"Yaa Mana Ofii" -- Home is Everything for Habitat Homebuyers
“Yaa mana ofii.” This Oromo language phrase is very common in Ethiopia. It means, “home is everything.” Yemane and Bizunesh, who bought their new...
Family Spotlight (8)
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.”
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...