Becky Engen
Increasing Support for Habitat's Global Mission
Back in 1979, at a home dedication in Zaire, Habitat founder Millard Fuller received a tithe donation of $200. That gift was used to launch a new...
Every year, Twin Cities Habitat “tithes” ten percent of all privately raised undesignated funds to support Habitat’s mission worldwide with a goal of eliminating poverty housing and homelessness.
Last week, the Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors approved a new distribution of our tithe dollars over the next two years. We are excited to announce that we will be sending 30% of our tithe to Ethiopia. The money will aid in a project called WaSH, which will connect 1,120 people to clean water and communal toilets in areas where Habitat builds homes.
Nearly half of the families that have bought Twin Cities Habitat homes since 2007 have roots in Ethiopia, which was an important factor in the decision to connect with the Habitat affiliate there. The other 70% of our tithe dollars will go to Costa Rica (30%), Haiti (18%) and Habitat for Humanity International (22%).
In addition to financial support, Twin Cities Habitat has sent participants to volunteer in tithe partner countries and plans to return to Costa Rica in 2014.
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Habitat for Humanity Haiti’s Annual Affiliate Summit
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity : 3:08 PM on April 23, 2016
Rebuilding in Haiti since the devastating earthquake in 2010 has challenged the best efforts of relief and humanitarian agencies from around the...
Bringing Light to Léogâne with Habitat Haiti
Becky Engen : 12:41 PM on December 17, 2013
In 2010, Twin Cities Habitat made a four-year commitment to allocate its tithe to financially supportHabitat for Humanity’s work in Haiti,...