Every hand makes a difference. Give us a day, a week, a few hours a month; the life you change may be your own. Take a look at our volunteer opportunities calendar, create your profile, and self-schedule!
Habitat Bucks has an open-door policy: All who believe that everyone needs a decent, affordable place to live are welcome to help with the work, regardless of race, religion, age, gender, political views or any of the other distinctions that too often divide people.
As a volunteer financial coach, you can help people seeking to reach personal financial goals, such as repairing credit, building an emergency savings account and financial planning.
Provide guidance on Habitat’s fundraising strategy so the affiliate can achieve its strategic vision.
Meets: Quarterly, additional meetings as needed.
Strategize and assist staff on promoting legislative opportunities, including engaging Board in support. Assist in the promotion of Strategic Plan goal to meet with municipalities and other local leaders in finding projects for homeownership program.
Meets: As needed
Provide guidance on business strategies to boost sales and encourage individuals, businesses, corporations, organizations, groups, foundations, government and faith partners to donate to and shop at the ReStore. Develop marketing ideas.
Meets: Monthly.
Committee serves to plan and execute Habitat’s annual benefit event.
Meets: Monthly September – April.
It’s never been easier to book a volunteer shift with Habitat Bucks. Create an account to see opportunities in your neighborhood. A few hours once, weekly, or monthly, the choice is yours.
215.822.2812 x313
volunteer@habitatbucks.org
No, we do not require previous construction experience — just a willingness to work hard, learn, and be flexible. But if you do have construction experience (like carpentry, electrical, dry-walling, etc), we encourage you to utilize it on site with us!
All construction volunteers must be at least 16 years of age. Youth ages 16 and 17 are not permitted to use power tools or work more than 10 feet off the ground. They must also volunteer with a supervising adult age 21 or older.
ReStore volunteers ages 14-15 may do so with a supervising adult age 21 or older. Age 16+ may volunteer independently at our retail stores.
All minors must submit parent signature on our waiver form before volunteering. DOWNLOAD HERE
It all depends on the state of construction of the home we are building. You might be doing demolition, hanging drywall, painting or landscaping. You will be trained for the task of the day by our experienced construction team. We work with small groups to assure everyone has a job to do.
The most important thing to bring is your flexibility. Though some tasks may seem less glamorous than others, we assure you that all are equally important to the completion of the home.
The day begins at 8:30am ending around 3:00pm. We ask volunteers to arrive promptly at 8:30 to review safety instructions. In order for our projects to be successful, we need volunteers to commit to the entire day.
We ask you to pack your own lunch. Water is available on-site. We will provide all safety equipment and tools. Wear closed toe shoes and clothing you don’t mind getting dirty. Sunscreen and dressing in layers is also recommended.
We build rain or shine as long as there is a roof overhead. If weather is extreme and we need to cancel a build day, we will attempt to contact scheduled volunteers via email or phone. If you are unsure of the status or are uncomfortable traveling in bad weather, our construction site supervisor’s cell phone is available in the emails we send with directions and confirming your participation. Please let us know if you will not be able to participate in your scheduled build day!
All proceeds to our ReStores go directly into funding our programs including Homeownership, Home Repair and Almost Home.
Tasks may include loading and unloading donations; writing up sales and assisting customers with questions; pricing and sorting donations, and more. Heavy lifting not required and shifts are flexible!