If you are interested in supporting MacHabitat’s mission by volunteering at the ReStore, construction site, or on various committees, click here or contact our Volunteer & Program Coordinator, Jennifer Lyon, at jennifer@machabitat.org or 503-687-1415! Below, you'll find a variety of specific opportunities to fit your schedule - if you see something that interests you, we'd love to have you volunteer with us!
 
Volunteers Needed: May 2023

  • Translating Support for Homeowner Program Partner Family
  • Are you fluent in Spanish? Would you like to help one of our family partners while they learn to build their own home? Seeking volunteers to come to construction site once per month (or more if you're able!) to translate verbal instructions from our manager and support a local family in becoming first time homeowners.
  • Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4BA5A72CA4F4C70-translating
  • ReStore Receiving Room
  • Staff needs help receiving donations and bagging/pricing items any time between 9am-3pm. Choose your own schedule, Tuesday-Saturday!
  • MacHabitat Ambassador
  • Seeking friendly and enthusiastic volunteers to represent our organization and its mission at events this summer. Interact with community members and help us with outreach through socializing! Will need to become familiar with and be comfortable with describing what we do. 
  • SUPPORT US AT OUR DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET BOOTH ONCE A MONTH! 
  • OTHER ANNUAL EVENTS ARE BEING SCHEDULED
  • ReStore Cashier
  • Wednesday afternoons (1pm-4pm)
  • Saturday mornings (10am-1pm)
  • On-call for shifts Tues-Sat (10am-1pm / 1pm-4pm)
  • Our hardworking volunteers aren’t always available and take vacations! Getting trained to be on-call is extremely helpful!
  • Construction Crew
  • Our 30th Anniversary/Women Build townhome is under construction! We are welcoming new volunteers to bring their existing skills and/or learn new construction skills - no experience necessary! Crew works on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays 8:30am-3pm. We especially need new volunteers on Saturdays!
  • Seeking those with construction trade experience to join our volunteer crew as leads!


To get involved as a volunteer, please contact Jennifer at 503-687-1415 or jennifer@machabitat.org.