- Be an advocate for change.
- Make a housewarming basket or stock the pantry for a new homeowner family.
- Hold a furniture/junk drive—collect used (but still usable) items to donate to the Habitat HomeStore.
- Spread the word about homeownership opportunities—help post signs or fliers around town.
- Hold a ‘can drive’ to collect aluminum cans to donate to Habitat.
- Organize and serve meals to volunteers on the worksite.
- Host an ‘Alternative Christmas’/‘Adoption Fair’ and have components of houses (lumber, insulation, etc.) available to buy/adopt for a Habitat home (the buyer will receive a card with the picture of the item they’ve adopted).
- Build picnic tables for Habitat houses.
- Collect used cell phones to donate to Habitat.
- Construct and paint window boxes, flowerpots, or birdhouses to be used as housewarming gifts or fundraising items.
- Organize a change drive—distribute house banks for a month.
- Hold a Housing Simulation. Participants will learn first-hand about the struggles many people face as they try to find a decent place to live.
- Host a Habitat-themed Vacation Bible School—visit Smith & Helwys for more information.
- Organize a fundraiser for Habitat and help provide the funds to build more houses.
- Become an AmeriCorps member and dedicate a year of your life to service.
