Join A Committee
There's a lot more to Habitat than just hammers and nails. Much of the behind-the-scenes work at Habitat for Humanity-MetroWest/Greater Worcester happens in committees. New committee volunteers are always welcome!  Check out the event calendar for upcoming meetings or email info@gwhfh.org with your interest in a specific committee!

Find out more about our committees:

Gala Committee

ReStore Committee

Construction Committee

College Consortium Committee

Development Committee

Faith Partnership Committee

Family Partnership Committee

Family Selection Committee

Site Selection Committee

Gala Committee

This committee works to plan and organize The Cement Mixer Gala, our affiliate's annual gala fundraiser, which takes place in October.  Last year's event was highly successful and we look forward to making it even better this year!

ReStore Committee

HFH-MW/GW's newest committee works to recieve, set-up and sell donated materials at our ReStore location at 7 Gold Street in Worcester. A Habitat ReStore is a non-profit, retail business that supports the services provided by the local Habitat affiliate. ReStores recycle and sell surplus, discontinued, new, and used building materials and furniture donated by manufacturers, stores, building contractors, and individuals. The donated items are sold to the public at approximately 25-50% of retail new value. Revenue generated from the store’s sales is used toward the support of maintaining and/or expanding the affiliate’s building program. More than 500 successful and profitable ReStores across the U.S. and Canada currently provide benefits far beyond the financial support of the affiliate and its work.

We are especially looking to engage individuals who have experience in the following areas that the project would involve:

• Retail management,
• Budgeting and planning,
• Legal and financial issues,
• Commercial real estate,
• Construction,
• Marketing and advertising,
• Public relations.

Construction Committee
The charge of this committee is to work with the office staff to: evaluate potential building sites, create workable house plans, develop systems and schedules for organizing families and volunteers for construction, and establish building contacts in the professional community. Further, this committee is responsible for construction coordination and schedules, construction oversight and budgeting, procurement of materials, and assurance of safety on the work-site.

College Consortium Committee

By joining this committee, students are not only taking the opportunity to get involved with Habitat in learning about housing issues in their community, but also learning to be change agents.  Activities include the planning and fundraising for our annual Student Stampede and Rock the House event, as well as service projects at various local agencies that address homelessness.

Development Committee
This committee is responsible for procuring the funds necessary to insure the continued operation of Habitat for Humanity- MetroWest/Greater Worcester. The committee shall develop fundraising and in-kind contribution campaigns and organize the volunteers to support these activities. Subcommittees include Grant Writing, Public Relations, and Special Events.

Faith Partnership Committee
The primary task of this committee is to build long-lasting relationships with communities of faith by building awareness of Habitat as an ecumenical Christian ministry that welcomes to its work all people dedicated to the cause of eliminating poverty housing. Responsibilities include the development and implementation of a long-range plan for recruiting and nurturing congregations within the affiliate. This is accomplished by designing partnership programs with local faith communities, helping plan worship services, and telling the Habitat story to as many congregations as possible.

Family Partnership Committee
This committee’s charge is to plan, implement, and evaluate the affiliate’s support program for selected family partners during and after the building process. Among the committee’s responsibilities are to work with partner families to provide assistance with sweat equity requirements, homeownership education, the closing process, adjustment to new responsibilities, and continued partnership.

Family Selection Committee
This committee is responsible for developing the criteria used to select the affiliate’s partner families. The committee not only solicits and screens applicants to partner with Habitat as homeowners, but also recommends qualified families to the Board of Directors for approval as family partners. Once an applicant family has been approved for homeownership, the committee works in conjunction with the Family Support Committee to continue the relation-building process. All of the committee’s activities adhere to state and federal fair housing principles.

Site Selection Committee
This committee works with the Board of Directors to define focus areas or neighborhoods and acquire building sites within them. Further, this committee collaborates with the Construction Committee to evaluate potential building sites and work through procurement.