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A Brush With Kindness (8)

ABWK Regular Crew Quietly Gets the Job Done Right

Quiet and focused would be the way to describe the crew of regulars that support A Brush With Kindness (ABWK). Every Wednesday you can find them...

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New A Brush with Kindness Volunteer Opportunity!

Current homeowners in the Twin Cities are in need of home repair help! Volunteers who have excellent communication skills, are organized,...

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30 YEARS A REGULAR...AND COUNTING!

by John Hagerman When Erv Barrett started building homes for Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity 30 years ago the build budgets were so small that he...

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Veterans getting housing help thanks to The Home Depot Foundation

The Home Depot Foundation is serious about helping America's Veterans get, and keep, decent, affordable housing. That commitment drove the foundation...

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A Heartfelt Thank You from a Local Homeowner

Clarissa is a single mother, and self-employed family child care provider who has been living in her home in Mounds View since 1985. Clarissa’s...

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ABWK Site Assessments

The A Brush with Kindness (ABWK) home repair program was created in 1998 as a pilot partnership between Valspar and Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity....

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[Infographic] How Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity Works

From the families we serve, to the materials and resources we use to create and preserve homeownership, it takes a dedicated community to support us...

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The Foster Family Experiences A Brush With Kindness

Diana Foster lives in Bloomington, Minn., and is a single mother of two disabled children. Prior to partnering with Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity,...

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Celebrating Home| Habitat's 2014 Summer Homeowner Potluck

This past Friday, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity hosted a Summer Homeowner Potluck event at Como Picnic Pavilion in St. Paul. Nearly 142 people,...

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Veterans Initiative: Serving those who've served

Gene, a Vietnam and Afghanistan Veteran, was struggling to stay in his home due to a failing heating system. With the biting Minnesota winter at his...

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