Do Something as Big as a House!
Volunteering with Flower City Habitat for Humanity

Each year, several thousand volunteers representing many different backgrounds and professions join us to build houses. Individuals--from high schoolers to retirees -- and groups -- from businesses and congregations to civic organizations--work in small teams with a Flower City Habitat for Humanity site supervisor. Elbow-to-elbow with future homeowners, they lay cement block, pound nails, paint, install insulation and siding, put up drywall and spread topsoil.

We also have non-construction volunteer opportunities in our ReStore home improvement retail outlet, in our office and on committees.

Construction Volunteering

• Individuals and groups work from 8:45-4:00. Sorry, no half days avaiable. Availability of openings varies depending on workload, time of year, etc. No skills needed.
• We build year-round, continuously Tuesday through Saturday.

Volunteer with Friends! Corporate groups do it, congregations do it, even neighbors do it! Click here to read a Democrat and Chronicle story about a group of Fairport neighbors who organized a Habitat work day.

• Volunteers at least 16* years old are welcome and are encouraged to join us during school breaks. Our School Seniors on Site in Spring program enables high school seniors to volunteer weekdays in April, May, and June.  (*Some restrictions apply to 16-17 year old volunteers and a permission form must be signed by a parent.)
• Saturdays are our most popular day and often fill months ahead.
• A volunteer commitment of one full day is all we ask. If you enjoy the experience -- and we hope you will -- you may contact us to schedule additional dates.
• Group sare limited to 6. Larger groups are accepted on Fridays, as work is available. This varies depending on workload, time of year, day of the week, sponsor commitments and available construction supervisors.

Start Your House Work Here

To volunteer, please click here for a

Request for Volunteer Information form
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E-mail dwalker@rochesterhabitat.org for more information.

In Rochester, NY there is no shortage of land on which to build decent, affordable homes; no shortage of qualified homeowner families; no shortage of volunteer labor to help us. Our greatest challenge is finding the funds necessary to pay for materials and construction supervision. Please consider supporting us both financially and with a gift of your time.

Thank You!