Blake MacKenzie: 3:47 PM on April 10, 2018
“I was born in St. Louis, Missouri. I moved here in 1995. At that point, I found myself – for lack of a better word – homeless.” Buffy was in a tough...
Blake MacKenzie: 4:08 PM on March 5, 2018
At 9:00 a.m. on a weekday in May, Kera saw the house pop up in her online search. She was immediately intrigued, and knew she had to act fast. By...
Blake MacKenzie: 4:17 PM on November 21, 2017
Simone was nine. Ever since her mom, Betty, had gotten a divorce, they had been moving frequently in search of an affordable place to stay. Moving...
Becky Engen: 4:00 PM on October 2, 2017
The saying goes that a lot of things in life happen by chance. Just pure luck. And if you applied that to Isabel and her family owning a Habitat for...
Blake MacKenzie: 11:02 AM on September 28, 2017
A few months ago, we highlighted the referral partnership between Model Cities and Twin Cities Habitat. Today, we’re excited to share an update from...
Blake MacKenzie: 2:08 PM on September 7, 2017
“There’s a stark contrast from before we had a Habitat home and had roots planted and after,” Lynnisha says, remembering life before her mom, Betty,...
Blake MacKenzie: 11:35 AM on June 28, 2017
Written in 2017, with a few updates in 2022. Kathy and David will never forget their first night in their Habitat home. It was the Tuesday before...
Becky Engen: 12:30 PM on April 3, 2017
Although Habitat for Humanity is probably best known for our homebuilding and homeownership programs and services, we also offer Mortgage Foreclosure...
Becky Engen: 1:30 PM on February 7, 2017
Even being around Mary for a short period of time, I can say that she is surely a warm, welcoming, funny, and humble human being... with maybe just a...
Becky Engen: 10:28 AM on December 20, 2016
It has been several months since we dedicated our first few Habitat homes in the city of Hugo, and the families have since settled into their new...
