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matt haugen

Matt Haugen has been collecting and sharing the great stories of Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity as Communications Manager since 2010. He earned his undergraduate and master’s degree from Northwestern University before spending ten years writing for TV news in the Twin Cities. He’s passionate about convincing people when he’s right on things, and being educated about it when he’s not.

Women Build 2010 Week 8 Update

Windows, cement blocks, and stairs – oh my! Our dedicated Women Build volunteers met the challenge of last week’s rising temperatures by pacing themselves and taking frequent water breaks. The house has transformed from a basic shell into a...

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Women Build 2010 Minneapolis home week 6

I felt lucky to be outside on such a beautiful Friday this past week. I arrived on site not long after the work had begun, and volunteers were...

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Women Build 2010 Minneapolis home week 5

Week #5 started off with a media frenzy. Alyssa Kroeten of the Star Tribune spent the day at the Women Build site, documenting various tasks and...

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Women Build 2010 Minneapolis home week 3

What a blessing to have sunny, warm weather for my first day on the Women Build site! This is day 17 and the house is down to bare bones (just the...

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Women Build 2010 Minneapolis home week 2

The plaster dust and insulation were still flying at the end of week two of the rehab project, but from the looks of it, most of the inside...

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Women Build 2010 kicks off with demolition project

The first thing that struck me as I walked up to our Women Build house on the morning of June 7th was the dappled sunlight filtering through the...

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Lowe's Construction Clinics for Women Build 2010

In the Spring of 2010, Lowe’s sponsored a round of training clinics for Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity’s 2010 Women Build program to help...

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Advocacy Update - May 2010

2010 MN State Legislative Wrap-up Wednesday, May 26, 2010 Twin Cities Habitat legislative agenda for 2010 was focused on Helping Neighborhoods &...

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Habitat Immersion Retreat - 2010

Friday, March 19, 2010, Jill Kilibarda, Civic Engagement Manager This week, nine volunteers joined me on our first ever Habitat Immersion Retreat in...

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