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 …

Meet the Care-a-Vanners

It was great to get to know the Care-a-Vanners while they were in town! Most of them spend about 6 or 7 weeks on the road a year, visiting different Habitat build sites across the country. Sometimes they visit sites close to home in Minnesota, but they've also gone as far away as Texas and …

Back to School: Housing and Education

As students in Minnesota return to school this week it is worth reflecting on the ways that housing can affect educational outcomes. This research summary from the Center for Housing Policy discusses the ways that a child's housing situation can affect their education. Affordable housing helps students achieve more by reducing stress caused by homelessness, …

Build Update: August 2019

A few weeks ago we stopped by the site of our current home build to see our volunteers in action. That day on the build site a volunteer group from Star of the North Lions Club was working. Many of the volunteers had worked with us or on other construction projects in the past, so …

Adán Bean: The Ground

Attendees at Habitat for Humanity's affiliate conference this spring, including our executive director, got to see a performance by spoken word poet Adán Bean. Bean performed a work written about Habitat called "The Ground." This poem speaks to Habitat's values. Its message is something we always keep in mind when we're working on new homes …