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2002 W Superior Street, Suite 9 Duluth, MN 55806 Phone: (218) 722-3875 Fax: (218) 529-7656 Office Hours: M-F 10 to 3 |
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We offer volunteer* opportunities for folks of all skill levels most Saturdays from 9 am to 3 pm, weather permitting. Call the office to confirm. 218 722-3875 Work resumes on 909 Spruce Street on Monday, Feb. 15th at 9 am. Volunteer by appointment only as we have limited space at the site. Visit the Volunteer page to fill out an Application *due to Insurance restrictions youth under the age of 16 are not allowed on an active construction site Now more than ever we need your support to build hope for low-income families. Your donations buy bricks and mortar that build a place to call home. |
Click on this link to watch us build hope Habitat in the news! www.bikeandbuild.org |
Maynard Drywall Experience The Art 218 390-3698 call him up and "give him the business" Thanks to National Title-Duluth Vehicle support generously provided by "it's all Ok in Cloquet" |
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| It's Crunch Time Dan and Sara Johnson have been through a lot and it all started last year when their son Landen was diagnosed with diabetes after he collapsed on the floor. "His blood sugar was 1,497. They said he shouldn't have been alive and I was like this is so horrible, how can this happen and I thought that was the worst thing," said Sara Johnson. Then at just 4 months and 21 days old, Johnson says her son Aiden passed away from SIDS. "And we were kind of struggling trying to move on without him, trying to teach the kids that it's not their fault, they blame themselves." When on Valentines Day of this year, Johnson's husband and their 2 boys were involved in a near fatal car crash in Cloquet. "Experiencing all that and staying in the hospital for 2 ½ months, it was the worst thing I could ever possibly imagine," said Sara Johnson. Both boys were injured; their oldest son is still recovering. Dan Johnson was in a coma for a month with a traumatic brain injury and was paralyzed in his hands and legs. "They told me he would never walk, he would never talk again," said Sara Johnson. It was a long road to recovery but now Dan Johnson is back on his feet. "I’m supposed to be in a wheelchair, in a group home, not being able to respond to anything so I like to think that I’ve come really far," said Dan Johnson. They are renting a small apartment that is not handicap accessible so this new home is a blessing. "If I can get in here faster, I don't have; to worry about Dan so much falling down the stairs, it's just really unsafe in our house right now," said Sara Johnson. The Johnson’s have held fund raisers and have been there every week helping with the build. "I’m continually impressed by their attitude, the way they've shown up all the time, every time we need them," said Daryl Yankee of Western Lake Superior Habitat for Humanity. Monday volunteers were finishing the electrical and getting the home ready for insulation, the goal is to have it completely finished by Thanksgiving. "We’d like to sit down as a family; it would be kind of nice to be able to have our first Thanksgiving in our first home," said Sara Johnson. But they need money to buy building materials so they can finish the home by winter. "Yeah we could defiantly use the community's help to bring it on home here," said Yankee. It's a chance for them to start a new life in a new home. "It’s been a long road, getting a house that's going to be the way we want it is going to be wonderful," said Dan Johnson. To donate, log on to www.habitatduluth.org or call (218) 722–3875. They still need about $23,000. Volunteers skilled in carpentry and finish work are also needed. Excerpt from story by Melissa Ganje & photojournalist Harry Baker, FOX 21 News Click Here to See the Story on Fox 21 |
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If you would like to help Dan and Sara build a new life please consider mailing a donation to Western Lake Superior Habitat for Humanity at 2002 W. Superior Street Suite 9 Duluth, MN 55806 Or click on the PayPal link below. We appreciate your support! |
New Home A Beginning of New Life for Cloquet Family |
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| Habitat for Humanity will respond to this earthquake and help low-income families by building new homes and repairing existing homes as part of the recovery process. Habitat for Humanity International is currently monitoring the situation in Haiti and is in contact with Habitat for Humanity Haiti to assess the damages to homes where low-income families live. Donations are urgently needed for this effort and can be made at www.habitat. org. We also can take your donation over the phone if that is more convenient for you. Please call 1-800-Habitat Habitat for Humanity has a long history of working in Haiti Habitat for Humanity has worked in Haiti for 26 years, providing more than 2,000 families in Haiti with housing solutions through a variety of initiatives including building new home construction, progressive building, home repairs and improvements. Habitat also builds capacity in construction skills, disaster mitigation and financial literacy, and works in coordination with community and government agencies. Habitat for Humanity Disaster Response Habitat’s Disaster Response focuses on the housing needs that arise from natural disasters and human conflicts. Habitat offers expertise in technical assistance; program design and implementation; and disaster response policies, protocols and procedures. Habitat Disaster Response also supports informational resources for disaster mitigation and preparedness―helping communities in disaster-prone areas protect themselves against future threats. |
