Resources

For 30 years, participants in the FHLB Des Moines Affordable Housing Program (AHP) – Competitive AHP, Home$tart and the Native American Homeownership Initiative (NAHI) - have played a critical role in providing families and individuals with safe and affordable housing opportunities. Take advantage of the tips and resources on this page to share the impact your institution has made, while celebrating the partnerships that made it possible.

Using the resources on this page, here are a few ideas to get you started:

Spread the word on your institution’s communications and social media channels.
Reach out to your local media and community contacts.
Gather local leaders to celebrate and recognize AHP projects through ground breaking, ribbon cutting or rededication events.
Share your success stories with us!

Social Media

Share your impact with our hashtag #AHP30!

Help us spread the word about the 30th Anniversary of the Affordable Housing Program and share how your financial institution has played a critical role in the program on social media. Some ideas to help you spread the word:

Take a photo of employees at your financial institution holding your AHP 30th recognition award. Post it to social media using the hashtag #AHP30
Snap a photo onsite for one (or more!) of the AHP projects your institution participated in. Post it to social media using the hashtag #AHP30
Share that your institution is being recognized as an AHP award recipient by sharing one of the graphics below on your institution’s social media.
Collect project and homeowner testimonials to share via social media.
Personalize one of the copy ideas provided below for your own posts.
Make sure to tag us in any social posts you might do.

We played a part in providing affordable housing for more than 106,000 families in the last 30 years through @FHLBDM’s Affordable Housing Program! #AHP30

Happy 30th anniversary to @FHLBDM’s Affordable Housing Program! We are proud to have created and sustained affordable housing in our community through this program. #AHP30

Twitter

@FHLBDM

Facebook

@Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines

Media Content

Click on the icons below to download templates to customize and distribute to your local contacts.

Press Release

AHP Overview

Events

Another way to create awareness and rally the community behind your affordable housing efforts is to host an AHP project event. Celebrate partnerships by inviting housing organizations, local media and community leaders to participate in the event.

Check Presentation

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Celebrate a project that was recently awarded AHP funds.

Ground Breaking

Celebrate the launch of a new construction or rehabilitation AHP project.

Ribbon Cutting

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Celebrate the opening of an AHP project.

Rededication

Celebrate the impact and contribution of past AHP projects to the community by organizing a rededication event.

AHP 30th Graphics

Utilize any of the graphics below in your social media and public relations outreach efforts. Below each image you can find a link to an appropriately sized image for you to download and use.