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Flexible Schedule
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Forest Grove, OR 97116
West Tuality Habitat for Humanity believes affordable housing plays a critical role in strong and stable communities and is a foundation for breaking the cycle of poverty. Our programs not only build homes, they build community. West Tuality Habitat operates the Forest Grove ReStore, which sells gently used items, and a few new items, to fund the programs of West Tuality Habitat. We need volunteers who are able to lift and carry at least 50 pounds at least a few steps. You will help unload items people are donating to us to sell (furniture, camping equipment, boxes of treasures, etc.) and help customers load large items they purchase into their vehicles. If you want a physical workout when you volunteer, this is the role for you! This role requires a lot of lifting, walking and moving. It requires that you wear gloves in certain circumstances (provided) and to work with household cleaning agents. This role also requires patience. People who ask questions when they need direction on doing a task are particularly appreciated! You will also help clean up donations (wipe down furniture, remove finger prints, etc.) and other tasks for the ReStore, like cleaning the windows of our entrance doors and sweeping. In this role you will come to the ReStore in Forest Grove for at least 3 hours on ANY day of your choosing (up to 8 hours a day), or multiple days, Monday through Saturday. The ReStore is open 9 to 5, Monday through Saturday. We are especially in need of help on SATURDAYS, but any day we are open would be helpful! We are happy to sign off on any paperwork if you undertake this role for a class or if you want to do this for assigned community service. We are right on TriMet Line 57! We already involve volunteers in most aspects of our house-building and home repairs (and you are welcomed to volunteer doing that too!) - but we want the community involved and invested even more in what we do, and a way to do that is involving more volunteers. In addition, we want to keep as much of our finances as possible into those home-building and home repair activities, to support vulnerable families in Western Washington County, Oregon. We have even more volunteering opportunities listed on our web site at www.westualityhabitat.org During service, volunteers are representatives of Habitat for Humanity and our mission. In addition to complying with all laws, regulations and Habitat for Humanity policies, all volunteers are expected to follow Habitat’s Code of Conduct.
Date Posted: May 8, 2025
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Flexible Schedule
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Forest Grove, OR 97116
West Tuality Habitat for Humanity believes affordable housing plays a critical role in strong and stable communities and is a foundation for breaking the cycle of poverty. Our programs not only build homes, they build community. Have a smart phone and know how to use it to take high resolution photos? Or have a digital camera? West Tuality Habitat for Humanity, serving Western Washington County, Oregon, would welcome you as a volunteer to come out for 2 or 3 hours to any event of your choosing and take photos. Event examples: home building event home repairs in action neighborhood cleanups (usually on Saturdays) home dedications (usually on weekends) benefit & auction event (Saturday evening event with dinner) special meeting at the Habitat offices (usually a weekday morning) ReStore summer special event You can volunteer at just one event or volunteer at multiple events. And we'll give you lots of guidance for what we want. After taking photos, you will promptly upload them to Google Photos or other shared volunteering space (we prefer this happen on the same day that the photos are taken) and West Tuality Habitat will use these photos on our web site, on social media and in various outreach materials and reports. We also strongly encourage you to follow West Tuality Habitat for Humanity on Facebook and Instagram and YouTube and to view our web site to learn more about us and see how we use such photos. This is a great way to be a part of the excitement of Habitat for Humanity and see and hear the impact of our programs. Prospective volunteer photographers go through an interview with one of our staff members either onsite at our offices or by video conference, sign a waiver, and must follow our Code of Conduct, which is available on our web site. During service, volunteers are representatives of Habitat for Humanity and our mission. In addition to complying with all laws, regulations and Habitat for Humanity policies. Serious applicants only! Please do not sign up for this opportunity unless you can commit to being at the event and staying until the end - about 2-3 hours. We will provide the exact location to you for any event once you have been onboarded as the volunteer (the address on VolunteerMatch is our office address - most events are NOT at our office). You are responsible for your own transportation. We are happy to sign off on any paperwork if you undertake this role for a class or if you want to do this for assigned community service. We already involve volunteers in most aspects of our house-building and home repairs (and you are welcomed to do that too!) - but we want the community involved and invested even more in what we do, and a way to do that is involving more volunteers. In addition, we want to keep as much of our finances as possible into those home-building and home repair activities, to support vulnerable families in Western Washington County, Oregon. We have more volunteering opportunities listed on our web site at www.westualityhabitat.org
Date Posted: May 8, 2025
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Flexible Schedule
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Forest Grove, OR 97116
