One mission. Many ways to help!

Habitat-VI is a Christian, faith-based organization that builds homes and hope through partnerships with individuals, businesses, and faith communities. Volunteers provide most of the labor, and individual and corporate donors provide money and materials to build Habitat houses. Partner families themselves invest hundreds of hours of labor - "sweat equity" - into building their homes and the homes of others. Their mortgage payments go into a revolving fund that is used to build more houses. Read our latest newsletter!

Volunteers are always needed:

• site work (18 years of age and over)
• fundraising
• office support
• advocacy
• committee service
• Apply to join the Board of Directors!

Join a committee!

• Executive Committee
  • Our Executive Committee consists of the officers of our local affiliate. The Executive Committee addresses policy matters between meetings of the Board of Directors and is chaired by the President. Read a letter from our president!
• Site Selection Committee
  • People who are interested in identifying potent ional sites for construction should join this committee. This includes checking with city offices for availability of utility hook-ups, identifying deed holders of different properties, and working with the construction committee to be certain that the lost if “buildable” for a house suitable for a partner family. Those who like to dabble in real estate would be natural members!
• Construction Committee
  • People who have an interest in and may have knowledge of home construction should join this committee. This can include surveyors, architects, people who know building codes, carpenters, concrete workers, plumbers, electricians, utility people, and building supply people. There is a lot to know about building homes. If you have any knowledge at all, or if you would like some on-the-job-training, please join us!
• Family Selection Committee
  • Family Selection: This committee is for people willing to interview and work with families who have made application to be a partner family with Habitat. Committee members will also check to make certain that the applicant families meet the criteria established by Habitat for home ownership. Working with the Family Relations Committee, you will find certain joy in making what seems unobtainable dream come true for some of these families!
• Family Support Committee
  • Family Support: People who have good “social/people” skills to work with partner families both before and after construction to be sure that the families know what is required in the area of sweat equity, to provide a record of time requirement, and to help in the transition of true home-ownership. These “advocates” may also help the families in the areas of budgeting and home maintenance. This is a way to truly help people who have inadequate housing!
• Fundraising (Development) Committee
  • People interested in identifying and approaching potential donors (individual, church, corporate) for either cash or “in-kind” gifts of materials, labor, property, or support. This committee also needs people who can develop fund raising materials and help with grant writing. Committee members will be surprised to find how eager people are to give when they understand the principles of Habitat!
• Public Relations Committee
  • People who can write articles for newsletters, and one or two who would like to work with local media. This committee also heads up our speakers' bureau. The speakers' bureau presents to church groups and civic or service organizations about Habitat-VI projects and mission. This is the marketing arm of Habitat-VI.
• Volunteer Committee
  • People who can help organize and contact other volunteers to set up times and places to work . . . Whether in the office, or on the job site. This group also endeavors to track volunteer hours, and sets criteria for volunteer recognition.
  • Photo Gallery

For more information, please call our office at (340) 714-5678, Monday through Friday between 8 am and 4 pm.

Thank you for caring!