Get Involved

Please click on the volunteer positions below to read a description about the opportunity and then download our application here. Please fill out an email it back to us. Thank you!

Please click on the volunteer opprotunities below to learn more about them.

Administrative Assistant
Back Up Driver
Board Member
Construction
Driver's Assistant
Fundraiser
Grant Writer
Public Relations
ReStore Volunteer
Hospitality for Construction Volunteer
Other Ways to Help

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Duties include:
• Correspond with home building supply companies, churches and other businesses; requesting material and financial donations. Address and affix postage to envelopes
• Update "Mailing List" using newly acquired business cards
• Pick up and drop off mail at local Post Office
• Answer telephone and take phone messages if employee is unavailable
• Filing/Copying
• Managing Office Supplies
• Work with staff to review and update policies/procedures/handbooks
• Manage list of acceptable donations

BACK UP DRIVER

Be a backup driver of our commercial Box Truck (just like a Wonder Bread truck!)
• We currently have 1 driver that can drive but we would like to add more people to our team
• You must have a valid NC Drivers License
• Our truck is insured, but you must have your own auto insurance

BOARD MEMBER

Responsibilities to include:
• Attend monthly board meetings. Meetings are held at 6:00 p.m. on the last Monday of every month to discuss and vote on Habitat issues.
• Inform the general public of who we are and what we do; providing them with details of past clients and how Habitat has affected their lives.
• Ask the general public for building material and financial donations.
• Ask the general public to volunteer with us.
• Help out in Re-Store at least once a month. Saturdays are preferred, but Tuesday and Thursday are sometimes available.
• Talk to others in the community about becoming a board member.
• Donate money to our affiliate and encourage the general public to donate money as well

CONSTRUCTION

Volunteers with the following skills are needed:
These volunteers won't be needed until the next build. A date is still yet to be determined.
• Framers
• Plumbers
• Landscapers
• Septic System/Wells
• Carpet/Flooring
• Insulation
• Dry Wall/Sheet Rock
• Painting
• Electrical Wiring
• Shingles
• Laying Bricks
• Laying Foundation
• Window/Door/Shutters
• Air Conditioning/Heater
• Water Heater
• Front/Back Porch
• Grading
• Food/Drinks for Volunteers (great for teens)

DRIVER'S ASSISTANT

Duties include:
• Accompany driver and assist with loading donated items
• Assist with unloading donated items at our warehouse

FUNDRAISER

Duties include:
• Meet with Executive Director and Development Director to discuss and plan fundraising activities
• Recruit others to help with fundraising activities
• Carry out fundraisers
• Work with schools, churches, community groups, individuals, businesses, etc. to help raise money Habitat for Humanity

GRANT WRITER

Responsibilities include:
• Research foundations, community groups, and government agencies to determine if grants are available.
• Write and submit grants after receiving approval of Executive Director
• Work with Executive Director on funding needs (examples include: land, building materials, brochures, business cards, advertising, fleet maintenance, promotional items, new staff, and other items that come to our attention).

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Responsibilities include:
• Assist Executive Director by being at local festivals, events, breakfast/lunch/dinners, etc and promoting Granville County Habitat for Humanity
• Field and reply to questions asked by the general public
• Distribute Habitat books, brochures, and other promotional items to interested individuals and the community at large
• Collect business cards from others (to be added to our mailing list)

RESTORE VOLUNTEER

Description
• Price and stock newly donated items
• Assist customers in finding items and answer any questions that they have
• Inform customers that we have carts/dollies to bring their items to the front of the store to purchase
• Assist customers with bringing their items to the front of the store to purchase
• Assist staff/board members/volunteers in the Re-Store
• Reorganize items within the Re-Store
• Ask others in the community to volunteer at the Re-Store
• Process customer payments (cash, check, credit/debit card)
• Store Hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

HOSPITALITY FOR CONSTRUCTION VOLUNTEERS

Description
• Set up tables/chairs/tents/tablecloths on job site (We can provide these if you don't have them)
• Provide sandwiches, bottled water, bags of chips, cookies, napkins, paper plates, cups, ice, utensils (provide everything listed above or break up this list between your group and another group [we can help coordinate])
• Break down tables/chairs/tents/tablecloths on job site (throw all trash in dumpster on job site)

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

• Recycling aluminum cans (Please bring them to us or call if you can't bring them to us)
• Recycling printer cartridges and cell phones/cell phone accessories, laptops, PDAs, iPods, DVDs, GPS systems, video games and consoles, and digital cameras (Please bring them to us)
• Cars for Homes - http://www.carsforhomes.org (Donate your used car, truck, boat, RV, motorcycle, construction equipment or other vehicle)
• If you would like to buy some Watkins products and help us build the next Habitat home, then please visit http://www.WatkinsOnline.com and place an order. Please use ID#383683 when ordering. We will receive 25% of the profits from all sales from this website when you use ID#383683.
• Raise Money for Granville County Habitat for Humantiy just by searching the Internet. Learn how using GoodSearch can earn money for our affiliate. Visit www.goodsearch.com and search for Granville County Habitat for Humanity.

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