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YOUTH – GROUP VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES (11-16 yrs old)
What can your group do for Habitat?
Habitat Youth:
This
new program
includes students from high schools spanning Hunterdon and
Somerset Counties who have joined together to advance the
Habitat mission by helping to sponsor and build a Habitat house
Students from each high school send representatives to meetings
of the Habitat Youth Council, which coordinates build days,
fundraising efforts, and awareness-building activities. Habitat
Youth is currently helping to sponsor one of our Girard Avenue
homes. More high schools are welcome! For more information,
go to
Habitat Youth
Construction Volunteer (16 years
and older):
Your club, school organization, or other interested group can
spend a day on site building a Habitat house. Each group is
asked to sponsor the day with a suggested minimum of $40 per
person (fundraising examples: hold a fundraiser or donating
construction materials). Sponsors are then given the opportunity
to schedule a Saturday workday on site exclusively for members
of their group. Up to 15 group members can be accommodated per
site, per day (8:30am-3:30pm), with one adult required per 4
youths. Please note that by law, the minimum age to work on site
is 16. The Workday program is a unique opportunity for your
group to give back to the community in a tangible way, helping
to build a home for a family in need.
Site
Host (16 years and older):
Greet the construction volunteers early Saturday morning at the
work site and gather contact information from them. Stay on to
help build if you want (16 & 17 yr. only). Minimal time
commitment, 1½ - 2 hours on the weekend. Work as often as you
like or just 4 times during the course of the build. 6-8
positions open for Girard Ave project. It’s a great way to meet
our partner families and site supervisors and see the houses
from start to finish!
Women Build Helper (any age):
This is a great project for a Scout Troop or Youth Group.
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Provide either goodies for breakfast, a full lunch, or just
dessert for a Women Build workday. Youth and their leaders make
the food or get donations from businesses and deliver to the
work site on special Women Build Saturdays.
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Contact our Women Build Coordinator, Kathy Tanaka,
kctanaka1@gmail.com
Habitat Home
Helpers (any age): This program
provides several ways you or your group can help our
organization and the Partner Families. To read complete
information, go to
Habitat Home Helpers.
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Purchase and present a package
of low cost, useful items to our new homeowners to help them
get off to a good start (see
Habitat Home Helper Packages for details).
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Provide refreshments for a
Site or Home Dedication Ceremony, special community
celebrations for the dedication of a construction site and
completed home.
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Or support our work crews by
providing refreshments,
Workman’s Special or Window Washer packages for an
on-site work group.
How do I get started?
Complete your
Youth Volunteer Application today, and submit via fax
(908-704-1532), email (Volunteer Coordinator)
or regular mail (PO Box 6275 Bridgewater, NJ 08807) to
get the process rolling.
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