Anawim Housing Foundation
Monthly E-Newsletter | May 2019
Join us TOMORROW for our
SPRING HOME TOUR
Join us tomorrow for the Anawim Housing Spring Home Tour as we visit revitalized neighborhoods, houses and new developments where Anawim is providing safe, affordable places for families in our community to call home. Only a couple seats remain so reserve yours today! Bus leaves at 11:30 AM, so please arrive a few minutes early. Lunch will be provided.

When: Wednesday, May 22nd | 11:30AM - 1:00PM
Where: The Anawim Housing Office | 1171 7th St. Des Moines

RSVP by clicking READ MORE!
WEF SPRING MOTHER'S DAY EVENT - THANK YOU!
Thank you to all who joined us May 7th for our Women Empowering Families Spring Event! The support and love for families and our mission at Anawim was felt all throughout the room - thank you for your very generous donations to our Anawim mother's and helping create over 100 lovely gift bags that we delivered in time for Mother's Day. Event was hosted at The River Center with catering by Trellis.

View photos from the event and learn more about becoming a member by clicking READ MORE
VOLUNTEER PROPERTY CLEAN-UP DAY
Anawim Housing is having a volunteer Property Clean-Up Day! Volunteers are needed to help provide some clean-up, care and maintenance to Anawim properties and playgrounds - getting them in great shape for summer! This event is open to all ages and skill levels, individuals and groups.

When: Friday, June 7th
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 PM

If you or your group are interested in volunteering or learning more, click READ MORE

LANDGRAF GRADUATES FROM GREATER DES MOINES LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
Please join us in congratulating Hannah Landgraf, Anawim Housing Program Manager, on her recent graduation from the Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute! Each year, fifty leaders from the private, public and non-profit sectors of the community are selected to participate in the Leadership Institute program. The Program prepares leaders from across Central Iowa to be effective stewards for our community's future. Hannah has been participating in the 2019 Leadership Class for the past nine months.

For a list of the 2019 class projects and participants, click READ MORE
ANAWIM INTERN SPOTLIGHT
Anawim is lucky to foster educational work experiences with several interns throughout the year - one of whom was Ashly Frazier who just finished her internship with us! Here's her story:

My name is Ashly Frazier and I am completing my first year as a student at Drake University. Through Drake's Engaged Citizen Corps program, I have had the opportunity to serve as an intern at Anawim Housing. By the end of this academic year, I had completed over 300 hours of service with this wonderful organization! - Read her full story by clicking READ MORE
RESOURCE FAIR AT THE CREST
Earlier this month, Anawim Housing invited several local community partner agencies to participate in a resource fair for our tenants. The Fair, titled "Growing Together: Planting the Seeds of Community," was designed to be a fun spring event, connecting tenants with organizations that offered opportunities and resources for youth and families. The event was organized by our Drake University Engaged Citizen Corps intern, Ashly Frazier. We would like to thank all the organizations who participated: HOME Inc, Habitat for Humanity, Girl Scouts of Iowa, Impact, and Freedom for Youth.
NEW ANAWIM VIDEO - Inspiring life stories of those we serve
Here the powerful stories of two Anawim Housing program tenants. You'll meet Mona, as she shares of her journey to Anawim Housing with her six children. Randy shares his story from homelessness to housing and the dramatic impact having a door to an apartment all his own has made in his life.

Our motto here at Anawim is simple.. Home is Everything.

To watch, click READ MORE
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