Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco

This is the spirit of Habitat for Humanity that has inspired thousands of people and organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area to get involved and help make a difference. It started as a grass-roots effort and has become an organized movement dedicated to providing simple, decent, affordable homes for families who lack adequate shelter.

Volunteers on the construction site work as a team and are assigned a specific task for the day. Drywall a bedroom, landscape the courtyard, paint the kitchen, lay carpet - just some of the many building jobs we have each day for volunteers. Skilled construction staff members monitor volunteers every step of the way - provide training and oversight throughout the day to ensure that volunteers stay safe. Working on the construction site is hard work, but it is also fun and inspiring.

You may even work side-by-side with a Habitat family, helping to support their dream of owning a home. By 2013, Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco expects to build 100 new and rehabilitated homes - providing shelter for more local families who lack adequate housing. To reach that goal, we need your help!

What to Expect: A Typical Build Day (The sites are open Tuesday through Saturday)

8:30 - 8:45 am	Volunteers Arrive	Hard hats provided and must be worn by everyone on the build site.
8:45 - 9:00 am	Morning Meeting	Brief orientation and introduction to crew leaders. Review scope of work and project assignments. Collect materials and/or tools.
9:00 - Noon	Work on Site	Crew leaders assign tasks and volunteers begin work.
Noon - 1:00 pm	Lunch	Volunteers bring their own lunch or make alternate arrangements.
1:00 - 4:00 pm	Work on Site	Volunteers continue to build.
4:00-4:15 pm	Debrief	Volunteers help with site clean up say goodbyes.

Approximately 90% of the labor to build a Habitat for Humantiy home is done by volunteers.
Nearly 6,000 people volunteered with Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco last year, contributing more than 60,000 hours of service.
The monetary value of a volunteer hour is $22.00 in California.
It takes approximately 10,000 volunteer hours to build one Habitat home.
More than 95% of our volunteers would recommend their Habitat experience to a friend.

Volunteer

Building a better world - one home, one family at a time.

Approximately 90% of the labor to build a Habitat for Humantiy home is done by volunteers.

Nearly 6,000 people volunteered with Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco last year, contributing more than 60,000 hours of service.

The monetary value of a volunteer hour is $22.00 in California.

It takes approximately 10,000 volunteer hours to build one Habitat home.

More than 95% of our volunteers would recommend their Habitat experience to a friend.