The vision of West Tuality Habitat for Humanity is a community where everyone has a safe, decent, and affordable place to live. We believe affordable housing plays a critical role in strong and stable communities and is a foundation for breaking the cycle of poverty. Our work is focused on Western Washington County, Oregon (Forest Grove, Cornelius, Gaston, North Plains, Gales Creek, Banks, Timber, Buxton and the surrounding areas). In addition to building homes, West Tuality Habitat also provides critical home repairs for vulnerable home owners - seniors, people with disabilities, people recovering from serious illnesses, people who cannot afford the critical home repairs they need, etc. We are in need of experienced volunteers - people who know carpentry and construction, who know how to use hand tools and power tools safely and appropriately - to volunteer regularly as a part of our home construction and/or home repair volunteer team. You do not have to live in our service area to participate. Involving volunteers in these roles helps us involve more community members in our work and helps us direct more funds to purchasing materials and supporting new homeowners. These core home construction volunteers will come to work sites at least twice a month. Work sites are throughout Western Washington County (Forest Grove, Cornelius, Gaston, North Plains, Gales Creek, Banks, Timber, Buxton and the surrounding areas). We have a current core group that comes twice a week, every week (and you are welcomed to come this often as well). But we need more core group participants! In addition to working with 2 to 4 other core volunteers, you will sometimes work with groups of volunteers - people who will come one time and will not necessarily have any carpentry or construction experience. Our construction manager will create activities for these inexperienced but very enthusiastic volunteers to undertake, and you will help support these volunteers in performing tasks that day. Your goal will be to help them feel successful and a part of the work of Habitat for Humanity. Tools, materials, hard hats, safety vests, and protective glasses are provided and are to be worn by volunteers at all times. Volunteers are asked to wear closed-toe shoes or boots and to wear comfortable clothes that you don’t mind getting paint on or getting dirty. Layering clothing is recommended as temperatures can change throughout the day. Volunteers are asked to wear rain pants and a jacket if you may be working in the rain - and remember, we work rain or shine. Core volunteers also are asked to wear a special safety vest that identifies them as volunteers on the site. In addition to have experience in carpentry and construction, we also ask that you be a team player, someone who will be respectful to our clients and volunteers, someone who is committed to following the rules and committed to safety. During service, volunteers are representatives of Habitat for Humanity and our mission. In addition to complying with all laws, regulations and Habitat for Humanity policies. Personal power tools are NOT allowed. There is no smoking, drugs, or alcohol allowed on our worksites. All core volunteers must undergo a professional and criminal background check. A conviction is NOT automatically a prohibition on volunteering with us; we take into consideration the nature of the incident and your references. Volunteer go through a safety training and through safeguarding training, and must follow our Code of Conduct, which is available on our web site. Worksites are all over Western Washington County, including in rural areas. If you do not have transportation to worksites, we MAY be able to do ride sharing with other volunteers, meeting at the West Tuality Habitat for Humanity / ReStore office in Forest Grove. We also strongly encourage you to follow West Tuality Habitat for Humanity on Facebook and Instagram and YouTube and to view our web site to learn more about us.
Date Posted: May 8, 2025
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Flexible Schedule
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Forest Grove, OR 97116
West Tuality Habitat for Humanity believes affordable housing plays a critical role in strong and stable communities and is a foundation for breaking the cycle of poverty. Our programs not only build homes, they build community. West Tuality Habitat operates the Forest Grove ReStore, which sells gently used items, and a few new items, to fund the programs of West Tuality Habitat. We need volunteers to help customers have a great experience at our ReStore. In this role you will come to the ReStore in Forest Grove for at least 2-3 hours on ANY day of your choosing (up to 8 hours a day), or multiple days, Monday through Saturday. The ReStore is open 9 to 5, Monday through Saturday. We are especially in need of help on SATURDAYS! You will wear a snazzy blue vest that identifies you as a ReStore volunteer, and you may do any of the following (and if you are unable to do any of the following, you just let us know!): say "hello!" to people who come into the ReStore, and "thanks for coming in!" to those that leave help people find what they are looking for. go ask our warehouse staff a question that a customer in the showroom has. help customers carry purchased items to their cars. wipe down table tops. wipe down sports equipment (rackets, golf clubs) to prepare them for sale. tidy up or organize a shelf or section of the store (like the sporting goods section). organize our book and music album room. sweep the floor or clean a window The Forest Grove ReStore is a critical fundraising tool for all of the housing programs of West Tuality Habitat for Humanity. Our vision is a community where everyone has a safe, decent, and affordable place to live. We do Critical Home Repairs for for our neighbors who are disabled, veterans, elderly, or have low or fixed-incomes. We also build affordable housing units alongside the future homeowners. This is a great role for someone who just wants to be helpful, someone who is knew to working and wants to learn customer service skills, and anyone who is interested in, or with existing experience in, retail sales, customer service, or marketing - or just likes to be helpful! This is a role that can be done by up to five volunteers on the same shift. We are happy to sign off on any paperwork if you undertake this role for a class or if you want to do this for assigned community service. We are right on TriMet Line 57! We already involve volunteers in most aspects of our house-building and home repairs - but we want the community involved and invested even more in what we do, and a way to do that is involving more volunteers. In addition, we want to keep as much of our finances as possible into those home-building and home repair activities, to support vulnerable families in Western Washington County, Oregon. We have even more volunteering opportunities listed on our web site at www.westualityhabitat.org During service, volunteers are representatives of Habitat for Humanity and our mission. In addition to complying with all laws, regulations and Habitat for Humanity policies, all volunteers are expected to follow Habitat’s Code of Conduct.
Date Posted: May 8, 2025
