Safe, Stable & Affordable

By: Polk County Housing Trust Fund
  • Summary

  • A Midwest housing podcast produced by the Polk County Housing Trust Fund in Des Moines, Iowa.
    Copyright 2022 All rights reserved.
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Episodes
  • Inside the public investments that drive housing affordability
    May 6 2022

    In this episode, we explore housing subsidies, which are the public investments that make so much housing affordability possible in our community. We’ll explore some of the challenges of using available funds as well as the unique opportunities available today through special and emergency spending related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Participants in this session were Jennifer Cooper, Abbey Gilroy, Lisa Crabbs, Terri Rosonke, and Steve Eggleston.

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    42 mins
  • Reducing harm from eviction and other threats to housing stability
    Apr 28 2022

    In this episode, our executive director Eric Burmeister moderates a panel on housing stability recorded live at our Affordable Housing Week Symposium. This episode is part of a series focused on housing supply, stability, and subsidy in Greater Des Moines.

    Our panelists were Anne Bacon, Amal Barre, and Nick Smithberg. Learn more about the announcement related to Iowa Legal Aid's eviction deferral program at PCHTF.org/ahw.

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    40 mins
  • Increasing housing supply through public policy in Greater Des Moines
    Apr 20 2022

    In this episode, we continue our series recorded at the Affordable Housing Week Symposium. Now, we focus on the relationship between public policy and housing supply. Our panelists share how small changes in regulation have big effects on housing costs -- which matters more than ever amid supply chain issues and rising prices in the market today.

    Thank you to our speakers: Jenna Kimberley, Carrie Woerdeman, Rachel Flint, and Lance Henning.

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    29 mins

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