Opportunities for Involvement
In the event you would like to become more involved in our Affiliate, we always have needs, on either the Board of Directors or one of our support committees. Here is a brief description of areas of participation.
Family Support Committee– provides a mutual support system to families, prospective families during the building process, answering questions, providing resources, helping to ensure partner families attend Financial Education and Home Maintenance seminars
Family Selection Committee– screens applications, interviews applicants, performs home inspection and background checks in accordance with the Habitat for Humanity guidelines.
Building Committee– responsible for planning and implementing the construction projects along with future site selection. . This includes obtaining house plans, soliciting contractors and supplies.
Volunteer Coordination– manages our Volunteer Mailing list, ensuring Volunteers have all the necessary information on work days.
Fundraising- coordinating the raising for funds needed to conduct the ongoing business. This could include fund raising, grant writing, special fund raising events and cultivation of donors
Public Relations– responsible for education and information regarding our mission, purpose and needs. This could include public speaking, communicating with the media and periodic newsletters, managing our website and Facebook pages to keep our volunteer base updated on activities, schedules and needs.
Board of Directors– in additional to participation on one or more committees, the Board meets monthly to ensure compliance with our mission, financial oversight, and planning.
Participation on any of these committees or election to our Board are all Volunteer positions and no compensation is received. If you would like more information regarding any of these functions are of interest to you, send an email to us at hlhabitat@gmail.com