A House is a Home (click the picture to learn why)
Can you support the next event by a financial contribution or volunteering at a build site? Your support for local families creates an impact that multiplies for generations.
Since 2008, St. Joseph continues to work alongside a coalition of Northwestern suburban churches and Twin Cities Habitat each summer.
Habitat for Humanity helps people repair and improve their own homes and neighborhoods. Habitat's Disaster Response works with local communities to address a variety of housing needs after natural disasters. Habitat's advocacy work raises awareness and support for decent and affordable housing around the world.
Mission Bring people together to create, preserve, and promote affordable homeownership and advance racial equity in housing.
Vision An equitable Twin Cities region where all families have access to the transformational power of homeownership.
Values Rooted in faith and community
Inspired by hope
Committed to anti-racism
Driven to innovate
When Families Have a Stable, Affordable Home, They Can: Provide stability for their children
Gain improved health, physical safety, and security
Increase educational and job prospects
Be engaged in their communities
Volunteers help with everything from building and repairing homes, to assisting at our ReStores and doing community outreach events. Most positions require no experience. We have fun and meaningful opportunities!
No construction experience needed. Space is limited.
Youth ages 16 & 17 can sign up with a parent.
Please Help in Raising Funds! We are asking for the financial assistance of the community in raising $5000 to support this specific build. Donations will be used for construction materials and supplies, necessary equipment and tools, permits, appliances and fixtures along with clean up and inspections. Cash or checks can be brought to the Parish Office, payable to St. Joseph Catholic Community, with "Habitat" in the memo line OR a donation can be made online (see form in Links section or QR code below).
We ask you to graciously consider a financial donation to support the project; a project that will contribute to providing a home-and opportunity for stability for a family, especially in light of the ever changing economy. Thank you!
Can't This Year, But I Want to Help Out Next Year: Adults, teens or groups can volunteer one day, once a week, a full week or anything in between. Specifics on build location and dates will be announced in the Spring. Sign up begins in the late Spring and can be done through the build weeks. The last two years have been new construction but Habitat also does rehab work on homes. Volunteers do not need to have prior construction experience.
Youth under the age of 16 are not allowed on the site (except to deliver food). Youth 16-17 will be allowed to volunteer if there is one adult supervisor for every four teenagers. Individual 18-years-olds do not need to be supervised, but they cannot act as supervisors for younger people. Adult supervisors will need to work directly alongside the that they are supervising. The adults should have some construction skills and experience in order to guide the youth. Youth will also need to complete a waiver of libility and construction field trip permission form with Parent/Guardian signatures.