Volunteer

Habitat volunteers come from all walks of life to help build houses, work in our offices and connect families to needed resources.  While our construction sites are often the first place people envision helping, we can use help from people in many capacities.

If you don't feel comfortable swinging a hammer, you can still help build houses and stronger communities.

By volunteering at the ReStore:

The ReStore is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00AM to 6:00PM and from 10:00AM to 7:00PM on Thursdays. It is located at 1785 Stratford Avenue in Stratford, CT.

 If you would like to volunteer at our ReStore, please call the store directly at (203) 383-4358.

 Construction Build Days:

A typical day:                                                                                                                                                                           We work on our construction sites Monday through Saturday from 8:15 to 3:30.We ALWAYS meet at our warehouse to start the day: 10 Maple Street, Bridgeport, CT 06610.  From there, we will send you to whatever site we need you at that day.  Please be sure to have your own transportation. There is a break for lunch around noon and each volunteer (or group) is responsible for lunch, snacks and water for the day.  You may bring your own or eat at a local diner or restaurant.

Current build sites:Currently, all sites are on the east side of Bridgeport.  We hope to begin building in Stamford this fall.

Age requirements:

All volunteers must be at least 16 years or older to volunteer with us.                                                             Youth 16-17 must be accompanied by an adult who is 21 years or older for the entirety of the volunteer day.  We require a youth to adult ratio of 4:1.  For every four youth under 18 we require one chaperone who is 21 years or older.

 To schedule as an INDIVIDUAL:

Please be sure you have read over all of the information listed under “Construction Build Days”.  If you are interested in scheduling a construction work day, contact Greta Bush, Volunteer Services Manager, via e-mail at volunteer@habitatcfc.org at least two weeks before you would like to volunteer. Please include the following information:

1)      Your name

2)      List any skills you have (if any)

3)      What days you are interested in volunteering

 You will receive an e-mail confirming the dates that work with our schedule along with a volunteer information form that we need you to fill out and return via mail, fax, or in person.

To schedule for COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS:

Please be sure you have read over all of the information listed under “Construction Build Days” as well as the information listed under “To schedule as an INDIVIDUAL”.  In addition to the responsibilities of an individual volunteer, yours also include:

1)   Before your first day of community service is scheduled you must submit a copy (via fax or mail) of a letter from the organization requesting the community service hours stating the reason why you are required to complete them.  The letter must include by when and to whom confirmation of your hours will go upon completion of your service.

2)   Also needed is a copy of a photo id.

3)  Contact Greta Bush, Volunteer Services Manager, at volunteer@habitatcfc.org at least two weeks before you would like to volunteer.  She will send you verification of receipt of your paperwork and will send you more detailed information regarding volunteering with us and recording hours worked.

To schedule as a NON-CORPORATE GROUP:

We are currently booking groups on Saturdays approximately 5-6 months in advance.  Weekdays are more readily available.

If you would like to schedule a workday for group please e-mail Greta Bush, Volunteer Services Manager, at volunteer@habitatcfc.org and include the following information:

1)   Your top three possible work dates for your group.  We will confirm your date according to availability.  Please do not confirm the date with your group until you receive confirmation of your reservation from Greta. 

2)   The number of volunteers you would like to bring:    

a.       There is no minimum number of volunteers required and a maximum number of 40 volunteers per week day can be accommodated depending on the task.  If you come with a large group, your group may be split into smaller groups, depending on the need at our work sites.

       3)  Comment as to how many youth 16 and older are included in the group.

You will receive an e-mail confirming the dates that work with our schedule along with a volunteer information form that we need every volunteer to fill out and return via mail, fax, or in person.

 To schedule as a CORPORATE GROUP:

We are currently booking groups on Saturdays approximately 5-6 months in advance.  Weekdays are more readily available.

If you would like to schedule a workday for group please e-mail Greta Bush, Volunteer Services Manager, at volunteer@habitatcfc.org and include the following information:

1)   Your top three possible work dates for your group.  We will confirm your date according to availability.  Please do not confirm the date with your group until you receive confirmation of your reservation from Greta. 

2)  The number of volunteers you would like to bring:    

a.   There is no minimum number of volunteers required and a maximum number of 40 volunteers per week day can be accommodated depending on the task.  If you come with a large group, your group may be split into smaller groups, depending on the need at our work sites.

You will receive an e-mail confirming the dates that work with our schedule along with a volunteer information form that we need every volunteer to fill out and return via mail, fax, or in person.

 We ask for a donation from the company to go with the employee volunteers of $200 per volunteer.  For a half day build, we ask for $100 per volunteer.  This is about the cost of the materials used on site by one volunteer in one day and will help us make sure we have the materials on site so that your volunteers can build.  This is a requested donation; we need both funding and volunteers to build but we can be flexible.  As a non-profit organization, our 501c3 tax-id number is 22-2597077.