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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.

KARE 11 helps with 1000th ABWK home

Volunteers from the KARE 11 morning news team, Valspar and the City of St. Paul joined together July 30, 2009 to work on the 1,000th home completed by A Brush with Kindness (ABWK), a program started by Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity (TCHFH).

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Women Build 2009 has arrived

Habitat supporters woke up to a luminous morning on the day of June 15, 2009, ready for the annual WomenBuild kick-off. The kick-off took place in a...

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Women Build 2009 South Minneapolis house wrap-up

All summer a South Minneapolis neighborhood has been buzzing with women hammering, drilling, sawing and painting. Thanks to all these dedicated...

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Women Build 2009 week 11 update

At this point in the game, it’s hard to tell from the outside of the house that so much work has been going on. But once you step inside, it’s more...

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Women Build 2009 week 10 update

Part of what I love about volunteering for Habitat is that it gives people the opportunity to get messy. People who normally wear suits to work show...

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Women Build 2009 update week 8

As the quote says, “Into every life some rain must fall”, and I knew I was in for some muddy fun when I got to site last week. I was also just in...

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Women Build 2009 week 9 update

A sea of bright pink t-shirts greeted me last week as the crew from Best Buy wrapped up their lunch break and got back to the job at hand: painting!...

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Women Build 2009 week 7 update

I arrived at the site on Friday to see volunteers resting on the porch, empty plates in hands, and dreamy, satisfied looks on their faces. Turns out...

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Women Build 2009 week 6 update

Ladies, grab your t-squares and power drills, because the sheetrocking has begun! Last week, with the radio tuned to their station, the crew from...

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Women Build 2009 week 5 update

The sky was slightly overcast when I arrived at the Women Build house last Wednesday, but the sunny yellow scaffolding brightened the surroundings,...

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