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Research in Action Helps Twin Cities Habitat Improve Programs

Several years before adopting our new Strategic Plan: Build Forward Together, Twin Cities Habitat began seeking creative solutions to bridge the...

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DEI in 2025: Back Down or Double Down?

Guest blog by Donte Curtis, Owner/Lead Consultant of Catch Your Dream Consulting Happy Black History Month! When it comes to Diversity, Equity and...

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Celebrating Black History Month

Blog contributions from Laura Miller, DEI Manager at Twin Cities Habitat Black History Month is more than a time to reflect—it’s an opportunity to...

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Advancing Black Homeownership Program Sees Impactful Results

Bridgette was on cloud nine when she closed on her home in summer 2024. As a participant of Twin Cities Habitat’s Advancing Black Homeownership...

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Ujima/Collective Work & Responsibility: Finding the Principles of Kwanzaa in Habitat's Work

The concept that grew into Habitat for Humanity was developed in the mid-1960s by a multiracial group of farmers in a Christian intentional...

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Tonia Brinston: Empowering Financial Freedom and Community Resilience

Tonia Brinston, a Certified Financial Educator and CEO of SLAP (Sounds Like A Plan) Financial Consulting LLC, works to interrupt generational poverty...

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Open Road Fund Helps Build Black Wealth

This blog was originally published in 2023, and was updated in June 2024. The Open Road Fund is open for applications from June 19 to July 19, 2024....

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Announcing Volunteer and Learn for Habitat Homebuyers and Homeowners

Habitat for Humanity International was founded in 1976 on the concept of “partnership housing,” where those in need of shelter worked side-by-side...

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Advancing Minnesota’s Ecosystem Through Pay Equity

This guest blog post by Tiffani Daniels is part two of a four-part blog series about our partnership with the Minnesota Business Coalition for Racial...

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Race and Housing Series: Racial Covenants

Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity has a longstanding relationship with Mapping Prejudice, a project based at the University of Minnesota libraries...

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