Prairie Meadows has awarded Catholic Charities a $20,000 Community Betterment Grant to fund structural renovations at the Catholic Charities Emergency Family Shelter in Des Moines, the metro’s largest family-oriented shelter. The funding supported basement repairs, including new floor tiling for improved drainage and wall bracing to ensure structural stability. The shelter provides families with safe, supportive housing and resources to achieve long-term stability. The award comes amid rising homelessness across Iowa, where more than 3,000 individuals were identified as homeless on a single night this year, including roughly a quarter in Polk County, according to the Iowa Institute for Community Alliances…