Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity Blog | Julia Hobart

Julia Hobart

Julia Hobart is the Policy & Advocacy Coordinator at Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. Before joining Habitat, Julia worked in local faith communities, first at Temple Israel, a synagogue in Minneapolis, and then at the Minnesota Council of Churches. Julia studied Religious Studies and Music at Macalester College, and since then, she has been involved in the Twin Cities local music scene. In her spare time, Julia volunteers with the local chapter of the Sierra Club, working to connect supporters with advocacy opportunities. She is excited to join the Twin Cities Habitat advocacy team!

Recent Posts

Habitat volunteers in front of a North Minneapolis home.

Advocacy Update: Housing on the Local Level

Posted at 5:19 PM on December 16, 2020

The air is getting crisp, snow is beginning to fall, and loved ones prepare to hunker down for the winter. That must mean ‘tis...

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Answers to All Your 2020 Elections Questions

Posted at 4:25 PM on September 18, 2020

Elections are an important way for individuals and communities to make their voices heard. That’s why Twin Cities Habitat is...

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Your Candidate Conversation Guide

Posted at 10:32 AM on September 5, 2020

At Twin Cities Habitat, we believe elections are an important way for individuals and communities to make their voices heard....

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The Cost of Home: Developing Communities of Opportunity

Posted at 1:11 PM on August 14, 2020

Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity supports Cost of Home, a national campaign to expand housing affordability for ten million...

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Your 2020 Elections Guide, Part 2

Posted at 2:52 PM on July 24, 2020

Elections are an important way for individuals and communities to make their voices heard. That’s why Twin Cities Habitat is...

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Your 2020 Elections Guide, Part 1

Posted at 4:48 PM on July 9, 2020

We continue to process the pain and hope of our nation’s uprising for racial justice amid a global health crisis. You can see...

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The Cost of Home: Equitably Increasing Access to Credit

Posted at 4:10 PM on June 18, 2020

We continue to process the pain and hope of our nation’s uprising for racial justice amid a global health crisis. You can see...

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Site Supervisor Skip Schmall, far right, got his start at Twin Cities Habitat ten years ago as an AmeriCorps member! Twin Cities Habitat staff were joined in this photo by Dayna Norvold (Rice County Habitat for Humanity), far left; Cristen Incitti (Habitat for Humanity Minnesota), fourth from left; and Lori Anderson (Douglas County Habitat for Humanity), second from right.

Twin Cities Habitat goes to Washington!

Posted at 5:30 PM on February 25, 2020

On February 12, hundreds of Habitat for Humanity advocates rallied on the lawn in front of our nation’s Capitol. “Over half...

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The Cost of Home: Optimizing Land Use for Affordable Homes

Posted at 11:35 AM on January 8, 2020

Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity supports Cost of Home, a national campaign to increase housing affordability for ten million...

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The Cost of Home: Increasing the Supply and Preservation of Affordable Homes

Posted at 11:57 AM on November 25, 2019

In the United States today, one in six families spends more than half of their income on housing. Here in the Twin Cities, an...

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