Announcements

Anawim hosts: Rising Toward Community Event

On the Summer Solstice, join us for a celebration of Overcoming Homelessness
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Full Circle Program Development AmeriCorps Internship

Anawim Housing is hiring summer interns!
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2019 Summer Internship Position

Anawim is hiring an intern this summer to help with our Full Circle Program!
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Anawim Intern Spotlight

Meet Ashly Frazier
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Birdies For Charity 2019!

All donations made to Anawim Housing receive a 10% match!
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Will the Merle Hay Apartments Get Built?

For Anawim, the fight continues for affordable housing in Urbandale
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Women Empowering Families Spring Event

Join us and help assemble Mother's Day gift bags for Anawim moms!
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Men's Breakfast Event

Join us Thursday April 25th for the Anawim Men's Breakfast
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Volunteer Event: Anawim Property Clean-Up Day

Sign up for a fun volunteer opportunity with Anawim!
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Anawim Housing 2019 Program Grant Announcements

Funding Announcements for Anawim's Permanent Supportive Housing Programs
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Tenant Holiday Activity Day

Anawim Supportive Services hosts holiday "crafts, cookies and cocoa" day for tenants
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Anawim Named a 2018 Top Workplace

The Des Moines Register announces the Top Iowa Workplaces
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Program News - Anawim presents at Homelessness Symposium

Cynthia Latcham and Dan McBee present on Housing First
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Connection Gardens are Here!

Community garden provides connection between children, families, and their senior neighbors
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Spring Trolley Tour

Reserve your seat today and get an upclose view of our properties in Des Moines!
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Birdies for Charity 2018!

Donate to the Anawim Housing Foundation through Birdies for Charity
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Supportive Services launches Full Circle Group

Special series created for Anawim Program Tenants
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Drake University Student Interns with Anawim

Get to know Brittany!
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Anawim to Host dsm Magazine Unveiling

Join us Feb 27th at Anawim for this exciting event!
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Anawim Supportive Services Holiday Update

It's been a busy, fun-filled holiday season at Anawim Housing!
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Opening Doors Awards Ceremony 2017

Anawim Housing program participant receives the 2017 Single Adult Award
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WEF ThanksGIVING Event!

Join us November 2nd
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Housing Opportunities Program 1 and 2

Anawim's new permenant supportive housing program gets underway
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Anawim Housing 30th Anniversary Celebration

Save the Date: August 24th
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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony- New Anawim Housing Office!

Anawim cuts the ribbon on their new office!
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Women Empowering Families Basic Party 2017

Thank you to all who joined us!
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We're Moving!

Anawim Housing is moving to a new office space April 18th
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Hiring a Part-time Painter

Apply today to join our team!
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Drake University Student Interns with Anawim

Get To Know Marina
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Legacy Project- Under Construction

The Legacy Project located at 1521 6th Avenue, will consist of 5, three bedroom town homes.
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Slumberland's 40 Winks Foundation donates beds to Anawim families

Several Anawim families now have beds for their children that didn't have them before
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Introducing Allterra Property Solutions

Anawim Housing launches new third-party management company
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AmazonSmile

Shop with AmazonSmile, and Amazon will donate to Anawim Housing!
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Brickstones At Riverbend

30-unit development breaks ground along 6th Avenue!
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DMARC brings new mobile food pantry to Baker Creek Senior

Mobile Food Pantry arriving every other Friday!
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Wells Fargo Awards $25,000 Grant to Anawim Housing

Anawim Housing Receives $25,000 Grant Toward Legacy Project!
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Three Anawim Housing Playgrounds to be revitalized this Summer!

Variety - The Children's Charity funds revitalization of 3 Anawim playgrounds!
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Prairie Meadows Awards $150,000 Legacy Grant to Anawim Housing

Anawim Housing recieves $150,000 grant towards Legacy Project!
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Women Empowering Families presents The Basic Party

You're invited to attend!
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2016 Book of Lists

Anawim Housing is honored to be ranked in the book of lists for both non-profit and developers!
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Dress for Success 2015 Annual Referral Agency Luncheon

Anawim joins Dress for Success to celebrate a successful year empowering women to succeed through career developement
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Opening Doors 2015 Awards Ceremony

Anawim Housing tenant Charity Williams receives the 2015 Family Award
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Three Program Tenants Graduate from the TDL Academy

Join us as we congratulate our graduates of the TDL Academy!
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Variety- the Children's Charity awards grant towards playground

Anawim Housing receives $10,000 grant from Variety for a playground at our Legacy Project townhomes
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Birdies for Charity 2015

Anawim Housing had huge success!
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Playground Renovation Day with Housby!

Volunteers from Housby renovated our playground at 1352 12th Street
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Annual Report Now Available!

View the 2014-2015 Annual Report online today!
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Anawim Housing Community Gardens

See what's in bloom!
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Community Foundation check presentation for Leadership Grant

Anawim Housing receives $100,000 grant for the Legacy Project
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Des Moines Arts Festival 2015

Anawim Housing had a fun weekend hosting a booth at the Des Moines Arts Festival!
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Diane Hernandez Teaches Class on Self Sufficiency at the Anawim Housing Office

Written by Cynthia Latcham, Senior Program Manager
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Anawim Housing Foundation is awarded $100,000

The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines is supporting Anawim Housing through their 2015 Leadership Grant
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Housby Staff Volunteer Day

Thank you to the Housby staff who volunteered their time to help Anawim Housing with a dirt infill project at nine of our homes.
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2015 Anawim Housing Home Tour

Thank you to joined us on Friday, May 15!
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Legacy Project Groundbreaking

Announcing our new Legacy Project on 6th Avenue
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Valley Students Looking to Make Big Impact

Two Juniors at Valley High School are looking to raise awareness of a topic that the Des Moines Community continues to face - Homelessness
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An Impactful Partnership

Housby Mack | Housby Auction has chosen Anawim Housing as their way to give back to the community in 2015
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New Look for Anawim Housing

New Look. Same Mission.
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The Anawim Housing Foundation

Please note that all donations are directed and made out to The Anawim Housing Foundation (New in 2015)
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Thank you to all who joined us!

The Annual Women Empowering Families thanksGIVING Event
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Thank you! - Birdies for Charity

Thank you to all who supported Anawim Housing through the Birdies for Charity Program this year!
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Thank you! - Women Empowering Families

Thank you to all who came out for the Women Empowering Families event on the 28th!
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Affordable housing pays off for city

Study finds that lower rents mean more money for residents to spend on everything from health care to groceries, boosting local business and property values.
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