Volunteers (skilled and unskilled) do the construction on Habitat houses. A professional supervisor is on site to teach volunteers the needed skills. Many Habitat volunteers learn valuable skills for maintaining or repairing their own houses. Our partner families work on site as well. Habitat is a great way to meet people of varied backgrounds. Volunteers are asked to work at least a half day so that time isn't wasted in repeatedly orienting volunteers to the day's task.

While many volunteers are interested in hurricane recovery, Rapides Habitat for Humanity is NOT specifically building for recovery, although we have several partner families who evacuated and resettled here following Hurricane Katrina. Our area was physically unaffected by Katrina and is located several hundred miles north of the storm ravaged area.

Volunteers must sign up for a specific workday to be sure that the site isn't overcrowded or that work hasn't been canceled due to weather or subcontractor problems. You must be age 16 to work construction. Groups may sign up as a group, but should be no larger than 15-20 volunteers.

This opportunity is sponsored by: Rapides Habitat For Humanity

Volunteers will work with the following groups

Low-income / Poverty

We need volunteers who are free at these times

Monthly Weekdays Occasional Weekends One-Time Weekly

This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers

Adults (26-54) Large Group (11+) Adults (55+) Small Group (2-10) Court-appointed Young Adults (18-25) Individual

This volunteer opportunity addresses the following social interests

Housing

We are looking for volunteers with the following skills

Construction / Maintenance Legal Services Landscaping

Contact Person:
Viola Britt, Executive Director, (phone), (email)

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Address:

452 Couer Circle Alexandria, LA 41302 (See a map)

Directions:

Take Hwy 1 south of Alexandria, towards Marksville. After you pass Acadian Elementary, the 4 lane narrows to 2-lane. That is where Hudson Blvd intersects. Turn right on Hudson, then take the first right onto Alsace. Turn right onto Faith Way. The site is at the corner of Faith and Couer

Web Site: http://www.habitatrapides.org