diff --git a/ckanext/opendatani/fanstatic/css/theme.css b/ckanext/opendatani/fanstatic/css/theme.css
index dcec05b..2577ee6 100644
--- a/ckanext/opendatani/fanstatic/css/theme.css
+++ b/ckanext/opendatani/fanstatic/css/theme.css
@@ -849,21 +849,15 @@ h6 {
 .hierarchy-tree li a {
   position: relative;
 }
-
 .hierarchy-tree-top li a span,
 .hierarchy-tree li a span {
   position: absolute;
   right: 0;
   top: 0;
   background: #0c6db7;
-  padding: 4px 5px;
+  padding: 4px 10px;
   color: #f6f7f8;
 }
-
-.hierarchy-tree-top a span {
-  padding: 4px 8px;
-}
-
 .media-grid .media-view {
   border: none;
 }
@@ -925,6 +919,7 @@ h6 {
   margin-bottom: 1px;
 }
 
+
 .label {
   text-shadow: none;
   letter-spacing: normal;
@@ -1070,4 +1065,70 @@ h6 {
 
 #no_content:after{
   content: ''
+}
+
+
+
+/* Custom UI Homepage updates */
+.latest-posts.thumbnails {
+  margin-top:30px;
+}
+
+.latest-posts.thumbnails li{
+  border: 1px solid #eee;
+  margin-left: 17px;
+}
+
+.latest-posts.thumbnails li .post{
+  padding:10px;
+}
+
+.sub-heading {
+  display:inline;
+  position: relative;
+  top: 6px;
+}
+
+.more-btn {
+  margin-left: 10px;
+  display:inline;
+}
+
+.col-7 {
+  width:70%;
+  float:left;
+}
+
+.col-3 {
+  width:30%;
+  float:left;
+  text-align:right;
+}
+
+.showcase-item {
+  padding: 30px 0;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #e1e1e1;
+}
+
+.showcase-item p {
+  margin-top:10px;
+  color: #7d7d7d;
+}
+
+.showcase-item .btn {
+  position: relative;
+  top: 15px;
+  padding: 5px 25px;
+}
+
+.showcase-item span{
+  background-color: #eee;
+  font-size: 1.1em;
+  padding: 6px 15px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: #7f7f7f;
+}
+
+.clearfix {
+  clear:both;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ckanext/opendatani/fanstatic/less/_org-list.less b/ckanext/opendatani/fanstatic/less/_org-list.less
index 8578683..cc74f34 100644
--- a/ckanext/opendatani/fanstatic/less/_org-list.less
+++ b/ckanext/opendatani/fanstatic/less/_org-list.less
@@ -54,14 +54,8 @@
       right: 0;
       top: 0;
       background: @accent;
-      padding: 4px 5px;
+      padding: 4px 10px;
       color: @lightgrey;
     }
   }
-}
-
-.hierarchy-tree-top {
-  a span {
-    padding: 4px 8px;
-  }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ckanext/opendatani/helpers.py b/ckanext/opendatani/helpers.py
index ce7ba2a..ec9b495 100644
--- a/ckanext/opendatani/helpers.py
+++ b/ckanext/opendatani/helpers.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 import ckan.lib.helpers as h
 from ckan.plugins import toolkit
 import ckan.authz as authz
+import ckan.lib.dictization.model_dictize as model_dictize
+from ckanext.showcase.model import ShowcasePackageAssociation
 
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -156,3 +158,19 @@ def verify_datasets_exist(org):
         data_dict['q'] = 'organization:{0}'.format(org)
 
