DuPage Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope through its Neighborhood Revitalization program (NR). The NR program aims to serve more families by engaging the residents of neighborhoods and other community partners to revive neighborhoods and make them safe, inviting places to live. The NR program delivers a wide array of housing solutions such as preserving homes with exterior repairs; providing critical home repairs that alleviate critical health, life, and safety issues or housing code violations; rehabbing vacant and foreclosed homes to provide homeownership opportunities for low-income families, and improving the energy efficiency of homes through weatherization.
This opportunity partners with residents of the Greenbrook Tanglewood community to clean up their neighborhood. Garbage bags will be available as will a limited number of trash pickers and work gloves.
Volunteers ages 10 - 17 may participate with an accompanying parent or guardian and sign a waiver. Parents and guardians of minor volunteers, please register yourself and your child separately and include your name in the Note section upon signing your child up.
What to Wear/Bring
- Sturdy, closed-toed shoes
- Layers of clothes you can get dirty/paint on (jeans or shorts, t-shirt, jacket)
- Hat with a brim/sunscreen
- Trash Pickers and work gloves (this is optional; please make sure to label them prior to site arrival if you do bring them)
Covid-19 Safety Precautions:
Habitat for Humanity prioritizes the health and safety of our staff and volunteers. Currently, we have the following guidelines in place (subject to change based on case levels, as well as CDC, state, and local guidelines):
- We ask that if you aren't feeling well, to please stay home out of precaution
- Masks are no longer required; however, we welcome and support anyone that chooses to voluntarily wear a mask
- We encourage volunteers and staff to practice social distancing when possible
In addition, we have implemented the following guidelines to help ensure health and safety on the volunteer site:
- Limited sharing of tools
- Designated individuals to use power tools, to avoid multiple touchpoints
- All tools will be sanitized at the end of the day
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