Volunteers work on various phases of construction, from shingling to digging footer drains, framing floors and walls to painting or landscaping. Keep in mind that site development (including moving dirt, building retaining walls, digging trenches, clearing rocks from the land, etc.) is one major component to developing houses in the mountains. It is very typical for volunteers to work on at least one site development project each week.We assign volunteer work based on open projects at the time of your stay.

If you want to take your service with us to the next level, then the House Raising Challenge is for you. With a $10,000 sponsorship and one week of work, your group can dry-in an affordable new home for a family in need.  See the House Raising Challenge page for more information.

Construction experience is not required at any of our worksites. You will always have a carpenter onsite to guide you through each project. If some members of your group have construction experience or skills, we will keep that in mind (depending on the priorities of our open projects, you may or may not be assigned projects that require this level of skill.) Please keep in mind that we will assign work based on what help is needed most during the time of your stay. Groups with lots of skill may find the House Raising Challenge more appropriate than our traditional volunteer projects.

Some worksites give volunteers the opportunity to interact with homeowners, others do not.