Habitat for Humanity is making a difference - one house, one family and one volunteer at a time. You can volunteer on an individual, group or corporate level, whether you lend your time and talents, rally your class, church, workplace or special interest group. Your support makes it possible for us to build simple, affordable homes for Fredericton area families in need.

You can submit a Volunteer application form by mail or fill one out online. Ways you can help:

Ways you can help:

• Join our year-round committees: Site Selection and Build, Public Relations, Family Selection, Volunteer and Corporate Partnerships, and Faith Relations.
• Help out during our fund-raising events.
• Rally your school class or special interest group to participate in our builds.
• Encourage your workplace to participate in casual dress-down days to raise money and/or to purchase a unique teambuilding day on the build site.
• Volunteer during a Build:
• Come out for the day to hammer, paint, prepare meals, etc.
• Be a Crew Leader: Working under a Construction Manger, you'll lead groups of 5-10 unskilled volunteers by familiarizing them with the tools and steps necessary to complete a project. Construction experience a plus but not necessary; most importantly you have patience and can lead others.
• Be a Site Host: Orient volunteers to the site, have them sign in and collect safety waivers, pick up and set out supplies for coffee breaks, lunch and ensure the site is adequately supplied.
• Engage your church by making a cash donation; gather members of your congregation to help construct during a build day, provide or prepare meals and snacks, or invite a Habitat representative to speak at your church about our mission.
• Make a tax-deductible gift of money, land and/or a home.

Committee Descriptions

Habitat is an active organization that conducts much work behind-the-scenes to network, fund-raise, identify families in need and assemble resources for each build. If you have 5-8hrs per month to donate, we would love to hear from you! Our committees meet approx. 1x/month as guided by the Chairperson, who reports to the Board of Directors.

Site Selection and Build Committee: Construction and/or real state experience is helpful but not necessary to join this committee. Members should be interested in affordable housing and liaise with resources to:

• Identify property for builds that are available and acquire the land.
• Develop house plans that fit Habitat's simple and affordable mandate.
• Secure construction materials via donations, purchase and gifts in kind from Habitat Canada sponsors.
• Help the volunteer committee secure resources for each build and ensure safety training is delivered.
• Develop a home construction schedule and coordinate tradespersons and volunteers to build to the schedule.
• Oversee the necessary permits and inspections for each home, and assemble warranty package for families.

Public Relations Committee: Members seek to raise and maintain the community's awareness of Habitat's work, and activate people to become involved in helping to eliminate poverty housing. Creative design or writing skills, as well as an interest in working with the media are assets to joining this committee, whose members:

• Plan and organizing media requirements (radio, TV, news, etc…) for the affiliate and events.
• Develop fact sheets, press releases, brochures, newspaper articles, etc…
• Ensure the website and all media items are up-do-date.
• Create the affiliate newsletter and help committees with their media needs.

Family Selection Committee: An interest in working with populations in need of affordable housing and the ability to sensitively interact with applicants are assets to joining this committee. Members work together to:

• Distribute applications and outreach materials throughout the community.
• Receive and evaluate applications, credit reports and conduct home visits to meet with families in need.
• Help select partner families and track their required 500hrs of sweat equity before home occupancy.
• Organize and conduct the groundbreaking and home dedication ceremonies.
• Support families to become successful home owners, and to establish links tot heir communities.

Volunteer and Corporate Partnerships Committee: Members help to recruit, orient and utilize individual and corporate volunteers to carry out the ministry of Habitat An ability to network and organize events is helpful to performing Distribute applications and outreach materials throughout the community.

• Recruit and receive volunteer applications and help match individual skills and interests to affiliate opportunities.
• Maintain a volunteer database of individuals, corporations, churches, tradespersons, community groups, etc…
• Ensure volunteers have a positive experience and hold an annual volunteer recognition event.
• Develop a "Rent-a-Build" program whereby corporations purchase a teambuilding day on the build site.
• Identify ongoing requirements of the affiliate and seek corporate sponsors to support these needs.
• Plan, coordinate and staff fund-raising events.

Faith Relations Committee: Members establish relationships with congregations of all denominations to support the ministry of Habitat. An ability to network and organize events is helpful as members seek to:

• Spread the word of Habitat to local congregations and youth groups.
• Help them to organize events to raise funds for home builds and affiliate operations.
• Assemble church members to help provide meals to the build site and/or to participate in the builds.
• Support partner families to become members of their faith community.