Habitat for Humanity – Twin Cities

To a volunteer, the benefits of joining a regular construction crew are that it’s fun, there’s
great camaraderie and you get the chance to help others. For TCHFH the advantages are stability and reliability on the build site. Our regular crews are...

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The Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity ReStore in New Brighton recently got a big refresh makeover and now tons of new products are coming in for savvy shoppers.

One ReStore donor, New Prague’s ALCO store, provided the ReStore with a particularly ge...

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 Edina based Innovative Energy Solutions is helping two Habitat homeowners with energy saving products this year. The company donated insulation to a Habitat home currently under construction in Anoka. In addition, Innovative Energy Solutions dona...

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On Saturday, March 2nd, a group of 25 volunteers came together to build for the day in celebration of Chris Maccarone’s 50th birthday. In addition to recruiting their friends and family members to build alongside them at a multi-unit home in Woodb...

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A subsidized studio apartment is not the ideal place to raise three active kids. Thankfully Mohammad Zafar and his wife Sarah O’Keefe will soon have all the space they need in the Habitat home they're buying in Oakdale later this month. The family...

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Fridley based Mr. Rooter Plumbing generously provided plumbing materials and services to one A Brush With Kindness partner family this spring. Rachel, a single mother of two, has worked tirelessly to make her home a safe and comfortable place for ...

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Last week with the late spring snowstorm had me thinking about a family in Southeast Minneapolis that we worked the week before Christmas. The project was to install laminate flooring. The homeowner had ripped out the old carpeting the weekend bef...

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April 15 is behind us, but that doesn’t mean that we can stop thinking about taxes altogether. Although much of the interest this time of year is on income taxes, there is another type of tax that, if not paid, can result in a people losing their ...

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Once again, our supporters have shown just how much they care about the mission of eliminating poverty housing in the Twin Cities and helping families build for the future. On April 20 at the St. Paul RiverCentre, more than 920 people came togethe...

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If you haven’t already heard, this week is National Volunteer Week.  It’s a time to recognize the hard work and dedication of individuals willing to give their time and energy to their community and to make the world a better place for all.  Here ...

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