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Habitat Needs Your
Talents
Once
again the world needs a good carpenter – but it also needs financial planners,
computer experts, public speakers and much more.
Habitat volunteers do many things: serve on the board and its committees, help
with fundraisers, hand out information at public events, and help with bulk
mailings.
Habitat cannot build affordable housing without volunteers to work on
committees.
Without committees and their work, there
will be no funds to buy land, no opportunities
to locate families in need and therefore no change in substandard housing.
Ways
to Volunteer:
Church Relations Committee
If
you enjoy speaking to groups, writing and net-working, this committee needs you
to help build working relationships with our county churches. Work includes
meeting with church members and pastors to explain our different church programs
and speaking at church functions. Committee members also produce an affiliate
newsletter two times per year and organize events for “Building On Faith” week
in September of each year.
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Construction Committee
 If
you are good at planning and organizing, are
a
weekend carpenter, a building contractor or architect, this committee is for
you. Planning of houses is done by this committee. We will train anyone who
wishes to learn.
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Family Selection Committee
 Family Selection volunteers facilitate the process
of
qualifying for ownership of a Habitat house. Work includes guiding future
partner families through the steps of the application process, evaluating
applications and making home visits.
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Family Advocacy Committee
If
you enjoy helping people grow and achieve new goals, you may enjoy partnering
with prospective homeowners and providing one-on-one support. Volunteers must
be available to offer friendship, support and guidance as the home owners
progress through building a new home and a new life.
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Resource & Development Committee
If
you are knowledgeable in financial planning, strategic planning, or real estate,
we need you to help define yearly and long term financial needs, to build
corporate partnerships, and to plan strategies for fund raising. Skills needed
on this committee include organizational, planning and public relations
abilities.
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Volunteer Committee
If
you enjoy organizing family events and meeting new people, this committee needs
people to call and email volunteers to schedule workers for mailings, building
houses and organizing special events. Good “people skills” are critical for
helping our mission to happen.
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Funds:
Cash or convertible assets such as shares
of stock, bonds, new or good used tools and, equipment, as well as gifts of
property, can be used by Habitat for Humanity to build more houses.
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People:
Every Habitat project needs both skilled
and unskilled people to volunteer.
Volunteers are needed in:
Prayer
Construction Labor
Project Management
Construction Supervision
Skilled Heavy-Equipment Operators
Committee and/or Board members
Fund Raising Projects
Church and Community Awareness
Legal Advisors
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Equipment:
Every Habitat project needs the use
periodically, of equipment such as:
Bulldozers & Backhoes
Power Equipment
Transportation & Hauling
Warehouse/Storage Space
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Construction Materials:
Some of the new materials that can be used
are:
Lumber Roofing materials ;
Concrete Plumbing fixtures
Insulation Siding materials
Hardware Cabinets
Windows Doors
Caulking Shrubs, plants, trees
Light fixtures Electrical materials
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All gifts of cash, assets or materials fully tax-deductible
Beyond this is the satisfaction of knowing your generosity is
making a genuine difference in your community.
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