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Check Out Full-Year AmeriCorps Service with Habitat

Guest Blog by Emma Figura Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity AmeriCorps Member

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Roots of Racial Wealth Inequities In Minnesota

Minnesota and the Twin Cities regularly rank highly on quality of life measures. However, both are also notable for the level of racial disparities...

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Honoring Orin Scandrett

A pastor. An author. A marathon runner. A builder. A counselor. There are many ways to describe Martin “Orin” Scandrett, but perhaps most fitting is...

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Chris with several AmeriCorps Members.

AmeriCorps Spotlight: “My Worst Days on Site are Better than My Best Days at the Office”

Guest blog by Christopher Jurewitsch, AmeriCorps Member & Construction Volunteer Facilitator

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ReStore Recap: Get Your Summer DIY On!

Summer is the season for getting out there and having fun with great DIY projects! Check out these blogs for project ideas, as well as tips for...

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Counties and Affordable Housing 101

The efforts to invest in affordable housing are supported throughout many of our government institutions, and our county governments are no...

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Empowered People Build – All About Habitat’s Women Build Program

Each year, volunteers and supporters rally together as part of Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build. The Women Build program creates an...

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Pathways to Homeownership With Twin Cities Habitat

Everybody knows that no two people are exactly the same. That’s why Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity offers multiple pathways for potential...

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Red Blue Build Brings Together Legislators from Across the Aisle

Last week, eight state legislators from both parties gathered in Chaska for Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity’s third Red Blue Build. The elected...

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Staff Stories: Queer Joy at Home

Co-authored and compiled by Blake MacKenzie and Kaitlyn Dormer. We (Blake and Kaitlyn) both work to tell the stories of Twin Cities Habitat for...

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