Volunteers: Our Most Precious Resource
To sign up to volunteer, phone the Marion County Habitat for Humanity Office at
(304)363-4244 or Email

Pound a nail, call a donor, fix a lunch, join a committee...There are lots of great ways to volunteer with Habitat! We need help with many different tasks... both on the jobsite and in the office. Our volunteers make us successful! Through volunteer labor, Habitat keeps building costs very low and houses very affordable. As a volunteer, you could make a huge difference in the life of a local family and in our community.You don't need any special skills to be a Habitat volunteer-just caring and a desire to help. We train our volunteers in building skills, committee tasks, and basic Habitat functions. If you do have a professional skill that is connected with either home construction (including legal and real estate) or social services (counseling, etc.), you could be a tremendous help to Habitat, too.Whatever your interest or area of expertise, you could use it to help a family in need!

Volunteering For Habitat Is Rewarding (and Fun!)
Many people feel that something is missing in their life until they find the joy of helping others. When you volunteer for Habitat, you will not only be helping a family in need have a decent place to live, you will be enriching your own life. Many people have found a new purpose for their lives in volunteering for Habitat. One of those people is former President Jimmy Carter, who each year leads the "Jimmy Carter Work Project" which"blitz builds" many houses in one week. Mr. Carter's efforts have elevated Habitat for Humanity's recognition to the point of being one of the most popular and well respected charitable organizations in the world.
We Need You!
We'd love to have you support us financially; with a one time gift, or even a pledge for an ongoing regular commitment, but we'd also like to have you work with us!
Time is money: When you give yourself as a volunteer, you are helping us save money. Every job that we can get a volunteer to perform is one less that we have to pay for!

You Can Be A Partner In The #1 Home Builder In The World!
When you become a volunteer for Habitat, you are joining hands with thousandsof people in the United States and all over the world who are building lives one family at a time. Over 150,000 houses have been built by people just like you!
Read What People Are Saying About Habitat for Humanity

"After serving as President, Rosalynn and I believed it was importantfor us to continue to make a meaningful contribution to people's lives.And we have, with Habitat for Humanity. We believe in Habitat's integrity,effectiveness, and tremendous vision. With Habitat, we build more thanhouses. We build families, communities, and hope" Former President JimmyCarter

"No organization in America has done more to promote the cause of decentshelter for all people than Habitat for Humanity. " Coretta Scott King

"When I'm asked about housing success stories...the first group thatcomes to mind is Habitat for Humanity" Jack Kemp, Former U.S. Secretary of HUD

"A lot of people feel that they do volunteer work and that it doesn't have any impact - but those are houses - someone is going to live there,and for many they're going to be the first homes they've ever owned. It'sharder to have a bigger impact than that." Tom Brokaw, NBC News Anchor and HFH Volunteer

"There is no way I could have ever bought with money any of the things I have learned or felt by working on this house." Nancy Boyd, Volunteer,Bend Oregon

"My mind has been renewed by the volunteers. You have made a big difference in our lives - a change we will never forget." Mark Dorsey, Habitat homeowner

RICE UNIVERSITY HFH ASK-ME Construction Manual is a great read for all volunteers!
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