Habitat for Humanity of Kanawha & Putnam County WV

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Are you working on houses now?

A. YES! We work all year long building new houses or renovating old ones.

Q. I don't have any construction skills or experience. Can you still use me?

A. Absolutely! We employ two construction supervisors who are skilled at working with unskilled people.

Q. Do I need to bring my own tools?

A. No. Most of the time we will have plenty of tools for everyone.

Q. What will I be doing?

A. There are thousands of jobs that need to be done when building a house, from digging ditches to installing hardware. Depending on when you volunteer, you could be doing any of these jobs.

Volunteer for Construction

You can volunteer to help build Habitat for Humanity houses by:

Registering Online! Click here to be taken to our Volunteer Hub where you can instantly register as a volunteer and sign up for specific work days.

Email - Drop us a line and let us know when you'd like to work.

Telephone - Call the Habitat office (304-720-0141) and schedule a time to work.

Drop By - You can call the Volunteer Information Hotline (720-4470) to find out where we're working, what we're doing and whether we need extra volunteers. This recorded message is updated every day by 6:00 PM with instructions for the following day.

Volunteer Information and Forms

Click on each link to download construction volunteer instructions and release forms you will need to fill out before you work on a construction site.*

* all files are PDF format. Adobe Reader is required. A free download is available at Adobe.com