Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity

Our Mission: To eliminate poverty housing from the Twin Cities and to make decent, affordable shelter for all people a matter of conscience.

• About Us
  Habitat for Humanity brings people together to create and preserve homeownership in our neighborhoods, to partner with hard-working, low-income families to be successful homeowners, and to inspire action that promotes affordable housing for everyone in our community.
  
  We’re best known for our Homeownership program where volunteers build and rehab simple, quality homes in partnership with low-income families and the community. We sell the homes with affordable mortgages, making a 30-year commitment to each new homeowner and to the community in which they live. We also preserve homeownership by helping low-income homeowners repair and maintain their homes through our A Brush with Kindness (ABWK) program.
  
  Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity has hosted AmeriCorps members to build and repair homes in the 7 county metro area for the past 20 years. Members are assigned to a staff site supervisor to form the leadership teams to manage volunteer groups. Volunteers are scheduled weekly on Habitat for Humanity construction and ABWK sites throughout the year. The members help the affiliate provide positive and meaningful experiences for its volunteers.
• Our Impact
  Habitat for Humanity provides affordable homeownership because the opportunity to purchase one’s own home helps break the cycle of generational poverty and stable, decent housing results in positive health and other outcomes for families. Habitat partner families make between 30% and 60% of the area median income (AMI), which for a family of four ranges between $25,969 and $49,740. We serve this population because they are the most likely to be paying more than 30% of their income on housing and least likely to be able to access homeownership in the open market.
  
  Habitat for Humanity has many healthy home-building practices in order for our families to be successful for years to come. Our homes are well built and highly energy efficient, which keeps ongoing housing costs affordable. We use low-emission materials, powered vent-type combustion appliances to remove combustion gases, continuous whole house ventilation, along with active radon mitigation. All of these steps more than show our commitment to the health and longevity of the families in these homes. To further ensure homebuyers can retain their home for many years, we provide both pre- and post-purchase support to Habitat homebuyers.
  
  The ABWK program offers no-cost home repair to help make sure low-income families and veterans are living in safe and well-maintained homes. When this happens, more homeowners are able to stay in their homes and protect their financial investments, in turn restoring homeowners’ dignity and pride of homeownership.