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Polk County proclaims April 2025 as Fair Housing Month; housing trust fund highlights 30th anniversary events
Summary
Polk County supervisors proclaimed April 2025 as Fair Housing Month, citing the Iowa Civil Rights Act and urging inclusive housing practices. Representatives from the Polk County Housing Trust Fund invited the board to anniversary events and thanked the board for ongoing support.
Polk County Board of Supervisors proclaimed April 2025 as Fair Housing Month on April 8, citing the Iowa Civil Rights Act and the county’s commitment to nondiscrimination on the bases of race, color, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability and familial status.
A representative of the Polk County Housing Trust Fund, speaking after the proclamation, thanked supervisors for their support and described the fund’s upcoming 30th‑anniversary activities, including a housing symposium on May 1 at the Des Moines Heritage Center and a celebration on May 30 at the Krausz Gateway Center. The speaker also introduced board members present and thanked staff, identifying Toby Berry as the trust fund’s executive director.
The trust fund representative said the events will focus on the relationship between housing and health care and invited the supervisors to participate. The speaker emphasized that reading the protected classes aloud during the proclamation is meant as a reminder that fair housing protections matter to the county’s efforts to build stronger, more inclusive communities.
The board accepted the proclamation and moved on to the rest of its agenda. No formal county policy change or funding decision accompanied the proclamation; it was presented as a formal recognition and statement of support.
