Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity

So grateful for our volunteers who helped during last week's Rock the Block®️:
Kemin Industries, John Deere, American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company, Forest Ave Outreach, Athene, Baker Group.

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Our three day Rock the Block®️ event in Sheridan Gardens is up and running! We’re excited to have our wonderful volunteers serve these 9 homeowners through these critical repairs and modifications.

We hope you have a great Independence Day! Great words from our homebuyer, Ambrose, on what freedom can look like and how important it is, big or small.

Our offices will be closing early today, July 3rd, through July 4th. We'll be open and happy to serve you again on Friday, the 5th.

Take a look back at the frenzy of activity this last weekend at the Des Moines Arts Festival!

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Stop by our open house from 12-5 and read these great messages we’ve been collecting during about what home means to YOU.

When we all work together, it’s amazing what can be accomplished! Come tour our build at our open house Sunday from 12-5pm!

We've loved having our homebuyer, Leke, and her family on site with us during the Des Moines Arts Festival! You can read their story and find out more when you stop by our build, on the corner of 12th and Locust!!

Day two we’re finishing roofing and starting fascia and siding! This house is looking more and more like a home every minute.
Stop by and see us at the between 12th and Locust!

Rain 🌧️ or shine ☀️ we always have the best volunteers helping making affordable home ownership a reality!
Our start to the Des Moines Arts Festival build is a little soggier than we hoped, but nothing can dampen our spirits! We'll see you this weekend between 12th and Locust.

And just like that, the first wall is up at our Des Moines Arts Festival build!
Stop by 12th and Locust all this weekend to see our progress, read about our homebuyer, Leke, and see how YOU can get involved with GDM Habitat.

We’re getting all set for our time building at the ! Stop by tomorrow through Sunday at the corner of 12th and Locust.

Thanks to our friends at Trane Commercial for "raising the roof" during their adopt-a-day Friday!

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Thanks for all hard work on the interiors during your adopt-a-day, KCL Engineering!

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We are in need of volunteers for our 8am shift at the Des Moines Arts Festival Saturday, June 29th!

Sign up link below:
https://gdmhabitat.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=80774&job_name=arts%20fest%3A%20house%20build%20shifts

Our volunteers from Concentric International put in a sweaty day working on siding and roofing during their adopt-a-day yesterday! Thanks for your hard work!!

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Your donations support affordable homeownership AND you get 10% off At Home? Don't miss this opportunity!

Don't miss the At Home ReStore Donation Drive this Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM. Drop off furniture, tools, and more to support Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity and score an exclusive 10% OFF coupon to At Home when you donate!

The GDM Habitat office and Greater Des Moines Habitat ReStore will be closed today in celebration of Juneteenth. We'll re-open during normal hours Thursday, June 20th.

We are in need of 20 volunteers for our 8am shift at the Des Moines Arts Festival!
Sign up link below:

Register to volunteer with Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity via VolunteerLocal Register to volunteer with Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity / Home Construction - via VolunteerLocal

Thank you for hosting a panel build at the Des Moines office, Dotdash Meredith!
The panels built on Thursday will end up as the walls of a future Habitat home.

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We're excited to see you at Juneteenth's Neighbor's Day Celebration this Saturday, in Western Gateway Park!

Thank you for joining us last week on your adopt-a-day, Symetra!

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Did you know that you can get access to a whole library of tools for home repair and improvements? Now you do!

Maintaining a home can be expensive. Even basic repairs require tools that might be beyond some homeowners' budgets. That's why Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity started our 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆, helping homeowners borrow all the tools they need for an entire year at one low membership fee.

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://gdmhabitat.org/tools

Thank you to our Catholic Circle of Faith volunteers for hosting a panel build last Friday!

You can see all their photos on our Flickr!

Today is the primary election for voters to choose which candidate will be on the ballot in the November 2024 elections. Elected officials make critical decisions that impact housing affordability for our communities, so it’s important to make our voice heard and vote for home!

Polls will be open until 8 p.m.
If you’re not registered to vote, you can register at the polls today.
Not quite sure where you should vote? Check your polling location and find more information at

Voter Ready | A Guide To Voting In Iowa Casting your ballot in Iowa is as easy as registering, providing proof of identification, and voting. The first step is registering to vote — online, through the mail, or at the polls on Election Day. Second, choose which option you prefer for voting — absentee by-mail, absentee in-person, or at...

Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 4th, is the primary election for voters to choose which candidate will be on the ballot in the November 2024 elections. Elected officials make critical decisions that impact housing affordability for our communities, so it’s important to make our voice heard and vote for home!

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
If you’re not registered to vote, you can register at the polls on Election Day.
Not quite sure where you should vote? Check your polling location and find more information at

Voter Ready | A Guide To Voting In Iowa Casting your ballot in Iowa is as easy as registering, providing proof of identification, and voting. The first step is registering to vote — online, through the mail, or at the polls on Election Day. Second, choose which option you prefer for voting — absentee by-mail, absentee in-person, or at...

It was a great Saturday celebrating our homeowners! We gathered together to congratulate 8 new and future families on achieving their dreams of homeownership.

Thank you to our sponsors and supporters:
City of Des Moines - Government and Mayor Connie Boesen, Iowa Finance Authority, Polk County Housing Trust Fund, Neighborhood Finance Corporation - NFC, Baker Group, Des Moines Area Community College, , Iowa Wolves, and MidAmerican Energy.

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