Volunteer, Get Involved with Habitat for Humanity

Join in the fight against poverty housing and homelessness around the world!


Lend a hand and your voice today.

• Volunteer Locally. To volunteer in your community, use our search engine to find the Habitat affiliate group nearest you.
• Be an Advocate. Speak out to lawmakers and help change the systems that lead to poverty housing.

Join or attend an upcoming Habitat special event.

• Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project. Find out how you can join the Carters in their upcoming building project.
• Home Builders Blitz. Join residential home building professionals and local Habitat for Humanity affiliates across the nation during this week-long build event.
• Special Events in your area

Find your niche with one of these short-term volunteer programs.

• Global Village Program. Help build decent, affordable housing around the world.
• Youth Programs. Find Habitat’s opportunities for youth ages 5 to 25, their teachers and youth group leaders.
• Women Build. Learn construction skills alongside other women in an unintimidating environment and put them into action for families in need.
• Gulf Recovery Effort. Join in continuing recovery efforts to help hurricane-affected families in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Alabama.
• RV Care-A-Vanners. Combine the fun of recreational vehicle travel with a fulfilling Habitat for Humanity experience!

Commit to a long-term volunteer program.

• International Volunteer Program. Make a difference in the world! Spend 6 to 12 months volunteering in Habitat offices overseas.
• Volunteer at Habitat for Humanity’s Headquarters. Experience the place where Habitat for Humanity was started! Volunteer your skills for 2 to 6 months at our international headquarters in Americus, Georgia.
• Habitat AmeriCorps/VISTA. During this 10-month residential service program, young men and women ages 18 to 24 serve communities while earning stipends and educational awards.

Get involved through Habitat for Humanity’s partnerships.

• Your Church and Habitat. Find out more about church partnership opportunities, including volunteering, fund-raising and serving on committees.
• Corporate Partners. Partner with Habitat through product donations, financial support, or mobilizing your company’s employees as volunteers.
• Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity. Members of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Lutheran congregations and Lutheran institutions are invited to demonstrate their care and concern for others by helping to build hundreds of Habitat homes around the world each year.
• Prison Partnership Program. A cooperative effort between local Habitat affiliates and correctional institutions. Eligible inmates are given the opportunity to participate in various aspects of house construction while learning marketable job skills and practicing social responsibility.

Connect with Habitat on your own time.
Do It Yourself Network created a five-part workshop, entitled "Lending a Hand: Habitat for Humanity," which provides an in-depth look at building a Habitat for Humanity house. You can view all five episodes online or watch and learn from other selections in DIY’s library.

Apply for a Habitat house.
Habitat’s local affiliates select partner families in their area and coordinate construction of their Habitat homes. Learn how to apply for a Habitat for Humanity house by contacting your local Habitat affiliate. The affiliate will give you information on the availability, size, cost, "sweat equity" work requirements and application process for Habitat houses.

Apply for a job with Habitat.
Search for positions and apply for job opportunities with Habitat for Humanity International.