Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity recently built its 300th home. Hunger Drive - Annual fundraiser brings food and dollars to benefit a local food bank such as Second Harvest. The Minneapolis Area Cargill Cares Volunteer Council 2001 drive dates are June 20-22. Special opportunities available for one-day programs at local schools. In 1999, more than 700 MAP volunteers worked with six hundred Twin Cities-area nonprofits.
Some volunteers pursue board positions while other focus on consulting projects.
There is some prep work, depending on house. Paint one day at various metro sites. One of the programs at Perspectives is the Transitional Housing Program. Transitional Housing is located in the St. Louis Park community and provides a home to homeless and women recovering from substance abuse and their children. The goal of this program is to assist families to become self-sufficient.