We Need Your Help

Habitat is a grass-roots movement through which individuals and organizations give time, talents, and resources to help inadequately sheltered families. Each Habitat affiliate is responsible for its own fund-raising, publicity, volunteer recruitment, and staffing.

Please join us at our next Board meeting. This is a great way to see how we work and meet the officers and board of directors. We'd love to see you there! For further details, see the calendar or send us an . And you can sign up for our new e-mail newsletter by clicking here and filling out the form!

Volunteer Briefings

These briefings are designed to help new volunteers learn about our organization and its goals. They are offered the first Wednesday and the third Tuesday of the month, 7:00 pm, at the Housatonic Habitat office. See the Calendar page for the date of the next meeting.

How You Can Help

• Assist with home construction. Skilled and unskilled volunteers are needed.
• Participate in site selection, construction, fund-raising, and community relations.
• Provide legal, office, printing or storage services.
• Donate new building materials, office supplies, land.
• Contribute funds. We accept donations by mail, fax, or online credit card.

• Spread the word! Invite friends, colleagues, congregations, businesses, civic organizations, etc. to HHfH events. Many Habitat International materials, including books, videos and cassettes, can be ordered through Housatonic Habitat at 203-744-1340.

Wish List

• Land is hard to find in upper Fairfield County. If you know of available, affordable land (or derelict property that can be renovated), we would like to hear about it! Every lead helps in our quest to work in partnership with people to build homes for the inadequately sheltered, creating self-reliant families and enriched communities. Please contact Executive Director Chris Brown at 203-744-1340.

• Outgoing people needed to assist with volunteer coordination. If you have the gift for gab and would like to volunteer in this crucial area, please contact Executive Director Chris Brown via or 203-744-1340. With a dedicated group of 4-5 volunteer coordinators, each volunteer would be asked to work 4 hours per week.

• Quilters unite! If you know someone who enjoys quilting, please tell them about Housatonic Habitat's volunteer opportunities. We need quilters who can design and sew honorary quilts, which are presented to new homeowners upon completion of their new homes. It's our tradition to present the quilts during a formal dedication ceremony. For more information, please contact the Habitat office at 203-744-1340.

Carpenter's Club

Carpenter's Club memberships enable Housatonic Habitat to pursue its important mission of working in partnership with people to build homes, self-reliant families and enriched communities. Membership in the Carpenter's Club is open to those making annual contributions of $1,000 or more to Habitat's ongoing work with families.

You may become a member of the Carpenter's Club by making an outright cash contribution of $1,000 or more — or by signing a Membership Acceptance Form to make a contribution of $1,000 or more within the calendar year. By becoming a Carpenter's Club member, final payment need not be made to Habitat until December 31 of the current year.

Become a Homeowner

Contact the Habitat Office