As co-block leader, Kristin Jorenby has organized National Night Out events, removed absentee landlords, worked to demolish abandoned homes and helped her neighborhood win a Building Blocks award in 2007. Her mantra: "I know there are good parts to...
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"It’s been a work in progress since my parents owned this house." SaDee grew up in this 100-year-old home that she now owns. Her parents lived in the...
Raising five children, Deborah has fine-tuned her ability to identify not only with different individuals, but also with different generations. She...
Wendy Clark moved into her North Minneapolis home 14 years ago. She came because housing was more affordable than in south Minneapolis, where she...
Family connection is a very important aspect of the Hmong culture, and Kayoua has always wanted a safe home and a good neighborhood where her...
Mohammed, Sahra and their four children love reading. The family speaks three languages and their twin girls are enrolled in gifted programs. Every...
Tseganesh Tesema moved to Minnesota from Ethiopia in November 2002. When she arrived, she was taken back by the cold weather and snow. Coming from a...
Becky Engen: 10:07 AM on October 3, 2010
When her family finally moves into their Habitat home, Ya Landa Kinchelow will be breathing easier, literally. A collapsed lung landed her in the...
Becky Engen: 10:05 AM on October 3, 2010
As struggling parents in a one-bedroom apartment, Yared and his wife Yorsalem were initially told that all Habitat homebuyers had been selected for...
Becky Engen: 10:00 AM on October 3, 2010
When Nina heard that she had been selected for a Habitat home, she shouted with joy and then fell silent, stunned by the good news. As she hung up...
