The Jensen Family is excited to be the newest partner family for Itasca County Habitat for Humanity. Justine Jensen, who grew up in Marble and attended Greenway Public Schools, is a very determined individual. A mother of three, she earned her GED while working full time in order to better provide for her family. Justine’s … Continue reading Meet the Jensens
Meet the Dopp Family
Kristel is a hardworking single mom to two sweet boys, Tyler and Mason. She grew up right here in Grand Rapids with her parents, Tim and Susan Dopp. She attended Greenway grade school until 2nd grade, was homeschooled for grades 3 and 4, attended Grand Rapids schools for 5th & 6th grades and then finished … Continue reading Meet the Dopp Family
Human Rights Day
December 10th is Human Rights Day, the anniversary of the United Nations adopting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Habitat for Humanity works to address the right to adequate shelter. In addition to building new homes and working on home preservation projects, Habitat also advocates for policies that make safe, adequate housing more affordable for … Continue reading Human Rights Day
Open Build Day
On the first weekend of November we held an open build day, where anyone was welcome to drop by and help us as we framed our next home project and did some interior work on our current home build. Habitat is busy at this time of year, as we're trying to finish up one home … Continue reading Open Build Day
Meet the ReStore Manager
Matt Selleck is our ReStore Manager. Read on to get to know Matt! Where did you grow up? I grew up in the little town of Cameron, Wisconsin. What is your work background? I graduated from University of Wisconsin-River Falls with my bachelor’s degree in sociology and minor in criminal justice. After college, I worked for … Continue reading Meet the ReStore Manager
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