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Volunteer Activities
Listed below are brief descriptions of our various volunteer activities Office: Involves all general office functions, such as answering phones, processing and responding to mail, recording the receipt of donations, computer data entry and assembling committee mailings. Other functions include accounts payable and accounts receivable. Experience with computers is helpful. The office is usually open 9:30 am to 3:30 pm Monday to Friday. Publications: Publication of the quarterly Newsletter, including writing, editing and formatting. Also, web site design. Fund Development: Organizes fund-raising events, such as Shadowbrook Dinner, Architecture Tour, Human Race, and Golf Tournament. Researches new ideas and opportunities for fund raising, including individual and corporate sources. Site Selection: Facilitates the construction of simple, easy-to-build, inexpensive, affordable homes for ownership. Works on plans and preparations for future Habitat construction by assisting in the design and layouts of future Habitat projects. Processes proposed plans through governmental agencies. Assists in the preparation of working drawings, subdivision maps, infrastructure plans and other documents required by governmental planning and building applications. Construction: Includes all activities related to on-site construction of housing. Habitat for Humanity is especially eager to recruit volunteers who have any construction skills and experience supervising. We also welcome unskilled volunteers, who are assigned simple tasks, thereby allowing the skilled workers to attend to more complex tasks. Normal workdays are Tuesdays and Saturdays, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Hospitality: May perform occasional, brief tasks, such as serving as a docent for the annual Architects Tour or the Golf Tournament fundraiser. A desire for more involvement would include assisting in organizing social events such ground breaking ceremonies. Recruiting and organizing those churches, who commit to providing the construction crew with lunch on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Family Selection: Meets once a week for three months prior to the beginning of a new construction project (usually occurring once every year). Activities include review of applications for houses, interviewing applicant families in their home, checking references, and selecting the families to be awarded houses. Spanish-speaking or bilingual volunteers would be especially valuable in this area. Family Partnership: Acts as a liaison between Habitat for Humanity, Santa Cruz and the families who are buying homes. Assists the family in becoming a successful homeowner. Seeks feedback from the homeowners in the hope of improving the function of the organization. If the homeowners seek help with specific problems, Habitat for Humanity endeavors to connect the homeowners with whatever resources that might prove helpful. Spanish-speaking or bilingual volunteers would be especially valuable in this area. Public Relations: Acts as a contact between Habitat for Humanity and the media, including radio, television and newspaper. Previous press release experience helpful. Coordinates Church Liaison: Acts as a liaison between Habitat for Humanity and churches or other religious organizations that they may belong to. Restore: HFHSCC intends to establish a resale store for building materials, equipment and fixtures. Looking for customer-oriented volunteers with resale experience and merchandise recognition. Habitat for Humanity - Santa Cruz County |
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