Volunteer with Habitat Chesapeake
Volunteers of all skill levels are welcome! Every job is important. No matter where your talents lie, you can help us in our mission to build safe, decent, affordable homes. In fact, your support is instrumental in helping Habitat Chesapeake build affordable homes to families in Baltimore City, Annapolis, Baltimore, Howard, and Anne Arundel Counties. With over 780 homes built and 2,500 family members housed, your effort can make an impact.
Habitat Chesapeake extends the dream of homeownership to low-to-moderate income families who struggle to find stable, affordable housing in a region with an increasingly high cost of living. Homeownership is life-changing for these families, bringing safety, stability and an opportunity to build wealth across generations. As families’ lives are transformed, so too is the community. Habitat homes bring visible investment; engaged, long-term residents; opportunities for workforce training and new tax revenue to support public services and infrastructure.
Questions? View our F.A.Q. or contact volunteer@habitatchesapeake.org.
How We Work
We look for opportunities to build in neighborhoods that have anchor institutions and amenities that need more investment
We recruit first-time homebuyers who need decent housing, are willing to partner with us, and are able to afford a moderately-priced, zero-interest mortgage
We bring homebuyers and volunteers from the public and private sectors together to build safe, decent homes
We welcome new homeowners and see communities come alive with hope and opportunity
Frequently Asked Questions
Volunteering at the ReStores
Volunteering on a Build Site
- Volunteers must be a minimum age of 16. Individuals 16 or 17 years of age can volunteer to build, but must be accompanied by a chaperone. You must be at least 18 years old to use power tools.
- Volunteer opportunities are available on Fridays and Saturdays, from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. Additional volunteer days are available for groups, including our Team Build partners.
- No prior construction experience? No problem – we’ll teach you!
- A lot of prior construction experience? Great! We’d love to have you join our Red Hat Team – a special crew of skilled volunteers who help to lead groups throughout the week and do more specialized tasks than an average volunteer can manage.
Youth Involvement
Workplace Giving
No matter how you give, there are so many ways to support Habitat’s mission to bring safe and stable housing to more families — check out more ways to give here.
Consider becoming a recurring monthly donor for as little as $1 a month. Every dollar makes a difference.
See Your Impact: Read Our Stories
Welcome Home, Francine & Najee!
Alongside the Baltimore Orioles, Habitat Chesapeake proudly welcomed its newest homeowners to Pigtown at a special home dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony.
Home for the Holidays 2022
As Whitney cut the ribbon stretched across the front door of her new home on Dudley Avenue, she couldn’t stop smiling. This day was a long time coming for Whitney, a single mother of three, and her joy was infectious on the day of her home dedication in Belair-Edison.
HabiCorps Meet & Greet!
The quiet neighborhood around Ward Street was filled with the sounds of friendly chatter as Habitat Chesapeake staff, government partners, and neighbors gathered to meet the 2022 class of HabiCorps Workforce Development trainees during a day of onsite work.