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WHAT
Builds run Wednesday through Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteers usually come for the entire day.
The builds that are currently running are:
323 Marcellus St.- This is the Women’s Build.
503 Grand Ave.- This build is open to anyone.
215 Grace St.- This is the Interfaith build.
Labor and building costs are mostly sponsored by churches and other
religious organizations.
WHO
Our houses are built almost completely by
volunteers. We have volunteers of all ages and all walks of life. No
experience is necessary. Some volunteers come only for one day, others
have been with us for years and come several times a week. Some come
alone, some come in groups. At the moment we can only accommodate 5 or
6 volunteers at a build at a time so we are not always able to
accommodate large groups.
HOW
How volunteering for a build works.
1. You contact Tim Scott, our Volunteer Coordinator with the dates you would like to work.
2. Tim gets back to you, letting you know if we need volunteers for those dates.
3. On the day you are scheduled you show up at
the build for which you are scheduled and look for Paul, our
construction manager. If you get lost or have trouble connecting with
the crew you call Paul on his cell phone at 952-9599.
4. If you found the experience rewarding contact the Volunteer Coordinator and have yourself scheduled again.
The ReStore
The ReStore is a warehouse of donated new and used building
materials open to the public. Sales go towards Habitat projects.
Hours are:
Monday-Thursday & Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Friday 12 p.m. – 8 p.m.
But volunteers often work outside of these hours
as well. Volunteers at the ReStore work the cash register, assist
customers, stock the shelves, pick up donations and help with
deconstructs. A deconstruct is the removal of re-usable material from
houses that are about to be torn down.
To volunteer contact Tim who will schedule you.
The Office
The Habitat Office is open from Monday thru
Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Volunteers answer the phone, enter data
into the computer, do filing, stuff newsletters and perform other
administrative tasks.
To volunteer contact Tim who will schedule you.
The Volunteer Spirit
1. Everyone wants Saturdays.
If you want to work on a Saturday you will have lots of competition and
it will be hard to schedule you. If you can take a day off work to help us on a weekday we would be most grateful.
2. Be patient. We work to please
but to keep funds going towards houses we have a very small staff and may
take a while to get back to you. Be persistent, check in regularly but please
be kind. If it's urgent give us a call in addition to emailing.
3. Be
flexible. Construction is unpredictable by nature. Mostly we don't know
exactly what you will be doing until you are doing it. Materials arriving on
time, the weather, the speed of a crew, permits and many other factors affect
how a build progresses.
Our Staff
Syracuse Habitat is run by a board of directors
and also has 4 full-time employees, one-part time employee, and several
volunteers in critical roles.
FULL TIMERS
Executive Director-Suzanne Williams
syracusehabitat@verizon.net 315-422-2230
Resource Development Director-Kristen Brandt
syracusehabitat@verizon.net 315-422-2230
Construction Manager-Paul Mabe
pmabe@twcny.rr.com 315-952-9599
ReStore Manager-Greg Wright
gawchecker@yahoo.com 315-374-9054
VOLUNTEERS
Volunteer Coordinator-Tim Scott
tim.scott3@gmail.com 315-396-9655
Interfaith Build Coordinator- Eric Cheney
eric.p.cheney@lmco.com 315-456-2214
SU/ESF Volunteer Coordinator- Cheaven Roberts
cjrobert@syr.edu 218-310-8814