What is YOUTH United?

Youth United (YU) is a Habitat for Humanity program that brings together community youth ages 5-25 to fully sponsor and build a home with a local family. The youth are the leaders, planners, fundraisers, public relations specialists and builders. They work together to raise money and awareness, while youth ages 16-25 build the house (younger youth can work on site during the non-construction phases).  Most importantly, through this program youth help fulfill a family’s dream of having their own home. It is the adventure of a lifetime!

A YU house will cost approximately $70,000 to complete.  We built our first YU house in 2006; it was the first in Minnesota!  We start our 2nd house in June of 2007 and finish it later in 2007.

. The first YU house - Complete and dedicated October, 2006 Join our award-winning YU Steering Committee.  Meetings are held every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at 5:00 pm at the Habitat office. Five Reasons to Join  * Build a house from start to finish.  * Develop leadership, social and construction skills.  * Work with a diverse group and make new friends.  * Make a difference in your community. * Make the dream of owning a home come true for a family.

How can I get involved?

Youth

• Leadership:  YU offers several ways that you can gain leadership skills.  The YU program is set up with six different committees that you can join to learn the ropes of non-profit and community leadership.  The committees are YU Steering Committee, Recruitment and Education, Fundraising, Publicity, Construction Scheduling, and 15 & Under Involvement.  Read more about the committees.

• Groups:  Sign up your youth group or organization to help contribute funds and build the YU house.  Have a great time serving together and help a family's dream of hoe ownership come true.

Do you have experience with fundraising, construction, public relations, etc, or maybe you just want    to be a part of the great YU adventure?  We need  adults to be involved in all levels of the program as mentors.  So sign up for a committee or a special project or whatever looks interesting to you.