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National Volunteer Week: Help Homeowners Age in Place

Guest Blog by Pat Lund, Twin Cities Habitat Age In Place Program Manager

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Building Community through Volunteering & Advocacy

Guest blog by Shannon Twiss, Lead Volunteer Coordinator & AmeriCorps Service Member & Greta Gaetz, Local/Regional Policy & Advocacy Coordinator Each...

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Messy AmeriCorps 2019

The 10 "Worst things" about serving in the Habitat AmeriCorps Program

Guest blog by Shannon Twiss, Lead Volunteer Coordinator and AmeriCorps Service Member Welcome, reader, to my experience as an AmeriCorps member over...

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Homeownership Stories from Habitat Staff: Shereese's Story

We all have our own stories of home. This series shares those stories from Habitat staff. We'll explore questions like: what does home mean to us?...

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Melo's Story: The Most Famous House in North Minneapolis

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...

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ReStore Recap: Deals, Donations, and First Hand Experiences

Through ReStore, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity is able to provide the community with all kinds of home improvement supplies and materials. You'll...

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Holy Hammers: The Legacy of Faith in Action

The relationship between Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity and Holy Hammers started in 1999, and continues to this day. The coalition of churches from...

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Tips for Writing an Irresistible House Offer Letter

The process of buying a home is essentially the same as it's always been. But when there are a lot of people who want to buy and not enough homes for...

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The Do's, Don'ts, and Myths of a Global Village Build

Guest blog by Haley Wotzka and Liz Farrell, Global Village Volunteers The authors of this blog are currently in Quetzaltenango (aka Xela), Guatemala...

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Guatemala Global Village Day 4 Reflection

Guest blog by Stephanie and Josh Moline, Global Village Volunteers Guatemala is an incredibly beautiful country that I have been fortunate enough to...

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