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Melo's Story: The Most Famous House in North Minneapolis

We recently held a Stories of Home Contest where we asked Twin Cities Habitat homeowners to share a story answering the question: "What does your home mean to you?" Here's one of the winning stories in the homeowner's own voice. Story and photos...

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ReStore Recap: Deals, Donations, and First Hand Experiences

Through ReStore, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity is able to provide the community with all kinds of home improvement supplies and materials. You'll...

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Holy Hammers: The Legacy of Faith in Action

The relationship between Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity and Holy Hammers started in 1999, and continues to this day. The coalition of churches from...

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Tips for Writing an Irresistible House Offer Letter

The process of buying a home is essentially the same as it's always been. But when there are a lot of people who want to buy and not enough homes for...

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The Do's, Don'ts, and Myths of a Global Village Build

Guest blog by Haley Wotzka and Liz Farrell, Global Village Volunteers The authors of this blog are currently in Quetzaltenango (aka Xela), Guatemala...

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Guatemala Global Village Day 4 Reflection

Guest blog by Stephanie and Josh Moline, Global Village Volunteers Guatemala is an incredibly beautiful country that I have been fortunate enough to...

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Global Village Guatemala: A Beautiful Volunteer Experience

Guest blog by Bonnie and Tim Power, Global Village Volunteers If you are lucky, someday you will find your way to Xela, Guatemala. You will be in a...

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Firsts on a Global Village Build in Guatemala

Guest blog by Skip Durocher and Ann Novacheck, Global Village Volunteers We are writing from beautiful Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. We just finished...

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Guatemala Global Village Build Day 2

Guest blog by Jeff Parker, Global Village Volunteer This is my first blog from my first Global Village trip, which also happens to bring me to...

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Guatemala Global Village Build Crew 2019

The Start of a Guatemalan Adventure

Guest blog by Jon Slock, Global Village Volunteer

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