Help us guide our community partners in building playhouses sure to delight young children! Our Playhouse Program brings groups together to support our mission of affordable housing solutions to create a generational impact. Your role as a Playhouse Build Event Support volunteer is to provide support while sponsoring groups build children’s playhouses to donate to families and community charities. Volunteer space is limited.
Location: Habitat Warehouse, 1320 Egbert Ave., San Francisco
Parking: Street parking available in surrounding neighborhood. Please take your valuables with you or leave them at home.
Scope of Work: Playhouse event support includes set up and tear down as well as leading corporate volunteers in building, painting and roofing the playhouses. Onsite training will be provided. Safety is our priority so please review our Top 10 Safety Tips.
Check in: Begins 15 mins before start time.
Schedule: Shifts will vary depending on the scheduled build. We will need you about an hour before and after. Our corporate sponsor has graciously included staff and volunteers in their late lunch. The event itself typically last 4 hours. You can expect the schedule to follow this format:
8:30 - 9:00 AM: Assist in set-up and training
9:00 AM - 1 PM: Playhouse Build
1:00 - 1:30 PM Assist in taking down and cleaning up after the event.
Reminders: Wear your sturdy, closed-toe shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty/ruined as well as your own gloves and eye protection. Please bring layers as it may get cold in the warehouse. Gloves and eye protection will be available. Remember to bring your lunch if your schedule includes a lunch break. Water and snacks will be available
Volunteer Code of Conduct: When you sign up for this shift, you are agreeing to abide by the norms, behavior, and expectations outlined in Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco's Volunteer Code of Conduct and Habitat for Humanity's Safeguarding Video.
Weather: Playhouse Builds held at the Habitat Warehouse will proceed rain or shine. Builds staged outdoors at our sponsor's site may be canceled or adapted with tents. You will receive a text by 7AM on your volunteer day if your shift is canceled.
