The response from contractors, suppliers and sponsors has been overwhelming. Thank you to everyone that has signed up! If you haven’t returned the required forms you still have time. Help us build a community not just a home on June 15th. Together we can do this in 5 days!
Add Kylmala Truss to this list of participants – thank you Keith!
It’s not an easy question to answer!
Try this quiz and see how much you know about the housing shortage in our world….and what you can do to help change it!
Habitat builds homes with three general principles. The homes must be:
1. Safe
2. Decent
3. Affordable
How those houses are built after that???
It’s a local story. Homes are built with wood, fired clay bricks, concrete blocks…anything that is local and will fit into the local setting.
In Papua New Guinea, they’re built on stilts because of the heavy rain!
Check out Habitat homes from around the world — right here.
WE HAVE HAD A GREAT RESPONSE TO OUR UPCOMING BLITZ BUILD IN JUNE 2015. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HAS SIGNED UP SO FAR>
The experience you get building a home with Habitat for Humanity isn’t always easy to explain.
Giving your time, or talent, or other support toward building a home, and, by extension, toward building a future for someone, isn’t simple to put into words.
Sometimes you don’t need to.
There is a great video courtesy of the Denmark-based Team Generous that does a great job of giving a glimpse into what Habitat for Humanity is about.
During the week of July 12 Itasca County Habitat for Humanity hosted the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva Illinois (UUSG). The group of 34 people framed a new home in Grand Rapids.
“This is the seventh year the group has volunteered to travel all these hours to help build safe, decent and affordable housing in Itasca County,” said Scott Stein, Habitat Executive Director. “They’re making a big impact.”
The group has 34 members this year. They worked approximately 1,200 hours. The UUSG stayed in the Grand Rapids Assembly of God Church. Other local churches provided meals at the work site during the week.
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Sunday, July 27th at 7:00 p.m. Grand Rapids United Methodist Church is hosting a summer benefit concert for Itasca County Habitat for Humanity. The music will include works by these American composers: Stephen Foster, Aaron Copland, Cole Porter, Douglas Moore, Jerome Kern, John Jacob Niles, and Celius Doughtery. Local musicians include John Scheuer, Susan Hoolihan, Irene Koski, and friends. A free will offering will be accepted to benefit Itasca County Habitat for Humanity. Refreshments will be served after the concert.
My name is Tami Wiltgen. I was born in Grand Rapids, MN, but moved to Arkansas when I was eight years old. I am the mother of two sons, Travis and Keith and have four grandchildren, who are very special to me.
I moved back to Grand Rapids six years ago due to my dad’s health. I got a job with Cleaning Solutions and have worked there for over five years. I have been in the cleaning business for over 30 years.
I have been renting my whole life. I have been jumping from house to house and it’s time I own my own house.
My boss had told me about Habitat for Humanity. I applied and went through the application process. I had low expectations of actually being selected. One day they called saying they needed more paperwork. When I arrived and walked into the conference room, my friends and family were there to surprise me and tell me I was selected to buy a Habitat for Humanity home. I was shocked. It was the happiest day of my life.
I am so proud to be a part of the Habitat for Humanity family. I have met a lot of wonderful people who have been very nice and helpful. I am ready to participate in the building of other homes as well as mine. I am ready for the journey to begin. I will be working on other Habitat for Humanity Partner Family homes and the ReStore. To see my home be built from start to finish will be an amazing experience. When it’s all done, I will probably break down with happy tears.
Thank you to my friends and Habitat for Humanity for changing my life and making this dream come true.
We have opened our homeowner application drive. If you are interested in learning more about the Habitat Homeowner Program, visit our website at http://www.itascahabitat.org or at our Administration Office at 510 SE 11th Street, Grand Rapids, MN.
