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Virtual HabiTour

How We Do What We Do

Habitat for Humanity relies solely on volunteers and donations to build these houses. So, we have many ways you can help.

Work days are every Wednesday and Saturday. We welcome groups and individuals. If you would like to attend, we appreciate notice to ensure you have something to do! We have a task board, with set tasks and a set number of people needed for each task. Too many volunteers leads to unsatisfying and unproductive waiting. Tasks include: painting, hammering, hauling, digging, raising walls, etc. We do provide lunch, generously donated by many different groups. If you can provide a lunch for a work day, please let us know! We usually have 80-100 workers on a Saturday, which makes for swift construction and the opportunity for everyone to make a new friend.

Habitat NWHC is always in need of volunteer office help. We need help with answering phones, mailing volunteer packets, filing, bulk mailings, general correspondence and maintaining databases in MS Access. We need computer saavy to help support operating software and design brochures, posters, manuals, displays, and signs for the front of houses. Even on those rare occasions when we are all caught up, we ALWAYS need writers to submit articles to newspapers, write press releases for radio or TV and send information to churches or civic organizations for publications. Professional volunteers are needed as well: including attorneys, loan officers, architects, real estate experts, counselors, accountants, and event planners. If you want to help, we can find something for you to do! Just get in touch.

Donations are essential to the success of our organization. Habitat NWHC Carpenter's Club members donate annually or quarterly and most companies match employee donations. We also encourage "in honor of" special occasions donations. Cash donations are greatly appreciated, but we need building supplies and materials for inside and out of our homes as well. If your organization would like to partner with Habitat, please don't hesitate to contact us. We have a great community here that appreciates all the support we get from generous community business. Your donations are always reported in our newsletter Raise the Roof, and we have a special section on our Virtual HabiTour for visitors to see our sponsors. Join the Habitat community!

Sponsor a family. Every time a new family is approved for a Habitat house, a family sponsor volunteers to guide them throgh the nuances of home ownership. Thus begins the process of "partnering", where we build homes "with" rather than "for" God's families in need. Under the chairmanship of Tom Swanson, the Family Support Committee provides these family sponsors. If you would like to guide a future partner family, please floow the link below to the Join Us section of our website.

Join us by filling in your contact information online, or come visit us for a HabiTour on the first Saturday of every month.

For more information:
To discover our selction criteria and application process, visit Can We Help You?
If your curious about specifics of building Habitat homes, meet Gary Akin, the Co-Chair of the Construction Committee and Vice President of Habitat NWHC

Construction Costs for a Habitat House
3 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom - 1,100 Square Feet
Building Permits & Utility Connections $4,000
Slab Foundation $5,525
Driveway/ShedFoundation/Walkway $2,225
Framing Package $5,500
Windows & Doors $1,480
Sheathing, Insulation & Siding $3,000
Roof, Decking & Shingles $2,200
Electrical* $2,200
Plumbing (including fixtures)* $2,500
Air Conditioning/Heating System* $2,000
Drywall (materials and installation) $4,000
Cabinets $900
Interior Trim & Fixtures $1,000
Carpet & Floor Tile $1,500
Paint $850
Administration, Supervision, Overhead $6,120
Total Estimated Costs $45,000
All costs are based on average costs of the houses built by Habitat for Humanity NWHC in Tomball, Texas during 2000.
*Installed to code by licensed contractors.