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 Hanover Park's Cultural Inclusion and Diversity Committee to continue Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of volunteerism by making an impact in the Greenbrook Tanglewood neighborhood. Work will focus on painting fences in the neighborhood, improving the exterior, and cleaning up litter in the area. Paint supplies and garbage bags will be available as will a limited number of trash pickers and work gloves.
The minimum age to volunteer for the paint shift is 16 years old. The minimum age to volunteer for the clean-up shift is 12 years old. Any volunteer under 18 must be accompanied by an adult 21 years or older. All minors signing up will be prompted to provide their legal guardian's name and email address for a waiver to be sent for them to electronically sign. Once signed, the minor can finish registering for their volunteer shift.
Schedule
- 9:00 AM: Arrival and check-in for painting shift
- 9:15 AM - 11:45 AM: Fence-painting
- 10:00 AM: Arrival and check-in for cleanup shift
- 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM: Litter clean up
- 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM: Site clean up and dismissal
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
What to Wear/Bring
- Sturdy, closed-toed shoes
- Layers and clothes you can get paint on (jeans or shorts, t-shirt, jacket)
- Hat with a brim/sunscreen
- Water
- Tools (i.e. paintbrush, roller, garbage picker etc. This is optional; please make sure to label them prior to site arrival if you do bring them)
