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Rainbow Build highlights housing challenges for LGBTQ community

In the last two weeks of August, more than 100 volunteers participated in the 9th annual Rainbow Build, which raises awareness for issues involving...

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6 Things You Might Not Know About Volunteering with Habitat

Every year, tens of thousands of volunteers help create brighter futures for local families with Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. Our volunteers are...

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17 Affordable Townhomes Coming to Minneapolis

Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity is honored to partner with City of Lakes Community Land Trust to develop 17 townhomes in the Harrison neighborhood...

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A Brush with Kindness Bachelorette Home Makeover

Meet Tori Vogel, a bride who spent her bachelorette party painting a home through Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity’s A Brush with Kindness Home Repair

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Build Sites That Need Your Help This Spring

Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity provides opportunities for individuals and groups to volunteer year-round across the seven-county metro area. This...

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Finding Community in Shared Faith and Skills

Guest blog by Bryce, Regular volunteer & Pax Christi Crew organizer I am a retired social worker from Hennepin County. One of my responsibilities...

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Building a Home: What to Expect at Habitat for Humanity Volunteer Sites [VIDEO]

Welcome back, volunteers! As of late June 2021, all of us at Habitat are thrilled to welcome back volunteers in full force. Find the latest...

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Image of a site supervisor and AmeriCorps service members on a front porch of a Habitat homebuilding site.

Here's what Winter Warriors have been up to while you were away

Guest Blog by Jake Kirchgessner, Director of Field Operations, with many contributions from Site Staff and AmeriCorps Members Each winter, Twin...

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The House that Beer Built, a gray two-story house sitting on a green lawn with trees to the right, a wire fence at the front, and concrete steps leading down to the fence.

House That Beer Built #2: What A Year!

Guest blog by Julia Schafer, Engagement Associate Twin Cities Habitat wrapped up the second House that Beer Built and we couldn't be more excited to...

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Build Sites That Need Your Help

Guest blog by Jackie Peak, Senior Engagement Associate Although Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity provides opportunities for individuals and groups to...

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