Forty-nine Iowa counties to benefit from homeless services assistance
DES MOINES – The Iowa Finance Authority Board of Directors today announced grant awards of $730,680 to 16 homeless and domestic violence shelters to assist with costs associated with providing essential services and emergency shelter operations. The funding is made available through the state-funded Shelter Assistance Fund program.
“The Iowa Finance Authority is proud to support homeless and domestic violence shelters in their work serving some of Iowa’s most vulnerable citizens,” said Iowa Finance Authority Executive Director Dave Jamison. “The grants announced today will allow these Iowa agencies to continue providing shelter services to Iowans in need.”
Shelter Assistance Fund applications are accepted on an annual basis and are judged through a competitive process. The Iowa Finance Authority received 19 eligible applications for the 2017 round requesting approximately $900,000 in funding. The program is funded with proceeds from the Real Estate Transfer Tax.
A panel of judges scored the applications based on criteria in several categories, including: project design, experience and capacity, community partnerships, performance, budget and grants management and competition priorities.
The Iowa Council on Homelessness reports that 17,301 Iowans experienced homelessness or were at-risk of homelessness in 2015.
Projects awarded Shelter Assistance Fund awards: (Listed by home location)
Ames
Shelter Housing Corporation/Emergency Residence Project
Award: $49,375
Contact: Carrie Dunnwald, 515-232-8075
Cedar Rapids
Foundation 2, Inc.
Award: $50,000
Contact: Emily Blomme, 319-362-1170
Clinton
Pathway Living Center, Inc.
Award: $50,000
Contact: Melissa Peterson, 563-242-3687
Council Bluffs
New Visions Homeless Services
Award: $47,500
Contact: Brandy Waller, 712-322-7570
Davenport
Family Resources, Inc.
Award: $50,000
Contact: Mary Macumber Schmidt 866-921-3354
Des Moines
Beacon of Life
Award: $38,000
Contact: Keshia Meissner, 515-244-4713
Catholic Council for Social Concern, Inc. (Catholic Charities)
Award: $50,000
Contact: Nancy Galeazzi, 515-244-3761
Family Promise of Greater Des Moines
Award: $20,000
Contact: Jim Cain, 515-277-7051
Youth Emergency Services & Shelter
Award: $50,000
Contact: Stephen Quirk, 515-243-7825
Dubuque
Dubuque Community YMCA/YWCA
Award: $47,500
Contact: Sharon Covey, 563-556-1100
Opening Doors
Award: $47,500
Contact: Michelle Brown, 563-582-7480
Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge Housing Agency
Award: $45,175
Contact: Celia Taylor, 515-573-7751
Mason City
Community Kitchen of North Iowa, Inc.
Award: $43,130
Contact: Amanda Ragan, 641-424-2316
Muscatine
Muscatine Center for Social Action
Award: $47,500
Contact: Maggie Curry, 563-264-3278
Sioux City
Council on Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence
Award: $47,500
Contact: Margaret Sanders, 712-277-0131
Waterloo/Cedar Falls
The Salvation Army Waterloo/Cedar Falls
Award: $47,500
Contact: Maj. Harold Poff, 319-235-9358
The Iowa Legislature created the Iowa Finance Authority in 1975 to undertake programs to assist in the attainment of housing for low- and moderate-income Iowans. Since then, the Iowa Finance Authority’s role has grown to include nearly 40 affordable housing, water quality and beginning farmer programs. The Iowa Finance Authority is a self-supporting public agency whose mission is to enhance the quality of life for Iowans.
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