Volunteering

Habitat for Humanity in Schenectady County needs volunteers for a variety of tasks. No prior experience is necessary to get involved. As a group, we work to create decent housing for people in need. To do this, we need volunteers who are willing to work in various capacities.

Want to know more about volunteering? See our Volunteer Information page.

GE Volunteers: Log your hours on the GE Volunteer Portal. Get instructions for logging your hours here

Habitat offers a variety of positions for almost any interest.

If you have any questions, send an email to our volunteer coordinator at volunteer@hfhscny.org.

If you would like to sign up and begin lending a hand today, please provide your contact information and interests via our online Volunteer Information Form, or print out one of our downloadable forms for an individual or group and mail the completed form to
    HFHSCNY-Volunteer
    P.O. Box 9043
    Schenectady, NY 12309
You will also need to complete the Volunteer Release & Waiver of Liability form before participating in volunteer opportunities. Please bring this form with you the first day you volunteer and give it to the house leader.

You can also click on any of the following e-mail links to send a message to the individuals responsible for the various activities
A) Development (fundraising, event coordination, letter writing, grant writing)
B) Publications (newsletter, flyers, artwork, computer skills)
C) Publicity (posters, banners, press releases, staffing information tables)
D) Outreach (recruiting volunteers, liaison to other groups)
E) Work Projects (working on a house, crew leader, planning projects, project selection)
If you send an email, please be sure to provide the following information in your e-mail
    Full Name:
    Street Address:
    City, State and Zip code:
    Phone:
    e-mail:

If you represent a group that is volunteering for work projects, please use this form.

Safety Training

For those wishing to participate in any construction project, safety is of the utmost importance. Please review the Work Crew Safety information.

We are also requesting that all of our volunteers complete an on-line safety course. The course takes approximately 15 minutes to complete, and will help our affiliate stay in compliance with OSHA and insurance requirements. This course is meant to be informational and educational, providing you with basic knowledge to help you as a Habitat for Humanity volunteer. A certificate will be sent to our office to let us know that you have completed the course. We will keep the certificates on file in our office. The link to the on-line course is http://www.hfhvolunteerinsurance.com/ NOTE: when you access the page, there is link for the "Course Instructions" on the right side of the window. Clicking on the link will launch a pop-up windows that contains the instructions that you must read to get a code that will allow you to access the training material. If your browser blocks pop-up windows, you may need to temporarily allow pop-up windows to gain access to the instructions. When completing the form at the end of the training, for the Location information of our Habitat affiliate, use Habitat for Humanity of Schenectady County, Inc.

Thank you for considering Habitat in Schenectady County, we hope to hear from you soon.