Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Welcome to Western Lake Superior Habitat for Humanity. We're dedicated to helping our neighbors through home repair and rehabilitation projects in our region. See what's going on under news and projects below, or find out how you can get involved today.

News

Groundblessing This Thursday

Getting ready to move the house donated by Super One from it's current spot on the east side of Superior to it's new location at 2122 Ogden.

Groundblessing is Good News for a family in Superior!

Western Lake Superior Habitat for Humanity (Habitat), Super One Foods, and the City of Superior have joined forces—and the community is invited to join in on the fun!  There will be a brief ceremony held on Thursday, Dec. 15th from 12:15 pm to 12:45 at the construction site on 2122 Ogden Avenue in Superior.  Refreshments will be served.

Ray Grant

Ray Grant was a dedicated volunteer who put his faith into action, click here to read more about his life.  He leaves a great legacy of safe, affordable housing and changed lives. Our deepest sympathies and prayers for peace to his family and friends.

Honor a Veteran Home Repair Contest

Welcome to our Honor a Veteran Home Repair Contest. Midwest Communications is challenging three of their morning show hosts to raise the funds needed to build and install an access ramp at the home of a veteran here in the northland. The contest runs through Veteran's Day (Friday, Nov. 11). The winners will be joining volunteers from the Army National Guard to build ramp sections at TW Wood Design in Superior. The "losers" will be cleaning cages at Lake Superior Zoo. The finished ramp sections will be installed at the home of a Veteran the following day.

Temple Israel Celebrates Safe Shelter with Habitat for Humanity

Western Lake Superior Habitat for Humanity and Temple Israel are teaming up to help a homeowner in Lakeside age-in-place with grace and dignity.  Marjorie has lived in the Lakeside neighborhood of Duluth for 42 years.  Although disabled and on a fixed income, with a few repairs to her roof, front steps, and exterior she would be able to live comfortably for years to come.  

Habitat Completes 500,000 Home Worldwide

Habitat for Humanity recently celebrated the completion of the 500,000 home worldwide.

Aha Moment: Daryl

Habitat Director Daryl Yankee shares his Aha moment, it's all about the enthusiasm of the wonderful people who volunteer with Habitat for Humanity.

Aha Moment: Charise

Habitat 500 Team Rider Charise Sullivan does a great job capturing what makes Habitat for Humanity special. Don't take our word for it, just push play!

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Projects

DNT and Superior Telegram Articles

Want to know more about the home Habitat will be working on in Superior?  Check out these great articles in the Superior Telegram and Duluth News Tribune or click here to see photos from the Groundblessing Ceremony!  

Honor a Veteran Home Repair Day 2

Thanks to wonderful friends and family we had the ramp assembled and ready for service by Sunday afternoon! We had wonderful food and fellowship along the way...Northalnd News reporter Billy was a delight. The only sour note was donations... to date we've raised only $130. The materials cost over $3,000. We can't do this kind of work without you.

Honor A Veteran Home Repair Project Day 1

We had a great day at TW Wood Design.  Lots of great volunteers; friends and family of the Visger's, members of the Army National Guard, Wisconsin State Representative Nick Milroy, radio personalities from Midwest Communications, and of course our dedicated weekday volunteers. All fueled by food from V.I.P. pizza.

Hermantown Walmart Service Day

A group from the local Hermantown Walmart braved the cold to help repair a home in Riverside. Employees raised $600 to help pay for materials and worked as a well-oiled unit. We could barely keep up! Team leader Jeremy is committed to serving the community not only at the store but out in the neighborhood as well. Way to go Walmart!  View more photos here!

Temple Israel Sukkoth 2011

Perfect day, perfect way to celebrate safe decent shelter! We had a wonderful time and learned alot about the holiday of Sukkoth. Here's Rabbi David to tell us more...

Newman Center puts their faith into action

This is the second year UMD's Newman Center has put their faith into action by helping neighbors in need with Habitat for Humanity. The twinports are better for it!  Want to view more photos from the workday?  Click here to view our online photo gallery.

Disabled Duluth woman benefits from Habitat's new focus on fix-ups

Click here to check out a great story by Peter Passi and Steve Kuchera or here to view video from the Northland's Newscenter.  Special thanks to the students and leaders from UMD's Newman Center for their hardwork on Saturday and Rotary Club 25's Westmorland Foundation for the funding to make this happen!

World Habitat Week Project Completed!

We wrapped up world Habitat week with a mixture of individual volunteers and students from UMD. They completed installation and painting of the siding for Penny Stark in Two Harbors.  View more photos here.

CSS Community Day

A beautiful fall day made even better by sharing time and talents to make a difference for Penny in Two Harbors.  Well done CSS!  For more photos, view our online photo album.

UMD Students kick off World Habitat Week 2011

UMD leader Dave Ronning brought fourteen friends up to Two Harbors to kick off World Habitat Week.  The students raised $500 to help cover project costs and additional materials. First-time volunteers joined those who helped with the Kesselhon home last fall with a siding project that represents a full circle. At Ryan and Laura's they tore off old siding, at the home of Penny Stark they learned how to install new Smart Siding from Louisiana-Pacific. The trees were donated by a landowner in Duluth, harvested by area foresters, and made into siding at the LP plant in Two Harbors.

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