Bringing Down the HOUSE!

Bringing Down the HOUSE!

By Iowa Heartland Habitat for HumanityBusinessNon-Profit
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Bringing Down the HOUSE! episodes

  • Building Community: Green Living & Energy Diversity Inclusion with Ashley Craft

    Have you ever considered how income may affect a person’s ability to purchase environmentally friendly and energy efficient solutions for their home? Today, Ali and J’Kalein visit with Ashley Craft, program director for University of Northern Iowa's Green Iowa AmeriCorps program. Tune in to learn about their important environmental work in our community and across the state. Thanks for listening to episode six of Season Two: Building Community!

    Episode Links(in order of mention):

    • Green Iowa AmeriCorps
    • University of Norther Iowa's Center for Energy and Environmental Education
    • AmeriCorps
    • Black Hawk County Solid Waste
    • Cedar Falls Community School District
    • Tallgrass Prairie Center
    • Energy Audit by Green Iowa AmeriCorps
    • UNI
    • Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley
    • Hearst Center for the Arts
    • Cedar Valley Arboretum
    • Black Hawk County YMCA
    • YWCA of Black Hawk County

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        • Hosts: Ali Parrish and J'Kalein Madison | Guest: Ashley Craft | Producer & Editor: Norah Schlax | Music: bensound

        33 min
      • Building Community: Food Insecurity in Northeast Iowa with Barb Prather

        Today, Ali and J’Kalein welcome the Executive Director of the Northeast Iowa Food Bank, Barb Prather to discuss closing the meal gap in our community, food insecurity, and how we partner. Thanks for tuning in to episode five of Season Two: Building Community!

        Episode Links(in order of mention):

        • Northeast Iowa Food Bank
        • Episode with Disa Cornish

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            • Hosts: Ali Parrish and J'Kalein Madison | Guest: Barb Prather | Producer & Editor: Norah Schlax | Music: bensound

            47 min
          • Building Community: Corporate Partnerships with Mindy Schmidt

            Today, Ali and J’Kalein welcome the Community Relations Manager of John Deere Waterloo, Mindy Schmidt, to discuss corporate social responsibility and our ever-growing partnership with John Deere. Thanks for tuning in to episode four of Season Two: Building Community!

            Episode Links(in order of mention):

            • John Deere
            • John Deere's Higher Purpose
            • Northeast Iowa Food Bank
            • John Deere Grant to Iowa Heartland
            • Church Row Neighborhood
            • Walnut Neighborhood

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                • Hosts: Ali Parrish and J'Kalein Madison | Guest: Mindy Schmidt | Producer & Editor: Norah Schlax | Music: bensound

                36 min
              • Building Community: Restoration to Revitalization with David Deeds

                Today Ali and J'Kalein chat with longtime supporter and past Iowa Heartland Board President, David Deeds as he shares his passion for urban design, historic preservation, and how he builds community through various local partnerships and projects! Thanks for tuning in to episode three of Season Two: Building Community!

                Episode Links(in order of mention):

                • University of Northern Iowa Accounting
                • JSA Development
                • The Life and Death of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs
                • The Great Chicago Fire
                • Walnut Neighborhood
                • Church Row Neighborhood

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                    • Hosts: Ali Parrish and J'Kalein Madison | Guest: David Deeds | Producer & Editor: Norah Schlax | Music: bensound

                    40 min
                  • Building Community: Volunteerism with Lauren Finke and Ron Jensen

                    Volunteerism not only allows Iowa Heartland to continue serving our mission, but it also uplifts the entire Cedar Valley! Ali and J’Kalein are excited to welcome Lauren Finke, executive director of the Volunteer Center of the Cedar Valley & Ron Jensen, longterm Iowa Heartland supporter and regular volunteer. Lauren and Ron share their perspective on volunteerism and why they choose to partner with Iowa Heartland in our second episode of Season Two: Building Community!

                    Episode Links(in order of mention):

                    • Our Mission: Seeking to put God's love into action, Iowa Heartland Habitat brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope.
                    • Volunteer Center of the Cedar Valley
                    • Volunteer with us!
                    • RAGBRAI: Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa
                    • UNI: University of Northern Iowa
                    • RSVP: Connecting volunteers, 55+, with skills-based volunteer opportunities that meet the needs of the community.
                    • Global Village Trips
                    • Podcast Episode with Wayne Green: International Building & Global Partnerships

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                        • Hosts: Ali Parrish and J'Kalein Madison | Guests: Lauren Finke & Ron Jensen | Producer & Editor: Norah Schlax | Music: bensound

                        47 min
                      • Building Community: Transitional Housing with Dusky Steele

                        Season 2 is here!! This season, entitled Building Community, is focused on highlighting our essential community partnerships that allow us to serve in a greater capacity. Ali and J'Kalein are kicking off the season with House of Hope Development Coordinator, Dusky Steele. Their discussion covers the incredible work House of Hope is doing to empower homeless women in our community as well as our duel-organization program, Framing Hope. 

