Urban Homeworks is a Christian Community Development organization working in Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN. We accomplish our mission by addressing the needs of people and property in the disadvantaged neighborhoods of our city.

Got Your Safety Goggles?

Nathan Johnson brought a group of 9th grade students from Minnehaha Academy to volunteer at one of our work sites for a week. This is a unique parternership with The Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches that allows for a longer stay and programming in the evening. These young men and women spent their days away from the typical classroom, but still learning.

These students spent the week doing demolition work on the house and found the physical demands of the job challenging. They now have a new respect and understanding for construction.

Jon Lundberg had a chance to talk about the mission of Urban Homeworks to provide safe and affordable housing. He points to Galatians 2:6-10 to remind us all that God has called us to care for the poor.

>>Click here to join others like Nathan in turning houses into homes at one of our work sites this summer!

A Home Renovation

Russ Barclay, Real Estate Development Director for Urban Homeworks, lives in the area, and worked on this project at 2118 Bryant in Minneapolis.  He will tell you this house was the eyesore of the block for at least two years. The paint was peeling on the outside and things were beginning to rot away after so much neglect.

The inside of the house was strewn with personal belongings, there were dirty needles on the floor, the water meter had been ripped out and the basement had 5 feet of water standing in it.  Definitely not the ideal home.

Through the cooperation and hard work of YouthBuild, Goodwill/Easter Seals, Urban Homeworks, and local contractors this building became a home. A father, mother and their 2 children will move into this home and strengthen the neighborhood. They’re already connected to friends who live across the street in another Urban Homeworks home!

CLICK HERE to get on board this summer >>

Go! Northside 5K Run/Walk and Finish Line Festival

Thanks to everyone who participated in the GO! 5K this year–it was a great success! We had more than 400 run in the race, with over 1000 involved as spectators and at the Finish Line Festival. Together, we are changing the Northside story one person and one event at a time! Check out this Star Tribune blog from our partner and Northside resident, Neeraj Mehta. Also click here to see the race results.