Volunteer.
Volunteering at the Habitat ReStore is a fun way to make a difference
in your community without swinging a hammer. Not only do ReStore volunteers help Habitat for Humanity build affordable homes in the Brainerd Lakes Area, they also keep our community clean and green by diverting more than 1,000 pounds of reusable material out of the waste stream every day!
Review the list of volunteer opportunities below and then fill out our volunteer form online to get started! If you have any questions, contact our Volunteer Coordinator at 218-454-7021.
Sign up to Volunteer
ReStore volunteers must be at least 14 years old, and 16 years old to volunteer without a parent or guardian present.
How can you help as a ReStore volunteer?
Sales Floor Support
Provide helpful customer service, check customers out as a cashier, and act as an ambassador for Lakes Area Habitat for Humanity’s mission.
Merchandising
Help maintain a dynamic sales floor through creative and engaging displays.
Receiving Support
Carefully unload donations on the loading dock and heavy purchases into customer vehicles.
Tinkerer
Test, clean, assess, and prepare incoming donations to hit the sales floor.
Deconstruction/Salvage
We build houses, but we tear them apart, too. We partner with contractors and individuals in the area to save quality materials from homes that are being remodeled or demolished. Salvage volunteers go to the sites and remove things like cabinets, appliances, doors, windows and flooring. These items are then brought to the ReStore to be sold. Salvage opportunities vary week to week depending on contractor referrals, but there is generally 1-3 projects a week in the fall and a few scattered throughout the rest of the year.
Pick-ups
Pick-up volunteers take our trucks and trailers throughout the Lakes Area, collecting donations of new and gently used home improvement materials, furniture and appliances and deliver them to the ReStore. During the summer/fall we need volunteers to go out nearly 5 days a week.
Questions?
Contact our Volunteer Coordinator!
info@lahfh.org
218-828-8517
Shopping Hours:
Tuesday-Friday:
9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Saturday:
9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.