8,000 Homeless On A Given Night In Minnesota...Really???
The old saying a picture is worth a thousand words is certainly true in the case of this image. This picture in a way sums up what the Habitat for Humanity is all about... What is the Habitat for Humanity all about you might ask. Well read on to find out.
Take a closer look at the logo located in the center at the top of this page. What does this logo mean to you? Do you look at the logo and think to yourself, “Oh it’s just another foundation trying to fix a problem that can’t be fixed.� I would have to disagree with this outlook. In fact, when I look at that logo that is not what I think of at all. I look at the logo in quite a different light. I say to myself, “Now there is a foundation making a difference in a problem that is much bigger than most people tend to think.� Did you know on an average night in Minnesota… 8,000 people are homeless? Slowly foundations like Habitat for Humanity ARE making a dent in this number.
I would like to explain in more detail what the Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity is all about. Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity has a very noble mission on its agenda. That mission is to eliminate poverty housing from the Twin Cities area and make decent affordable shelter for all people a matter of conscience. Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity helps family in need of housing/ shelter that are willing to work with Habitat for Humanity. Helping families with housing, allows families to concentrate on things such as parenting, employment, education, and the community. Habitat for Humanity allows a meshing of people coming together to help those around them in need.
The Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity has been in operation since 1985 and has helped build 650 houses. Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity doesn’t only focus on building a new house, but once that house is built and the family is moved in Habitat for Humanity helps that family keep the house. They do this through a program within the Habitat for Humanity called Mortgage Foreclosure Preventing Program. The also help families keep their houses in good shape through another program within the organization called A Brush with Kindness which focuses on areas like painting, landscaping, and maintenance of houses.
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity relies heavily on volunteer labor and donations of money, materials, professional services, and property. The reason for this is the fact that Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity is strictly a non-profit organization. For this reason the Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity is always in need of volunteers and donations. Help out your community, help out people less fortunate than yourself and volunteer or send donations to the Twin Cities Habitat For Humanity.