Although construction volunteers are vital to Habitat, we also need non-construction volunteers to help with the following:
Saturday On-Site Volunteer Coordinator: This person ensures that every volunteer signs a liability form before picking up a hammer, gets a nametag front and back, and knows where the tools, restroom, and first-aid kit are. The On-Site Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for establishing a friendly atmosphere by introducing the skilled leaders to the unskilled group and introducing the Partner Family. The volunteer coordinator needs to wait to jump into the action until all construction volunteers have a task. This is a great role for someone who is outgoing.
Family Advocate: Habitat needs people who would be willing to volunteer three or four hours a month as Family Advocates. Our Family Support committee can train you to work with a family and be their liaison with Habitat from the time they are approved as a partner family until they move into their new home and beyond. Other people provide expertise on budgeting and homeowner skills. The advocates provide friendship and moral support.
Office Volunteer and Special Projects Volunteer: Habitat relies very heavily on behind the scenes volunteers who work in our office once or twice a week. After a few weeks most of them take on special projects or develop specialties that Habitat needs, such as helping a particular committee with phone calls or entering data. We couldn't build houses without these volunteers behind the scenes.
Grant Writing Volunteer: Habitat for Humanity needs volunteers who are willing to help our development director prepare grant proposals or keep up with the paperwork on grants we already have. Some proposals require some grant experience and others are simpler and can be done very effectively by a volunteer with no grant writing experience, just time and willingness to learn. It's very rewarding work because the volunteer can have such a huge impact on Habitat's ability to work with more families.
House Dedications Coordinator: Two to three volunteers to plan and organize a fun, memorable House Dedication ceremony/service for each family once they've moved into their house. We'd be happy to show you how we've been doing it: a little song, a little celebration, and a little food! The partner family invites friends and family, and Habitat invites the sponsoring group and all volunteers who have worked on the house.
Landscaping Coordinator: One or two garden-happy persons to coordinate landscaping of our houses once they are finished. This includes searching for discounted or donated plants, working with the partner families to know where they would like some plantings, and scheduling a landscaping day with the sponsoring volunteer groups to do the planting. We'll give you a list of contacts.
Communications and PR Committee Members: Help spread the good works of Habitat! Our Communications Committee will help make Habitat better known to our community. Will also work closely with several other Habitat committees to publicize certain needs or volunteers opportunities, and for special Habitat events. Will also work on our bi-annual newsletter.
Volunteer Coordination Committee Members - Recruitment Team: We are in constant need of skilled construction leadership and volunteer members for many of our committees. Work with our Volunteer Coordinator to recruit these vital volunteers. Without skilled hands, we can't reach our goals of building more houses each year.
Volunteer Coordination Committee Members - Special Events Volunteers: Volunteers who help occasionally throughout the year with Habitat related functions, some are organized by HFH and for some we are the beneficiary of an event organized by another group.
Site Selection Committee: Join our team as we search for reasonably priced land to buy. We want to continue our tradition of offering our Partner Families a choice of city or county and to have the ability to build in clusters. Help Habitat find and assess land. We need more Real-estate Agents, Lawyers, Appraisers, and Contractors to help us determine what land is appropriate for us to buy.
To volunteer for any of these roles, email us or print off the Volunteer Form and mail it to the address below.
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