     return toolkit.get_action('package_search')({}, data_dict).get('count') > 0
+
+
+def get_showcase_List(limit):
+    q = model.Session.query(model.Package) \
+    .filter(model.Package.type == 'showcase') \
+    .filter(model.Package.state == 'active')
+
+    showcase_list = []
+    for pkg in q.limit(limit).all():
+        showcase_list.append(model_dictize.package_dictize(pkg, { 'model' : model }))
+
+    for idx, showcase in enumerate(showcase_list):
+        # get a list of package ids associated with showcase id
+        pkg_id_list = ShowcasePackageAssociation.get_package_ids_for_showcase(showcase['id'])
+        showcase_list[idx]['package_count'] = len(pkg_id_list)
+    return showcase_list
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ckanext/opendatani/plugin.py b/ckanext/opendatani/plugin.py
index 34f636f..2a4dbe0 100644
--- a/ckanext/opendatani/plugin.py
+++ b/ckanext/opendatani/plugin.py
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ def get_helpers(self):
             'package_list': package_list,
             'ni_activity_list_to_text': helpers.activity_list_to_text,
             'verify_datasets_exist': helpers.verify_datasets_exist,
-            'is_admin': helpers.is_admin
+            'is_admin': helpers.is_admin,
+            'showcase_list': helpers.get_showcase_List
         }
 
     # IRoutes
diff --git a/ckanext/opendatani/templates/home/index.html b/ckanext/opendatani/templates/home/index.html
index fdd07cb..b4b5f9e 100644
--- a/ckanext/opendatani/templates/home/index.html
+++ b/ckanext/opendatani/templates/home/index.html
@@ -14,24 +14,45 @@
 </div>
 <div role="main">
   <div class="container">
-    <h2>Latest</h2>
+    <h2 class="sub-heading">Latest</h2>   <a class="btn btn-primary more-btn" href="{{ h.url_for('blog_index') }}" title="{{ _('Blog') }}"><i class="icon-chevron-right"></i>{% trans %}More{% endtrans %}</a>
 
   {% set posts = h.get_recent_blog_posts(3) %}
     <ul class="latest-posts thumbnails">
       {% for post in posts %}
       <li class="span4">
-      <span class="post">
-        <h4><a href="{{ h.url_for(controller='ckanext.pages.controller:PagesController', action='blog_show', page='/' + post.name) }}">{{ post.title or post.name }}</a></h4>
-        <small class="date"> {{ h.render_datetime(post.publish_date) }} </small>
-        <span class="text">{{ h.markdown_extract(post.content) }}</span>
-        <a class="btn btn-primary" href="{{ h.url_for(controller='ckanext.pages.controller:PagesController', action='blog_show', page='/' + post.name) }}"><i class="icon-chevron-right"></i>{% trans %}More{% endtrans %}</a>
-      </span>
+        <img src="{{ post.image }}" />
+        <div class="post">
+          <h4><a href="{{ h.url_for(controller='ckanext.pages.controller:PagesController', action='blog_show', page='/' + post.name) }}">{{ post.title or post.name }}</a></h4>
+          <small class="date"> {{ h.render_datetime(post.publish_date) }} </small>
+          <span class="text">{{ h.markdown_extract(post.content) }}</span>
+          <a class="btn btn-primary" href="{{ h.url_for(controller='ckanext.pages.controller:PagesController', action='blog_show', page='/' + post.name) }}"><i class="icon-chevron-right"></i>{% trans %}More{% endtrans %}</a>
+        </div>
       </li>
       {% endfor %}
     </ul>
 
   </div>
 </div>
+
+<div role="main">
+  <div class="container">
+    <h2 class="sub-heading">Showcases</h2>   <a class="btn btn-primary more-btn" href="{{ h.url_for('ckanext_showcase_index') }}" title="{{ _('Showcases') }}"><i class="icon-chevron-right"></i>{% trans %}More{% endtrans %}</a>
+
+    <div class="showcase-item">
+      {% for showcase in h.showcase_list(limit=3) %}
+          <div class="col-7">
+            <h4><a href="{{ h.url_for(controller='ckanext.showcase.controller:ShowcaseController', action='read', id=showcase.name) }}">{{ _(showcase.title) }}</a></h4>
+          </div>
+          <div class="col-3">
+            <a href="{{ h.url_for(controller='ckanext.showcase.controller:ShowcaseController', action='read', id=showcase.name) }}" class="btn btn-primary">View</a>
+          </div>
+          <div class="clearfix"></div>
+          <span>{{ _(showcase.package_count) }} Datasets</span>
+          <p>{{ _(showcase.notes | truncate(300)) }}</p>
+      {% endfor %}
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
 {% snippet "home/snippets/twitter.html" %}
 
 {% endblock %}