                        Episode Links(in order of mention):

                        • Our Mission: Seeking to put God's love into action, Iowa Heartland Habitat brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope.
                        • House of Hope
                        • House of Hope's Mission: House of Hope provides single-mother families and women who age out of foster care with individualized support and transitional housing to achieve secure families, independence and permanent homes.
                        • Framing Hope
                        • Verklempt: adj. overcome with emotion
                        • Paris' Home Dedication

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                          • Website: WeBuildHabitat.org/podcast
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                          • TikTok: IAHeartlandHabitat
                          • Twitter: BDTH_Pod

                            • Hosts: Ali Parrish and J'Kalein Madison | Guest: Dusky Steele | Producer & Editor: Norah Schlax | Music: bensound

                            34 min
                          • Construction with Heath Christensen and John Poon

                            SEASON ONE FINALE: On this season of Bringing Down the House, we’ve talked about how families qualify for our affordable homeownership program and the joys and growth our families have experienced.. but what goes on between being accepted into our program and receiving the keys to their home? Today, on the season one finale of Bringing Down the House, Ali chats with Iowa Heartland’s Construction Manager, Heath Christensen and Senior Site Supervisor, John Poon about all things construction! 

                            Episode Links (in order of mention):

                            • Current Projects - April 2021
                            • Volunteer with us!
                            • Target Neighborhoods: Walnut and Church Row

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                                • Hosts: Ali Parrish & Norah Schlax | Guests: Heath Christensen & John Poon | Producer & Editor: Norah Schlax | Music: bensound

                                39 min
                              • How Homeownership Contributes to Wealth Building with LeKeisha Veasley

                                Ali and J'Kalein visit with Iowa Heartland Habitat Board Secretary and local housing expert, LeKeisha Veasley, to explore the ways homeownership contributes to a family's ability to build wealth and the ways housing policies have contributed to wealth gaps in our community over the years. 

                                Episode Links(in order of mention):

                                • John Deere Panel Build Event and Grant Announcement
                                • Masters in Public Policy, UNI Graduate Program
                                • Volunteer with Iowa Heartland
                                • BDTH Redlining - Episode 1
                                • BDTH Redlining - Episode 2
                                • Family in California - Low Appraisal
                                • Iowa Heartland's Homeownership Program

                                  • Follow us!

                                  • Website: WeBuildHabitat.org/podcast
                                  • Instagram: BringingDownTheHousePod
                                  • Facebook: BringingDownTheHousePod
                                  • Twitter: BDTH_Pod

                                    • Hosts: Ali Parrish and J'Kalein Madison | Guest: LeKeisha Veasley | Producer & Editor: Norah Schlax | Music: bensound

                                    42 min
                                  • International Building & Global Partnerships with Wayne Green

                                    Ali and J'Kalein visit with long time Iowa Heartland Habitat supporter, Wayne Green, to explore an often unknown and overlooked part of Habitat's mission; our international homebuilding and global partnerships. Heartwarming and inspirational stories are shared about Iowa Heartland's 6.5 year partnership with Habitat for Humanity El Salvador.

                                    Episode Links:

                                    • Maria's Home Dedication - Facebook Live @ 4:30PM
                                    • Wayne Green Holding Nicole
                                    • Tithing Partners - Habitat for Humanity International
                                    • Global Village Trips - Habitat for Humanity

                                      • Follow us!

                                      • Website: WeBuildHabitat.org/podcast
                                      • Instagram: BringingDownTheHousePod
                                      • Facebook: BringingDownTheHousePod
                                      • Twitter: BDTH_Pod

                                        • Hosts: Ali Parrish and J'Kalein Madison | Guest: Wayne Green | Producer & Editor: Norah Schlax | Music: bensound

                                        42 min
                                      • Iowa Heartland Habitat's ReStore with Jeff Finke

                                        Habitat for Humanity ReStores are unique and exciting discount home improvement stores.. But did you know that they are a great source of sustainable funding for Habitat's mission in communities all across the country? This episode, Ali and J'Kalein welcome Iowa Heartland Habitat's ReStore Manager, Jeff Finke, to talk all things ReStore!

                                        Episode Links:

                                        • About the ReStore
                                        • Iowa Heartland's ReStore Facebook Page
                                        • Shop the ReStore at 4107 Hammond Avenue, Waterloo, IA

                                          • Follow us!

                                          • Website: WeBuildHabitat.org/podcast
                                          • Instagram: BringingDownTheHousePod
                                          • Facebook: BringingDownTheHousePod
                                          • Twitter: BDTH_Pod

                                            • Hosts: Ali Parrish and J'Kalein Madison | Guest: Jeff Finke | Producer & Editor: Norah Schlax | Music: bensound

                                            38 min

                                          About Bringing Down the HOUSE!

                                          From the publisher's feed

                                          Welcome to Bringing Down the HOUSE!, an Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity podcast hosted by Ali Parrish and J'Kalein Madison. Every other Tuesday, Ali and J'Kalein meet with local experts to cover topics related to building homes, communities, and hope in the Cedar Valley!