Stories From Your Neighborhood
Find recent stories from ICCF Community Homes on our path towards housing justice.
Recent Newsletters
Blueprints
A Message from our CEO
Dear friends, At this year’s Houses to Homes Gala, I shared an embarrassing confession: I recently got lost in my own neighborhood. I was trying to meet Brenda, a new Seymour homeowner whose story you’ll read in this issue. As the CEO of ICCF, it felt especially humbling to be wandering around, unsure where I […]
Blueprints
Letter from the CEO – Winter 2026
Dear Friends, When the Christian Community Development Association held its conference in Grand Rapids recently, ICCF Community Homes had the privilege of leading a “Go & See” site-visit. As we walked eight blocks around Tapestry Square near the corner of Wealthy and Division, we were able to show visitors some of the transformation taking place […]
Initiatives
Love in Action
After nearly thirty years of service with ICCF Community Homes, John still sees the work of building affordable homes and thriving neighborhoods as a true labor of love. When asked what home means to him, John recalls Robert Frost’s famous words: Home is a place where, when you go there, they have to take you […]
Initiatives
A Home Where Joy Can Grow
For Melissa, rebuilding a joyful life started with finding a safe environment to call home. Fleeing domestic violence meant leaving behind everything familiar, often staying in hotels just to keep her children off the streets. “All I needed was that little extra help so that I was able to hold my family together,” she says. […]