Homeownership education is major key to financial literacy
April is Financial Literacy Month, and this week has a special focus on families. Here at Habitat, we believe families are most successful when they...
Family Spotlight (17)
Family stories drive Brush with Kindness
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity: 4:31 PM on March 5, 2012
The history a homeowner has with family, friends and neighbors is the foundation of understanding and communicating the partnership we have through A...
Unique dedications are Habitat celebrations
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity: 12:00 PM on March 1, 2012
Almost every month, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity hosts home dedication celebrations. But what is a dedication, really? I think the best answer is...
Final reflections from Mozambique
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity: 10:10 AM on November 1, 2011
How do you distill two and half weeks into a few paragraphs? All my life, I have read about Africa, seen photos, and followed the news relaying the...
Todd receives A Brush with Kindness during JRCWP in St. Paul
matt haugen: 4:34 AM on October 18, 2010
Recent storms have been especially difficult for Todd Thomas and his St. Paul home. Every time a strong rain comes, Todd finds himself placing five...
Robert & Rose receive A Brush with Kindness during JRCWP
matt haugen: 4:33 AM on October 18, 2010
"We’ve been married 51 years," says Robert proudly as he sits down with his wife at the kitchen table to share their story. Robert and Rose Marie...
Judy's receives A Brush with Kindness during JRCWP
matt haugen: 4:30 AM on October 18, 2010
You can call it serendipity that brought Judith Schell and A Brush with Kindness together. While leaving her East Side St. Paul home this summer, she...
Vicki Family Story
"Would you like something to drink? I could make you an iced mocha," Vicki Olson sweetly suggests from her dining room seat. If the world is split...
Dannie Mae
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity: 10:58 AM on October 4, 2010
For Dannie Mae McKibbins this October’s work project won’t be her first time meeting President Jimmy Carter. When Dannie was a student at the...
Patricia's Family Story
Patricia Dukes has lived in her St. Paul home for just over a year. She loves the quiet neighborhood and having space to host her large family, but...