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We've Hit a Milestone: 1,500 Homes!

Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity is thrilled to announce that we have hit a huge milestone! At the end of August, we had a closing for the 1,500th...

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Mahdi and his family at his graduation.

Homeowner Photo Contest: Home and Education

We continue to process the pain and hope of our nation’s uprising for racial justice amid a global health crisis. You can see our recent statements...

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Two siblings sitting at a kitchen table doing homework with a calculator.

Celebrating National Homeownership Month with our Homeowner Photo Contest Entries

We continue to process the pain and hope of our nation’s uprising for racial justice amid a global health crisis. You can see our recent statements...

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Jill and her family in front of their Habitat home.

Jill's Story: I love my Habitat home and what it’s become for my family

We continue to process the pain and hope of our nation’s uprising for racial justice amid a global health crisis. You can see our recent statements...

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Don helping his sisters with homework.

Angel's Story: It's been a blessing to have our home during this difficult time

We continue to process the pain and hope of our nation’s uprising for racial justice amid a global health crisis. You can see our recent statements...

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Brittany and her son Ayden in front of their Habitat home

Brittany's Story: My son and I now have a place we can forever call home

We recently held a Photo Contest where we asked Twin Cities Habitat homeowners to submit a photo and caption that answered the question: "How has...

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Juanita and her family

Juanita's Family Weathers COVID-19 in their Habitat Home

“It shouldn’t take a crisis to show how important housing is.” -Juanita, Habitat homeowner since 1995 In 1995, Juanita, Jacques, and their family...

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Ikram with the keys to her new Habitat home.

Turning Impossible into Possible with Habitat

“I didn’t think it was a possibility—owning a home felt so far out of reach.” Ikram had spent years moving from apartment to apartment, mostly in...

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Before and after images of Laurie's house. Before: run-down windows and cracked white paint. After: new gray paint, and fixed windows and window sills.

A Brush With Kindness Brings Hope to Homeowner Laurie

Laurie Hundley has lived in her East Phalen home for almost 30 years. Until recently, Laurie was accustomed to living on her own and was a...

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Wendy Mitchell holding her keys at her home closing.

Becoming a First-time Homeowner in North Minneapolis

Wendy Mitchell always dreamed of owning a home of her own. That dream became a reality, this past September when she closed on her home in North...

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