Central Iowa Shelter & Services

VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

CENTRAL IOWA SHELTER AND SERVICES (CISS) HAS SET OUT TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM WHILE OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES TO INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, WHO DISPROPORTIONATELY COME FROM UNDERSERVED, RACIALLY DIVERSE AND VETERAN BACKGROUNDS. AGRI-HOOD IN DOWNTOWN DES MOINES WILL RECRUIT OVER 120 BEGINNING FARMERS WHO WILL CULTIVATE PRODUCE AND FISH PRODUCTS FOR DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER CHANNELS AROUND CENTRAL IOWA. THE PROJECT INCLUDES A SUBSTANTIAL VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURE AND JOB TRAINING PROGRAM WHERE FARMERS OPERATE A FOOD TRUCK AT LOCAL MARKETS AND EVENTS. THE TRUCKS MENU FEATURES FISH TACOS SOURCED FROM THE AGRI-HOOD AND PREPARED BY TRAINEES WHO ARE ON THE PATH TO SELF SUFFICIENCY AFTER EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THIS PROJECT WILL INCLUDE DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER MARKETING TO BOOST SALES OF OUR PRODUCE AND PROTEIN PRODUCTS AS WELL AS FOOD TRUCK ITEMS. MARKETING EFFORTS WILL INCREASE TOURISM AND LOCAL FOOD EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AT OUR AGRI-HOOD. CISS EXPECTS THIS PROGRAM TO GENERATE SALES OF ITS AGRI-HOOD PRODUCTS, WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR REINVESTMENT INTO THE PROJECT SO IT CAN CONTINUE TO BE A TALENT PIPELINE FOR BEGINNING FARMERS AND ENTREPRENEURS AS WELL AS A SOURCE OF SUSTAINABLE, ACCESSIBLE, LOCAL FOOD FOR EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND IN THE FOOD DESERT WHERE THE AGRI-HOOD IS LOCATED.

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

THIS UAIP IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT IS ENTITLED FROM STORM DRAINS TOFERTILE SOIL: BOOSTING URBAN FOOD SECURITY AND ACCESS WHILE HELPINGINDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS BY TURNING UNUSED DRAINAGE SPACEINTO FOOD PRODUCTION GROUND

ENGAGES INDIVIDUALS IN SERVICE TO ELIMINATE POVERTY AND POVERTY-RELATED PROBLEMS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES

VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

VA IS PROVIDING FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

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