David Lual and Suzy Benjamin couldn't stop smiling. As their three children played outside, the couple joined about 40 others in dedicating their new Habitat for Humanity home. Among those in attendance were Jerry and Terrie Schrank, who donated the home, which they originially built in 1984 and lived in for nearly 25 years. Read more...

It is sure to be a painting event of Olympic proprtions. Members of the 2010 U.S. Olympic Curling and Luge Teams will spend the day volunteering with Twin Cities Habitaty for Humanity's A Brush with Kindness program on Saturday, July 24. Read more...

Twin Cities Habitat helped Habitat for Humanity achieve the rank of No. 8 on the Builder 100 list, marking the first time the nonprofit has been among the top 10 biggest builders in the United States. The list also shows Habitat, with 5,294 closings last year, moved up three spots in 2009 from its 2008 ranking of No. 11.

Female Habitat for Humanity crews here and around the country are rebuilding houses and aiding neighborhoods....That story is embodied by a north Minneapolis woman who is working alongside a female crew this summer to create a home from a foreclosed wreck on Emerson Avenue N. that's also part of the economic uplift of the North Side. Read More...

The Look Before You Leap campaign warns of illegitimate loan modification companies. There will be an event at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday on the East Side of St. Paul, one of the areas hardest hit by foreclosure, featuring homeowners who have agreed to share their horror stories. Read More...