit organization...

Des Moines, Iowa - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded the City of Des Moines and its community partners with a...

In 2018, over 3600 people were served by emergency homeless shelters in Polk County. The Polk County Continuum of Care is hosting the...