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The 2020 Census is here!

Update 06/17/20: Have you completed your census form yet? If not, fill it out here. Starting in mid-July, census takers will begin visiting...

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Site Supervisor Skip Schmall, far right, got his start at Twin Cities Habitat ten years ago as an AmeriCorps member! Twin Cities Habitat staff were joined in this photo by Dayna Norvold (Rice County Habitat for Humanity), far left; Cristen Incitti (Habitat for Humanity Minnesota), fourth from left; and Lori Anderson (Douglas County Habitat for Humanity), second from right.

Twin Cities Habitat goes to Washington!

On February 12, hundreds of Habitat for Humanity advocates rallied on the lawn in front of our nation’s Capitol. “Over half your pay is not okay!...

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The Cost of Home: Optimizing Land Use for Affordable Homes

Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity supports Cost of Home, a national campaign to increase housing affordability for ten million people in the next five...

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Campaign Council member Jake Loesch volunteering on a Habitat build site.

Using Your Voice to Impact Change

For Jake Loesch, advocacy has been a recurring theme in his personal and professional life. Whether engaging with constituents as a legislative...

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The Cost of Home: Increasing the Supply and Preservation of Affordable Homes

In the United States today, one in six families spends more than half of their income on housing. Here in the Twin Cities, an estimated 20% of...

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Advocating for Federal Policies Here at Home

It takes a village to advance the mission of Habitat, and many partners come together to support this work including businesses, donors, local...

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State Legislators Hammer Out Differences to Build Homes

Guest Blog written by Rep. Michael Howard, 50A (DFL), Rep. Kristin Robbins, 34A (R), and Greta Gaetz, Local/Regional Policy & Advocacy Coordinator....

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Introducing the Cost of Home National Advocacy Campaign

An affordable home impacts everything, from strengthening our families to contributing to our region's economic prosperity. Unfortunately, too many...

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2019 Housing Advocacy at the Capitol Pays Off

Guest blog by Pam Johnson, Policy and Advocacy Manager Over the last few months, Twin Cities Habitat housing advocates have been advocating at the...

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Housing Heroes Advocate at Habitat on the Hill

On April 29, 112 Housing Heroes from seven Habitat affiliates across the state and Habitat Minnesota gathered at the Capitol to advocate for...

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