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TC Habitat volunteers ready for Costa Rica building adventure

On Saturday morning a group of 24 people will be getting on a plane and heading to northwestern Costa Rica. We are each motivated to be a part of this journey for varying reasons…some are motivated by their faith, or celebrating a monumental...

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TC Habitat returning to Costa Rica with all new volunteers

On Saturday morning a group of 24 people will be getting on a plane and heading to northwestern Costa Rica. We are each motivated to be a part of...

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The Community Development Potluck: A Structured Potluck

When I moved to Minnesota, I encountered the Structured Potluck complete with sign-up sheet. Often this takes the form of last names starting with...

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Habitat partner 3M C.A.R.E.S. ends 2011 strong

The following reviews the work of the 3M C.A.R.E.S. Habitat for Humanity Project, a group of 3M retirees that has volunteered with Twin Cities...

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Don't Fear Your Mortgage Lender: Benefits to Foreclosure Counseling

NeighborWorks America recently issued a report, prepared by the Urban Institute. This report finds that Foreclosure Counseling, through a...

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Bonding 101: Learning and Advocating with Twin Cities Habitat

Today, Twin Cities Habitat and other housing/homeless partners hosted a training session with the purpose of tackling some of the hardest topics...

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The Partially-catered Potluck

In one type of potluck, the host provides the main dish and asks the other diners to supply sides, dessert, and the like. We see this arrangement...

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The Potluck Metaphor of Community Development

I love to eat. And as the son of a Baptist minister, I am a connoisseur of potlucks (or covered-dish dinners as they’re known in the part of North...

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ReStore helps customers recycle, repurpose, save money

recycling requires a good imagination. Consider the cheerful kitchen island in the photo. It may have started out in the ReStore as two beat-up...

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