A Safe, Stable, Solid Home Pays off
“I used to take having a home for granted,” says Shauna. “I thought everyone had what I had. Now I realize not everybody had that blessing.”
Family Spotlight (8)
A Warm Spring Dedication Brings the Neighborhood Out
Emily Evans: 1:36 PM on May 17, 2016
Last week, Twin Cities Habitat sponsors, supporters, neighbors, and staff gathered with three families to celebrate the completion of the work on...
Twin Cities Habitat Homeowner #1 Says Goodbye
"I wish I could take my home with me,” Lilly said. Lilly was homebuyer number one for Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity back in 1986. She, and her...
Owning with Habitat: opportunity of a lifetime
matt haugen: 1:28 PM on April 12, 2016
As she wipes away a tear, her husband Jacques reaches over to comfort her. "She does this every time," he says. "But it's true. It's all true." How...
An Excerpt from Ianna's Homebuyer Journal
Becky Engen: 9:00 AM on March 1, 2016
As part of their sweat equity requirements, a few families opt to journal about their Habitat homebuyer experience – from the submission of their...
Neighbors Now and Then: Said and Dahir's Story
Becky Engen: 9:00 AM on February 10, 2016
It was over a year ago when I first wrote about Said and his family's strong work ethic and desire to become homeowners. In the blog, I shared how...
A Little 'Kindness' Goes a Long Way
Becky Engen: 10:30 AM on February 1, 2016
Here at Habitat, our primary mission is to create and preserve affordable homeownership in the Twin Cities. Our passionate staff and volunteers...
A Stable Home of Their Own for the Holidays
“We’re home!” 10-year-old Nadine and her 3-year-old sister Nama shout as they pull up to their Habitat home in Brooklyn Park. Their mother, Rosemary,...
27 Family Members Support Habitat Mission on Build
If you visited a Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity (TCHFH) build site in North Minneapolis in September, you might have felt like everyone on the site...
A big secret...and a wonderful Habitat surprise
Becky Engen: 9:23 AM on July 31, 2015
DoShanley was keeping a big secret from her daughters.