We hope that the following resources are helpful for you as you plan you or your group’s Milwaukee Habitat volunteer experience. If you have any questions please contact Caroline Martini at cmartini@milwaukeehabitat.org.
Background Information on Habitat’s Mission
- Case for Support - See how Milwaukee Habitat is breaking down the barriers to affordable homeownership
- ReStore Overview - Habitat’s resale stores/donation centers
- Faith Into Action - Ways your faith community can help
- Annual Report - See your impact in our 2024 Annual Report
- Ways To Support Habitat - Ways you or your organization can support Habitat
Commonly Used Habitat Forms
For Group Leaders
- Group Leader Information - Construction
- Group Volunteers FAQ's - Construction
- Task Descriptions - Construction
- Group Volunteers FAQ's - ReStore
Activities to learn more about Habitat and housing
Elementary School
- How Housing Affects Children - collage
- How to Conserve Energy - flash cards
- Coloring Book - with bible verses
Middle School
- Building our Home - learning about materials and labor in a home
- Healthy Homes - making natural cleaning solutions
- Simple Decent Affordable Houses - making a paper house model
- We’re All Connected - learning about housing needs world wide
High School & Adults
- A Global Issue - researching and sharing global housing issues
- Housing Simulation - take on the role of someone struggling with finding housing
All ages
- Making Choices - an interactive game about poverty from United Way
- Welcome Home Gift Basket - prepare a welcome home gift basket for a new Habitat homeowner
- Wooden Doormat - make a wooden doormat for a Habitat homeowner
- Planter Box - make a small garden box for a Habitat homeowner
- Garden Stepping Stones - create your own stepping stones for a Habitat homeowner