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Please register on this Giveffect website to volunteer for Various Other Volunteer Opportunities as they become available. There is a separate Giveffect site to register to work at the Wapiti Build Site and another Giveffect website to volunteer at the ReStore.
One of the keystones of Habitat for Humanity's mission of helping families build and improve places to call home is the actual act of building together! We call this Sweat Equity or Homeowner Contribution.
Homeowner Contribution refers to the actual hands-on involvement of homebuyers in the construction of your own home and neighborhood, volunteering at our ReStore, and other Volunteer opportunities. Sweat Equity is an integral aspect of every Habitat for Humanity home built around the world where homebuyers and the community come together with a common goal - Build Hope, Build Homes, Build Community.
Each adult over the age of 18 living full-time in the home is required to complete 250 hours of approved volunteer service hours within the Habitat Roaring Fork organization. Of the 250 hours per adult, 100 hours may be donated by friends, family, co-workers, or donors. At least 20 of those hours need to be at our ReStore. The required Sweat Equity/Homeowner Contribution hours must be completed before closing on your home.
One of the keystones of Habitat for Humanity's mission of helping families build and improve places to call home is the actual act of building together! We call this Sweat Equity or Homeowner Contribution.
Homeowner Contribution refers to the actual hands-on involvement of homebuyers in the construction of your own home and neighborhood, volunteering at our ReStore, and other Volunteer opportunities. Sweat Equity is an integral aspect of every Habitat for Humanity home built around the world where homebuyers and the community come together with a common goal - Build Hope, Build Homes, Build Community.
Each adult over the age of 18 living full-time in the home is required to complete 250 hours of approved volunteer service hours within the Habitat Roaring Fork organization. Of the 250 hours per adult, 100 hours may be donated by friends, family, co-workers, or donors. At least 20 of those hours need to be at our ReStore. The required Sweat Equity/Homeowner Contribution hours must be completed before closing on your home.
Location / Venue
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- Address:
- 707 Wapiti Court
- Rifle, CO 81650
- USA
- Time:
- Dec 07, 2022 4:00pm - 7:00pm
In Support of Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork Valley
Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork Valley partners with local families who otherwise would not be able to afford a home of their own, through conventional means. We build homes in partnership with local families in need of a hand-up, not a hand-out. The wide gap between our high resort area cost of living (especially for housing) and the actual rural community wages makes it difficult to retain teachers, and essential personnel within our area- all who hold jobs that are key to the well being of our children and community, but cannot afford to live close to where they work.
Our local Habitat has been building homes with lower income families for almost 20 years, but we have become increasingly aware of the acute need for housing for the middle income workers who provide vital services to our community. This is what brought about an extraordinary collaboration with the Roaring Fork School District, Pitkin County, and the Town of Basalt to build the Basalt Vista Housing Partnership- located behind Basalt High School- which provided 27 affordable homes. Our current development is Wapiti Commons located in South Rifle. We have started construction on 20 affordable homes consisting of ten 3-bedroom townhomes and two 3-bedroom condos for families, and eight 1-bedroom condos for older adults or small families. Our next development will be homes in Glenwood Springs so please watch for details on our website.
Habitat for Humanity is a movement of people who build more than houses. By bringing homeowners together with volunteers, donors, community leaders, foundations, and other supporters we are building stable families, safe neighborhoods, and caring communities.