When people think of volunteering for Habitat, they typically picture themselves wielding a hammer. To be sure, many volunteers are needed for construction--out-of-towners even come for Collegiate Challenge and summer work camps--but there are also countless other ways you can explore your interests or put your talents to work with Habitat. Volunteers perform office work, staff the ReStore, and serve on committees and the board of directors. More than 150 volunteers help stage our annual Sprint, Splash ’n Spin Triathlon. Youth ages 5 through 25 can join Youth United to understand more fully the issues surrounding poverty housing and become an active voice in Habitat's mission.

Please contact the Habitat office or print out and return a volunteer survey so that we can match your interests and abilities with the work that needs to be done.

Work Camps

From June to September, MCHFH hosts groups of people that want to come help us build homes. The groups, typically church youth groups, bring two very needed things to our mission: funds and volunteer labor. Groups are housed in local churches or schools and spend their days at the work site. The cost is $125 per person. These funds typically go toward the home they are working on during their stay. Spaces for work groups are limited, and each group is limited to 20 people, with one adult supervisor required for every 4 minors. Please e-mail or call the Habitat office at 304-292-0914 if you have a group interested in volunteering for a work camp in Monongalia County, West Virginia.

Committees

Construction

Works directly with all matters pertaining to the construction of our homes including on-site work, property acquisition, vendor relations, home design, warehouse management, and work camp supervision.

Property

Finds, researches, and evaluates potential building sites in partnership with the construction committee.

Finance

Assists with strategic plan and budgets; reviews accounting policies and internal controls; determines scope of audit; and reviews annual financial statements.

Family Selection

Creates and disseminates information for potential partner families, evaluates applications, and selects partner families.

Family Advocacy

Supports families throughout the home-building process by pairing each family with an advocate who serves as a mentor, information source, and liaison between the family and all other things Habitat.

Development

Assesses financial needs of the affiliate, develops plans to meet those needs, and designs and facilitates fund-raising events.

Church Relations

Reaches out to churches in our area for support in our mission.

Communication

Oversees newsletter, special appeal letters, and web page design and content, and keeps Mon County Habitat for Humanity in the public eye.

Sister Affiliate/International

Fosters a relationship with our sister affiliate in Guatemala and keeps the affiliate informed of Habitat’s worldwide home-building efforts.

Oversees operations of the ReStore.

Board of Directors

The volunteer Board of Directors sets the affiliate's financial goals and priorities, decides staffing issues, works on program development and fundraising, deals with legal matters, and performs public relations duties. Serving on the board requires a three-year commitment. Terms begin in July.