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Individual Construction
The most popular and
visible of Habitat’s volunteer opportunities are construction volunteers. 
Construction volunteers
are continually in demand due to our ongoing building efforts. No
construction experience is required, although volunteers must be at least
16 years old.
Volunteers undertake dozens of home construction tasks
such as dry walling, painting, tiling, siding, insulating, and framing.
Volunteers are scheduled on an individual and group basis.
Registering to
Volunteer Individually
We have a new site for registering to volunteer individually! On
VolunteerHub you can see our scheduled events and register to volunteer
at any event that suits you. Since Habitat Matthews is a smaller
organization, we ask that all volunteers take a moment to register
online for events so we can anticipate how many volunteers we will have
on build day. Instructions for using VolunteerHub are below.
Construction Time
Habitat Matthews typically builds on Saturdays. If you wish to
volunteer on weekdays please visit our Non Construction page.
The typical build day begins at 8 a.m. and ends between 3 to 4 p.m. During the
Summer, the day may be cut short due to heat.
What to
Bring
 For
safety, we recommend that volunteers wear comfortable shoes and pants
instead of shorts. If possible, bring a hammer, measuring tape,
and nail apron. If you do not have these, there should be some
extras provided at the site. We also recommend you bring
water and sunscreen.
When You Arrive
When you arrive you should find the sign-in desk and turn in your
Volunteer Waiver. After that, find the house leader who will
direct you to where you need to be. Your house leader can answer
any questions you may have at that time.
Please arrive no
later than 8 a.m. as there will be a prayer and an information session
explaining what is involved with the day's jobs and where people will be
working. It is imperative that you are in attendance for the
information session. Necessary technical information will be given
at the information session.
Instructions for Registering Online
To register online, please click the Volunteer Now! button
below to visit the VolunteerHub website.
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Once you are at the
VolunteerHub website, scroll
near the bottom of the page where there is a login area.
Select the button to
the right that says Register.
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Fill out the new user
information, including a username and your personal information, and
click Save and Continue. Make sure to choose a username
and password you can remember, it will be used to log in.
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When you are logged in,
you will be able to see and schedule
events.
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For more detailed
instructions please reference our
VolunteerHub page
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