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Marinette with her husband and child at their home closing.

Marinette's Story: No one will take the time to guide you like Habitat does

We recently held a Stories of Home Contest where we asked Twin Cities Habitat homeowners to share a story answering the question: "What does your home mean to you?" Here's one of the stories in the homeowner's own voice. Story and photos shared with...

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Steve Brown teaching a home maintenance workshop.

Volunteer Spotlight: Steve Brown

Steve Brown is no stranger to the work of Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. Steve has logged an impressive 988 hours as a volunteer. He has spent...

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LeAndra with her keys in front of her new Habitat home.

You Help the Seed of Homeownership Bloom

Receiving the key to your home is a profound moment. Especially for LeAndra. When the key to her Habitat home was placed in her hands at the closing...

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A group photo of the volunteers and homeowners in Addis Ababa.

Global Village Ethiopia Day 5

Guest Blog By Bob Brending, Global Village Volunteer

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An Exchange between Veterans-Feature Photo

An Exchange between Veterans

Guest Blog by Michael Hermanson, Homeownership Advisor This is a story about an experience I had with a homeowner during my first year working at...

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Day 4

Day 4 Global Village Volunteers in Ethiopia

Guest Blog by Annika Anfinrud, Global Village Volunteer Day 4, our last full day at the work site, we started the day by hauling more bricks from the...

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Day 3 Global Village Volunteers in Ethiopia

Guest Blog by Laura Tanner, Global Village Volunteer & Habitat staff member

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The Builder's Circle: How to Get Involved and Build Your Community

Building a teenager’s first bedroom that she has all to herself. Fixing critical damage on an elderly woman’s home to make it safe. Making repairs to...

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GV team Ethiopia

Day 2 Global Village Volunteers in Ethiopia

Guest Blog by Shan Bolen, Construction Volunteer Facilitator and AmeriCorps Service Member In my first year of service with Twin Cities Habitat, I...

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hauling rocks

Day 1 Global Village Volunteers in Ethiopia

Guest Blog by Tim Campbell, Global Village Volunteer Day one of our build in Ethiopia was much like other Global Village builds I've been fortunate...

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