Minnesota must get its housing in order. Years of steady cost increases and stagnant wage growth have broken home economics across the state. Today’s families must spend significantly greater percentages of their income just on housing (25% of Minnesotans, and 45% of our renters, are cost-burdened and spending more than 30% of their money on housing). This squeezes budgets and forces painful choices that will have long-term consequences—both for individuals and our entire state.

This past week, on a gorgeous Monday afternoon, 128 golfers joined Twin Cities Habitat for the annual Raise the Roof Golf Tournament fundraiser.

What better way to celebrate National Homeownership Month than to welcome Habitat partner families to the place where they can live and grow together as a family?

Here's a recap of the wonderful homeownership milestones, including home closings, that have been achieved this month and this fiscal year!

Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity and Minnesota Housing entered into a ten-year, $25 million agreement to help tackle the region’s affordable housing crisis and racial gap in homeownership.

Habitat for Humanity International’s CEO Jonathan Reckford today joined a call for an immediate end to the family separation policy being implemented at the U.S. border. Reckford and leaders from other major nonprofit organizations that are members of Leadership 18 are urging the “Trump administration to immediately stop this wrong and immoral policy.”

I am so excited to join the Habitat team and the mission that you
support! It’s an honor to lead an organization that has such great impact—for families, children, and our entire community.

We love our volunteers here at Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity and have been working hard to figure out new and creative ways to thank you. We are pleased to announce the launch of our official online volunteer store! 

The Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors announced today that it has selected former St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman as our new President & Chief Executive Officer.

Smiling from ear to ear!

That’s what the whole entire Twin Cities Habitat staff looks like, thanks to the successful Hard Hat & Black Tie Gala this past Saturday, April 7. With close to 1,000 guests in attendance at The Depot-Minneapolis, the evening was filled with glistening outfits, flying bid numbers, and dancing feet.

When she announced her retirement, Susan Haigh said, “Habitat is so special because it is a place where we can live out our values.” She’s right. It’s a special place—and it’s grown ever more special since she joined in 2005.