This article highlights a unique volunteer opportunity in efforts to provide temporary housing to homeless youth. The Minneapolis Host Home Program, which matches homeless youth to qualified Minneapolis residents, demonstrates a means of solving housing problems through creative ideas and partnerships. Similar to the way that Habitat volunteers commit to helping build homes, this program provides Minneapolis residents another way of providing housing to those in need; by bringing someone into their home.
Partnerships such as these are a critical component of strong families and provide community stability. John Larsen, a participant in the program opened his home to a 19 year old girl, stated: “We provided a roof over her head and food. With that she finished high school, went on to college, [made] the dean’s list, is applying to graduate school. She’s a remarkable young woman.’’
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Shari Hemmingsen, Housing Matters! Intern, and Jill Kilibarda, Education and Civic Engagement Program Manager, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity
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