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Habitat partner 3M C.A.R.E.S. ends 2011 strong

The following reviews the work of the 3M C.A.R.E.S. Habitat for Humanity Project, a group of 3M retirees that has volunteered with Twin Cities Habitat for 16 years. In early 2011, we completed the houses from the Carter build of October 2010. In...

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Don't Fear Your Mortgage Lender: Benefits to Foreclosure Counseling

NeighborWorks America recently issued a report, prepared by the Urban Institute. This report finds that Foreclosure Counseling, through a...

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Bonding 101: Learning and Advocating with Twin Cities Habitat

Today, Twin Cities Habitat and other housing/homeless partners hosted a training session with the purpose of tackling some of the hardest topics...

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The Partially-catered Potluck

In one type of potluck, the host provides the main dish and asks the other diners to supply sides, dessert, and the like. We see this arrangement...

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The Potluck Metaphor of Community Development

I love to eat. And as the son of a Baptist minister, I am a connoisseur of potlucks (or covered-dish dinners as they’re known in the part of North...

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ReStore helps customers recycle, repurpose, save money

recycling requires a good imagination. Consider the cheerful kitchen island in the photo. It may have started out in the ReStore as two beat-up...

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Housing bonds important for Twin Cities Habitat

Did you know that 2012 is a bonding year at the Minnesota legislature? Want to learn more about how bonding works? What are bonds? Without loans, it...

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2012 Broomball-A-Palooza

At 9:00 AM on Saturday, February 4th, the first ever Broomball-A-Palooza match began with a fury at McMurray Fields in St. Paul. There was something...

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2011 Home Dedications

Mound - Dec. 17, 2011 The holiday spirit was in evidence at a dedication in Mound on Saturday. Homebuyers Toni and Youa felt very welcomed as...

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