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ReStore Recap: Donor Spotlights and DIY Projects Galore!

As the season heats up, cool down with the latest ReStore Recap! Learn how to refurbish furniture in need of new life, DIY your own dream backyard, or learn more about ReStore’s history or business donors!

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habitat's mortgage flexibility during covid-19

Habitat’s Proactive Approach to Mortgage Flexibility During COVID-19

Many Habitat homeowners have been working the front lines of this pandemic. They are healthcare workers, janitors, delivery drivers, and teachers....

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Habitat first-time homebuyer Julia at her North Minneapolis home with her son. Front steps, porch, family, people of color.

Why Julia loves telling her story of becoming a Habitat homeowner

Julia had just finished pulling weeds in the yard of her Habitat home in the Jordan neighborhood of North Minneapolis. Sitting on nicer furniture...

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Jordan week of kindness participant carrying a bag of trash

Join Jordan Month of Kindness!

For the last five years, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity and Jordan Area Community Council (JACC) have hosted Jordan Week of Kindness as a week-long...

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Interested in Habitat Homeownership? Join an Info Session every Wednesday

Have you been considering buying a home with Habitat, but you're not sure where to start? Join us at an upcoming Habitat Homeownership Information...

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Habitat Advocacy intern Alijha Rosado at a Habitat Build Site

Habitat's Impact on Me and My Time as an Advocacy Intern

Guest Blog by Alijhen Rosado, Advocacy Intern I had the pleasure of interning with the Policy and Advocacy team at Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity...

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financial coach going over homeownership information with potential homebuyer client.

What to Expect from Your First Financial Coaching Session

When you think you might be ready to buy your first home, who do you talk to first? Before going to a loan officer or a realtor, there's one other...

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Homeowner Nevonne stands on the new deck of her home after receiving home repair help from A Brush with Kindness

Why Preserving Homeownership is a Racial Justice Issue

Guest Blog by Mike Robertson, A Brush with Kindness Program Manager

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Habitat family at closing in a side-by-side with their new babies.

Celebrations Around the Closing Table

Buying your first home is such a big deal. There are so many emotions when you are handed the keys and your journey as a new homeowner begins. All of...

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Young black home buyer couple holding papercraft home and key.

How Financial Coaching Makes It Easier to Get Mortgage-Ready

The path to homeownership can seem intimidating without a guide. Do you know you want to buy a home but aren't sure if you're ready? Perhaps you're...

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