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A Brush With Kindness: Behind the scenes

There is a family in need of help in your neighborhood. Their house may look OK from the outside—maybe the grass is a little long or the gutters haven’t been cleaned. Maybe the house could use a coat of paint. But inside the house is another story....

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Affordable housing to be pushed at State Capitol Tuesday

The 3rd annual Habitat on the Hill – Minnesota event is Tuesday, April 17th from 9am-4pm. Regular citizens from around the state, acting as advocates...

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AmeriCorps NCCC Team helps A Brush with Kindness

Two AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) teams, inducted into the NCCC program on March 8 in Vinton, Iowa, have arrived in the Twin...

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Tornado-damaged homes need more than Brush with Kindness

The Willard Hay Neighborhood on the North Side of Minneapolis is full of single-family homes built, for the most part, in the early 20th Century. On...

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Senator Franken helping mark 900th family milestone

Event: Twin Cities Habitat will dedicate 7 homes with a celebration and mark the 900th local family to buy a safe, decent, affordable home since the...

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ReStore's Got Talent

ReStore customers are a talented bunch. The majority have do-it-yourself skills, ranging from beginning to advanced. Dan O’Halloran is a self-taught...

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Homeownership opportunities abound near natural beauty

One of the great things about Habitat’s community development and Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative (NRI) work is the chance to think more...

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Displaced by Foreclosure? We Can Help!

While we as housing counselors try to find the best solution for all of the homeowners who visit our organizations, sometimes foreclosure is...

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Costa Rica March 2012: The Bittersweet Goodbye

The last day began the same as the others, but we were treated to seeing a troop of monkeys and beyond Santa Cecilia we saw two men with a team of...

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Costa Rica March 2012: The "Family" Experience

The day started out with a small group that meets every morning to greet the most incredible sunrise that God offers.

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