Recently, a group of Habitat AmeriCorps service members from Habitat Twin Cities spent a week in North Carolina supporting Asheville Area Habitat's ongoing recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene. Read more about this trip including the mutual benefits realized by the Asheville community and the participating AmeriCorps members. (fb)

Plenty of the furniture and decor items found at Habitat ReStores are ready to slide right into your home's aesthetic, but some hidden gems may just be waiting for the right eye and inspiration. See how MyFixitUpLife took one such item, an old dresser, and turned it into a "matte black gem." habitat.org/stories/upcycling-old-dresser-modern-matte-black-gem (fb)