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Family Spotlight (11)

Celebrating Home| Habitat's 2014 Summer Homeowner Potluck

This past Friday, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity hosted a Summer Homeowner Potluck event at Como Picnic Pavilion in St. Paul. Nearly 142 people,...

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Building Gebregiorgis and Sltan's Dream

Sltan and Gebregiorgis moved to the United States from Ethiopia, seeking a better life for themselves and their children. They have a large family,...

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The Joy of Becoming Habitat Homeowners

Amina and Said are from Somali and moved to the United States in 1998 and 2000. They have five children; Ahmed (age 18), Hanod (age 11), Salma (age...

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Building a Strong Community in Woodbury

One of the steps to becoming a Habitat homeowner is to complete sweat equity hours. For those who don’t know, we require our future homebuyers and...

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Building Hope for the Simbi Family

The Simbi family left the Congo in 1996 due to increasing troubles in the area, and moved to Tanzania. In 2010, the family made the move to the...

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26 Ways To Get Involved With Twin Cities Habitat this Summer

With the official first day of summer less than two weeks away, we put together a list of some great ways you can get involved with Twin Cities...

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A Brush with Kindness Helps Improve Health & Safety for Local Family

Deborah Moore has worked hard her entire life to overcome limiting circumstances. Deborah has transitioned from welfare to full-time employment, and...

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Three Families Celebrate Their New Habitat Homes

On May 22, 2014 a crowd of volunteers, business people, neighbors, friends and family came together at 613 Gotzian Street in St. Paul to celebrate...

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A Safe and Accessible Home for the Harts

Myrna and Lawrence Hart are raising their grandson, Isaiah, in the home they built in Cottage Grove 35 years ago. The couple is extremely proud of...

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1700 Families Brushed with Kindness

Jimmy Thurman stood on a step ladder painting his Minneapolis home when he felt a sharp pain in his knee. That was two years ago, he hasn’t climbed...

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