Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity

Every Saturday throughout August, hundreds of volunteers from US Bank painted, landscaped and repaired 17 homes through Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity's A Brush With Kindness  (ABWK) program. 

This volunteer effort was part of U.S. Bank's national sponsorship of the sixth annual Community Build Day, a nationwide event in partnership with The Financial Services Roundtable, a trade association of 100 of the largest integrated financial services companies in the United States. Through Community Build Day initiatives, companies and employees volunteer to build houses, neighborhoods and communities through a variety of activities.  

"With all the terrible things going on in the world, and with all the challenges that we face here on the Northside, it fills my heart knowing that there is so much goodness out there, that there are people that do care.  It gives me hope," said Grace Hunter, a North Minneapolis homeowner and ABWK program participant.  "Everyone from U.S. Bank was extremely nice and so hard working.  Thank you just isn't a big enough expression to describe how I feel."

"Seeing the joy of the homeowners taking pride in their homes and continuing to live independent lives is wonderful. The project is a small investment in the community that will provide large benefits to the homeowners and their lives overall.  I look forward to next year's project and the team of people that will come together to make a difference in the community," said Paul Koester, Vice President of Network Operations for U.S. Bank.