volunteer
Share your skills, learn new ones and get to know your community- all while making affordable housing a reality in Chatham County!
why volunteers matter
Volunteers are vital to our mission of making a difference in affordable housing in Chatham County.
Last year, volunteers served 23,373 hours!
Without volunteers, we’d need an additional $478,000 to run our programs.
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Chatham Habitat offers volunteer opportunities in a variety of fields, for a multitude of interests. Please read below to learn how you can help out on our build sites, in our ReStores or at one of our community outreach events!
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how to volunteer
Every swing of a hammer, every hour at the ReStore, and every smile shared on site brings us closer to building safe, affordable homes for families in our community.
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Whether you’re here to learn new skills, connect with neighbors, or simply give your time to a good cause, you’ll find a place with us. No experience is needed—just a willingness to pitch in and be part of our mission!
Getting Started:
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Register your volunteer account on VolunteerHub. This involves providing us with basic contact information and e-signing a liability waiver. If you are joining us for community service, please CLICK HERE before proceeding.
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If you are under the age of 18, you will need to have a parent print and sign the volunteer waiver. Please scan and return it, or bring it to the site on your first day. If you do not have a signed waiver, you cannot be on site.
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Orientation:
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ReStore Volunteers are required to watch an online orientation video and complete a brief quiz before their first day of work. If you do not have access to the internet, you may view the orientation video during store hours at ReStore 1. CLICK HERE FOR THE ReStore ORIENTATION
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Once you have completed the ReStore orientation, you can sign up for ReStore shifts. Please allow up to 1 business day for the orientation completion to reflect on your VolunteerHub account.
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Construction Volunteers do not need to complete the video orientation. Theirs are held on site daily.
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Construction orientation includes a safety briefing for relevant tasks for that day, so please be on time. Our staff may ask you to leave if you have not had the proper safety training for the day.
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Signing Up:
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All volunteer shifts will be listed on VolunteerHub at least two weeks ahead of time.
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Log in to VolunteerHub and choose shifts from the calendar to register for. If you are registered you will receive any updates via email. We try very hard not to change events once they are listed on VolunteerHub, but we will alert registered volunteers via text and/or email no later than 7:30 am on the day of the event.
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Please do not show up for shifts you are not registered for. This is how we prepare for the day and if you are not signed up, staff may have to send you home without your hours for the day.
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group opportunties
We also welcome groups! When businesses, churches, schools, communities, and clubs volunteer with Chatham Habitat, they accomplish more than impacting the lives of families in need – they also strengthen their own organizations.