Lakes Area Habitat for Humanity volunteers needed

   Lakes Area Habitat for Humanity is in need of volunteers to help us complete two current build projects, as well as in our bustling ReStore. If you want a rewarding volunteer experience, many of our volunteer say that they receive more by volunteering than they feel they give…and that there is so much to learn!

Here are the areas where we need help right now:

Construction

   Get hands-on experience on with Habitat! You’re never alone building with us; a professional staff member is always on site to teach new skills or put your expertise to best use. Construction volunteers perform a variety of skilled and unskilled tasks including framing, vinyl siding, sheet rocking, painting, flooring, and installing trim.  We work alongside each partner family for each home, so you will see and know the lives you are changing firsthand. 

   Opportunities change day-to-day, occur indoors and outdoors, and are typically four-hour shifts (morning or afternoon). Participating in build projects is an excellent opportunity for church and youth groups, local businesses looking for VTO, individuals in need of volunteer hours, or anyone with a desire to get involved with our community.

   We are currently building two homes in the Brainerd/Baxter area and have several projects coming in 2023.

ReStore

   Is HGTV your favorite channel? Our Brainerd ReStore is a retail outlet that deals in recycling new and like-new building and home improvement materials sold at discounted prices. We prevent quality items from crowding the landfill and reuse, repurpose, and recycle appliances and furniture, too. 

   Regular, weekly volunteers are needed to provide support to the ReStore staff, donors, and customers. Whether you’re a people person or you love seeing all the interesting things that come in, you’ll love the ReStore. 

    If you’re a people person, your key responsibilities will be: 

   • Greet customers and answer questions

   • Answer the phone/light office tasks between customers

   • Assist customers in making purchases/cashier

   • Help maintain a clean and attractive store

   If you love to see all the donations that come in or like to fix things, your key responsibilities will be:

   • Receive and organize donations

   • Clean, repair, sort, and stock donations

   • Help donors unload vehicles/trailers

   • Fill out donation receipts

Pickups/Salvages

   We tear apart, too! Pickup volunteers take our trucks and trailers throughout the Brainerd lakes area, collecting new and gently used home accessories, appliances, and building supplies. Pickup volunteers go out daily (on a planned route, scheduled ahead of time) and deliver donations to our warehouse. 

   Salvage volunteers go to a site and save reusable, quality materials from demolition. All these items stock our ReStore, which is open to the public and sells merchandise discounted up to 75% off standard retail prices. All net proceeds support our mission to build affordable homes for working families. Plenty of volunteers like to do both! We need pickup volunteers every weekday and salvage volunteers roughly once per week.

   For more information on how you can help, you can contact us at:

   • Heidi Gould, Volunteer Director, [email protected], 218-454-7021

   • Lakesareahabitat.org > Volunteer

   Lakes Area Habitat for Humanity: Promoting strength, security, stability and self-reliance through shelter in Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard and Wadena counties.