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TC Habitat Board Chair, John Walbrun.

Three Twin Cities leaders join our Board of Directors

The Board of Directors at Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity welcomes three new members. They join the board as we rally the community through our Multiplying the Impact campaign to double Habitat homeownership opportunities for Twin Cities families....

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Site Supervisor Skip Schmall, far right, got his start at Twin Cities Habitat ten years ago as an AmeriCorps member! Twin Cities Habitat staff were joined in this photo by Dayna Norvold (Rice County Habitat for Humanity), far left; Cristen Incitti (Habitat for Humanity Minnesota), fourth from left; and Lori Anderson (Douglas County Habitat for Humanity), second from right.

Twin Cities Habitat goes to Washington!

On February 12, hundreds of Habitat for Humanity advocates rallied on the lawn in front of our nation’s Capitol. “Over half your pay is not okay!...

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A group of volunteers outside Mark's home.

A home worth saving

Preserving affordable housing is just as important as creating affordable housing. That's where the A Brush with Kindness program comes in. Last...

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A family standing in front of their new Habitat home.

Busted: Seven Myths About Affordable Housing

The need for affordable housing is a fact of life in most communities across the country, yet myths, fear, prejudice, and misunderstanding often...

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Debbie Campbell writing notes on a whiteboard.

Homeowners Insurance: What is it? Why is it important?

Guest Blog By: Debbie Campbell, Twin Cities Habitat's Homeowner's Insurance Educator I’ve been a Twin Cities Habitat volunteer for a couple decades...

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Race and Housing Series: Rondo and I-94—A Conversation with Nick Khaliq

Twin Cities Habitat has a core value of Equity and Inclusion which states: “We promote racial equity and strive to increase diversity, inclusion, and...

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The Women Build Committee holding a Women Build banner in front of a the framing for a house.

Meet Our Women Build Committee

Guest blog by Michelle Gierke, Women Build Steering Committee Co-Chair The New Year means it is time for the Women Build Steering Committee (WBSC) to...

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Mary Bolkcom posing in the middle of a partially-finished concrete house, with volunteers behind her.

Global Village Dominican Republic: A Special Reflection

Guest Blog by Mary Bolkcom, Global Village Volunteer, Written on February 6, 2020 Today I'm repping Devin Smith (pictured on shirt). Here is the...

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Katie sitting in a blue chair in her living room.

Katie Moore Becomes the First Habitat Homeowner to Work with Age in Place

Katie Moore has lived in her Habitat home since 1999. At 75, she still believes that buying a home with Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity was one of...

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Group photo of Global Village team

2020 Global Village Volunteers get started in the Dominican Republic

Guest Blog by Martin Cocchiarella, Global Village Volunteer The Twin Cities Habitat Global Village team arrived in Santo Domingo, the capital city of...

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