In response to the pandemic, we have made adjustments to our programs to maintain safe practices and social distancing. We have new volunteer opportunities including Telephone Reassurance, Friendship Mail, and Grocery Shopping and Delivery. Telephone Reassuance allows our elderly Forever Friends to stay connected to their community and neighbors while engaging in friendly and calming…
Cuddling and playing with the cats and kittens. Walking dogs (each of our dogs get walked 5 or 6 days a week). Working in the dog yard – playing with the dogs, feeding them, and maybe even helping the kennel manager train them. Coming in a couple hours in the afternoons on Saturday, Sunday or…
Volunteers are needed to greet and assist customers, help load and unload merchandise, and clean, inspect, and put away donations.
Volunteers are typically needed to help renovate existing homes and help with minor home repairs. Volunteers ages 16 and 17 must be accompanied by an adult.
Everyone has a part to play, whether it’s volunteering on a construction site, at the Habitat ReStore, in our office, serving on a committee, or at one of our events, you are giving back to your community.
The ReStore is a home improvement outlet and thrift shop open to the public. Northwest Michigan Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore recycles and sells overstocked, discontinued, new, used, and donated building materials, household furniture and furnishings, tools, appliances, antiques, collectibles, and more! Volunteers are always needed to help greet customers, load and unload donations received, organize…
Construction usually takes place Monday-Saturday from 9 am-3 pm. When multiple projects are happening at the same time, our schedule may vary from 2-3 days a week per jobsite. Schedules are weather dependent. Minors who are interested in volunteering on the construction site are welcome to help with projects such as painting, landscaping, and other…
Volunteers are needed to help provide lunch for a wide range of volunteer opportunities from a group in our ReStore to a group on a jobsite. Volunteer groups can range from 6 volunteers to sometimes 20. Breakfast and snacks are helpful on the jobsite too!
We ask Volunteer Receptionists to commit to answer and make phone calls and perform various office tasks for four hours once or twice per week. Additional volunteer opportunities including help with filing and mailings have flexible hours and dates.
We often offer babysitting for our clients attending group classes. Volunteers should be at least 14 years old; classes are held Monday through Friday, generally in the daytime with some evenings.