The Premier Homebuilding and Job Training Initiative in Iowa
The Premier Homebuilding and Job Training Initiative in Iowa
The Premier Homebuilding and Job Training Initiative in Iowa
MISSION
Homes for Iowa 's goal is to provide state of the art training and re-entry employment assistance to successfully reintegrate incarcerated men with society while constructing quality homes for Iowans across the state.
In learning construction skills, prisoners building houses for Iowans
State gives Homes for Iowa $10M to speed program's expansion
IMPACT
Since its founding, HFI has trained over 500 crew members and moved 126 houses to over 40 counties in Iowa. Over 100 crew members have earned certificates in the trades. The program's lifetime recidivism rate is only 6.1%.
In learning construction skills, prisoners building houses for Iowans
State gives Homes for Iowa $10M to speed program's expansion
HOMES
All HFI homes are built at the building site near the Newton Correctional Release facility and delivered directly onto their foundations. There are four different home models, all under $100,000.
