Habitat for Humanity of Schenectady County, Inc.

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Come Help Us Grow

These are exciting times! Habitat for Humanity of Schenectady County is working to unleash and mobilize revitalization forces in Schenectady County’s most distressed neighborhoods. Opportunities abound for us to change whole communities by replacing sub-standard housing with owner-occupied homes. To do this job we need a lot of new talent to support, finance, plan and lead projects.

There are many areas where you can help; these include: financial management, family relations, construction management, fund-raising, site selection, volunteer scheduling, public relations, church relations and personnel training. If any of these sound interesting to you then please select "Volunteer" on this page, and send a note about your interest, and contact information, to the "volunteer" e-mail address provided.

We have a huge challenge and great opportunity in front of us in delivering our mission…the elimination of substandard housing in Schenectady County. Please join us. Whether you swing a hammer, help in fundraising or participate in one of the many operating committees that makes it all work, please get involved. We need your participation, resources and leadership to meet our challenge.

Best Regards,
Chuck Becker
President HFHSC
March 4, 2008

Habitat for Humanity of Schenectady County, Inc is a locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization. Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with people in need to build and renovate decent, affordable housing. The houses then are sold to those in need at no profit and with no interest charged.

Volunteers provide most of the labor, and individual and corporate donors provide money and materials to build Habitat houses. Partner families themselves invest hundreds of hours of labor - "sweat equity" - into building their homes and the homes of others. Their mortgage payments go into a revolving Fund for Humanity that is used to build more houses.

The Habitat for Humanity International web site contains more information on Habitat's history, mission, volunteer opportunities and contact information for other Habitat affiliates around the world.