Applicants are also asked to provide sweat equity by helping out however they can. Besides getting a zero interest loan, huge savings is realized by using volunteer labor. Habitat gets building permits when required, and hires professionals to do electrical, plumbing and heating repairs. We always seem to be able to find a volunteer who has the skills to complete whatever else needs to be done. The results will brighten the neighborhood and provide a family with a dry, warm house for many years to come.
Volunteers feel great about their work on ministry of repair projects.
Wheelchair ramps can go up in as little as one evening and a Saturday. Because the houses we work on are small, tasks like re-roofing can take only a weekend. Work crews can be a part of the project from start to finish, with only a limited time commitment. The smiles and gratitude of the homeowners cap these repair projects. You can help our ministry of repair in a number of ways.