UPDATED – Jimmy Carter Coming to the East Side

Update – Breaking Ground on East Side Projects
The Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity has already broke ground on several projects in the Case-Burr Neighborhood.  Take a stroll around the neighborhood and see what’s cooking.  Picture from a Desoto site.  For more photos – please visit the East Side Pride Flickr page at http://www.flickr.com/photos/eastsidepride/sets/72157624534935161/

Update – Volunteer Opportunities for East Siders!
Volunteer alongside your East Side neighbors on a house that will be part of the 2010 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project.

Saturday, August 28, 2010
Saturday, September 4, 2010

Volunteers must commit to a full day from 8:30 am – 4:00 pm. No construction experience required and volunteers must be at least 16, with adult.  Contact MaryEllen Jaspers at 612-305-7117 or maryellen.jaspers@tchabitat.org to register.

Volunteer Opportunities for the Work Week of Oct 2-8, 2010
Volunteer opportunities are available in construction leadership, events, and build site hospitality. (Unfortunately there aren’t any general construction volunteer positions available because these positions will be filled by the event sponsors.) Anyone interested in volunteering is asked to submit an application. We will compare your interests and skills with the positions available to determine which position(s) we can offer you. Please be aware that with an anticipated high volume of applicants we cannot guarantee that all applicants will be placed in a volunteer position.

Please review the Project Information & Application Instructions and look over the Descriptions of Volunteer Opportunities  to get started. Then fill out and return parts 1 and 2 of the application:

• Volunteer Application Part 1
• Volunteer Application- Part 2A  (Construction)
• Volunteer Application – Part 2B (Events and Build Site Hospitality)

Please note that while the deadline for submitting a Construction Leadership application was June 15th, we are still currently accepting applications and will continue to do so until all of the positions are filled.

Return Parts 1 and 2 of your application by mail or email to:
Kelsea Mooney- JRCWP Volunteer Coordinator
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity
3001 4th St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55417
612-305-7120
kelsea.mooney@tchabitat.org

If you have any questions or difficulty downloading these documents please contact the JRCWP Volunteer Coordinator, Kelsea Mooney, at 612-305-7120 or kelsea.mooney@tchabitat.org.   

27th Annual Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project.
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity (TCHFH) has been chosen to co-host the 27th Annual Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project.  The project will be held from October 4-8, 2010.  Build activities begin on World Habitat Day, October 4, as part of a worldwide effort to highlight the need for stable communities and healthy housing.  The Case-Burr Neighborhood of Saint Paul’s East Side will be the ground-zero for this historical community building event!     

The Carter Work Project has been a catalyst for increasing the work being done in local communities and empowering people to bring hope, stability and housing solutions. President and Mrs. Carter are Habitat for Humanity’s most famous volunteers and give a week of their time each year to help Habitat build, renovate or repair homes and raise awareness about the need for affordable and decent housing. Since that first build, the Carters and thousands of volunteers have worked with Habitat for Humanity across the United States and in Mexico, Canada, Hungary, South Africa, South Korea, India, the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, China, Laos and Vietnam.

The Twin Cities, like many communities nationwide, have been hit hard by the housing crisis and economic downturn. With help from city planning and development staff, Twin Cities Habitat identified appropriate build sites to maximize the impact of The Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project.

“The Twin Cities affiliate has established a national reputation for not only building new homes, but for responding in creative and innovative ways to many other local housing needs.”  -Jonathan Reckford, Chief Executive Officer, Habitat for Humanity.

Project Specifics

The project in the Twin Cities will be a multi-faceted neighborhood revitalization program that includes:
   – Building new homes on the sites of problem/foreclosed properties 
   – Renovating boarded and vacant homes  
   – Repairing homes currently occupied by low-income homeowners through the A Brush with Kindness program

In total, the project in the Twin Cities will build, renovate, or repair 20 homes. The breakdown is: 

10 homes in East Saint Paul 
   -5 A  Brush with Kindness projects 
   -3 new construction builds on problem/foreclosed lots 
   -2 foreclosure rehabs 

10 homes in Minneapolis 
   -5 A Brush with Kindness projects
   -2 new construction builds on problem/foreclosed lots  
   -3 foreclosure rehabs

Visit Habitat for Humanity’s website for more background on the Carter Work Project.

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