Lake County Opportunities
We rely on thousands of volunteers every year to carry out our mission. Be a part of increasing access to affordable housing for families each year by lending a hand on a construction site, home repair project, or in our East affiliate office located in Gurnee.
McHenry County Opportunities
Volunteer in our West territory – whether it be at one of our home builds, a critical home repair site, or in either of our ReStore locations in Woodstock or McHenry, every shift makes the difference in the lives of homeowners every day.
Community Service Volunteers
Thank you for your interest in completing community service hours at Habitat for Humanity.
If you are completing service hours for school, work, church, for any non-court mandated or non-punitive reason, (grad program, NHS, missionary work, corporate VTO, etc.) contact [email protected] to ensure we document your hours appropriately.
You must be approved to complete hours with us before signing up.
Hours worked before approval will not count toward your assigned total.
Out of an abundance of caution for our volunteers, staff, build sites, and retail stores we do not approve cases of which the following apply:
- Criminal Felonies
- Cases regarding/involving a weapon
- Physically violent crimes (assault/battery, etc.)
- Cases involving minors
- Sexual offenses
- Violation of orders of protection
- Robbery, burglary, or grand larceny
- Destruction of property, arson, etc.
- Cases involving petty theft are not permitted to complete hours in the retail locations but may be approved for build site work. Please inquire.
The above is not an exhaustive list. Lake-McHenry Habitat for Humanity reserves the right to decline community service inquiries on a case by case basis regardless of verdict or charge.
To begin your approval process please provide ALL of the following applicable information via email to [email protected] with clear photos/scans of case paperwork or citations attached.
- CASE#
- Number of hours assigned
- County
- Deadline to complete hours
- Date for submission of letter of proof of hours (if different from deadline date)
- Email for probation officer/case worker/attorney, etc. (if applicable)
Only hours worked and logged will be reported. Hours are non-negotiable, cannot be credited for future work, or rounded up. Manager/site leader sign off required for each shift completed.
Hours are served WED-SAT 9AM-5PM in a ReStore location or WED-SAT 8AM-3PM on an open build site. No hours SUN-TUES. Dates, locations, and availability will vary. No experience required.
