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Homelessness and Crime – Who are the Real Victims?

Imagine yourself reading an article stating that crime has increased this year in an area of Minneapolis where people experiencing homelessness have begun sleeping outside. Honestly, what would your first thoughts be? Who would come to your mind as...

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St. Andrew's volunteers help family buying a home in St. Paul

The last time we visited this site, volunteers from the St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Mahtomedi had just raised the first wall. Now, in their third...

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Securian volunteers finish drywall work on St. Paul home

Friday was the day to finish up sheet rocking on this Edgerton street home. Since our last visit, volunteer crews have built a porch in front and a...

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Women Build 2012 North Minneapolis home week 6

Thursday’s cooler temperature and lower humidity were welcomed and made working outside much more tolerable. We had a small crew today, so we broke...

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SCRA violations send servicemembers down path to mortgage foreclosure

Foreclosure has affected many people across the country during the last five years; but one group is becoming more and more in need of foreclosure...

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Riding for Home, riding for affordable homeownership

On Saturday, July 21, I awoke to the sound of thunder and heavy rain. Yuck! I would probably have had this reaction on any rainy summer Saturday, but...

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Ecolab volunteers are affordable housing advocates

New home construction on Burgess Street is moving along quickly as volunteer crews from Ecolab continue their eight-week sponsorship of this house....

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Ameriprise crew continues volunteering in Minneapolis

Ameriprise Financial is continuing work on its sponsored house in North Minneapolis. Many volunteers commented on how nice the neighborhood is,...

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Faith Builders completing work on St. Paul rehab

It’s week six of eight for the Case Avenue rehab in St. Paul, and the Faith Builders are taking a little break. They were waiting inside not because...

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