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Habitat for Humanity’s Cars for HomesTM
Your car donation can help a family build a house, and the hope of a better life! Car donations help Habitat for Humanity build houses in partnership with families in need of decent, affordable shelter. Donate a car, truck, boat, RV or other vehicle to Habitat's Cars for HomesTM vehicle donation program by calling 1-877-277-4344 or visiting the website. 

 

 

5183 Harlem Road   Rockford, IL 61111   Phone 815-636-4573   Fax 815-636-4574

CURRENT  OPENINGS

If you are interested in any of the following volunteer positions,
click on the position title.
Thank you!

ReStore Volunteers
Restore Division

Purpose The Habitat ReStore is a building materials reuse and surplus center. It accepts new and gently used building-related materials from contractors, supplies, individuals, remodelers and property managers.
Location North Towne Mall, 1020 W. Riverside Blvd, Rockford, 61103
Reports to ReStore Manager – Joe Marek – 815-713-3184
Commitment Business hours are Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. & Saturdays, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Donation pickups are through out the week. Hours are flexible. Manager will develop schedule based on volunteer interests.
Responsibilities Provide customer service: greet customers, answer the telephone, assist customers, and operate cash register.
  Monitor stock, prepare merchandise to move from storage or staging area to sales floor.
  Promote Habitat for Humanity’s mission of elimination of poverty housing through building affordable homes for qualified families.
  Receive inventory from donors, provide gift-in-kind donation form and thank them for supporting ReStore.
  Price inventory based on ReStore Pricing Policy.
Mission Our primary mission is to raise money for our home building program through the sale of donated building supplies.  Our secondary mission is to help preserve our environment by keeping surplus building materials out of our landfills.

Construction Site House Manager
Construction Division

Purpose You will learn to direct and control all activities at a single home building site. You will have the pride and sense of accomplishment of seeing the first nail driven all the way to handing the keys to the new home owner when finished!
Team Our team consists of a Construction Manager and 4 or more House Managers. Every step of the way we work together to be sure everyone has the support and training to completely build a quality home.
Activities & Responsibilities You’ll be able to teach, train and guide a crew of dedicated volunteers. You’ll also be responsible to assign work, correct errors and resolve disagreements.

Some specifics:

  Review drawings and material lists to fully understand the scope of work before and during construction.
  Plan for and acquire construction materials from our warehouse.
  Meet with volunteers on the days of construction (Tues., Thur., Sat), and assign jobs to achieve the day’s objectives.
  Enforce safe working practices.
  Distribute, monitor use of and collect RAHFH owned tools.





 

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