Building bridges to the American dream - 2004-02-14
She is a retired mortgage banker who has constructed roofs on houses for Habitat for Humanity. She has shuttled cancer patients weakened by chemotherapy to doctor's appointments.

Now Barbara Elmquist is learning to teach English to immigrants who have heard horror stories about Americans who hate foreigners, so they try not to speak in public.
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Habitat group sets bar high - 2004-02-14
Most people know that Habitat For Humanity constructs houses for people. They've seen photos of the organization's most famous volunteers, former President Jimmy and first lady Rosalynn Carter, with paint brush or hammer in hand, working diligently.

Partner families, those having homes built, invest hundreds of hours of labor - "sweat equity" - into building their homes and the homes of others. Their mortgage payments go into a revolving "Fund for Humanity" that is used to build more houses.
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