Individual Volunteers

Sign up to volunteer at one of our four ReStore locations or one of our many construction sites.

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Building dreams takes lots of behind-the-scenes work from dedicated volunteers. We have a variety of ways that community members can get engaged with us, no tool belt needed.  

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ReStore Volunteer Opportunities

ReStores are Habitat’s home improvement and retail outlets. The ReStores help divert over 10,000 tons of reusable materials from the landfill each year while generating critical funds to help support Habitat’s work.  Volunteers are the heart of the ReStore, playing a vital role in Habitat’s local mission of building and repairing homes. Day-to-day tasks vary, but may include assisting customers, organizing the store, processing donations, repairing donated items, metal recycling, and more! Individuals who are looking to complete community service hours can do so at any ReStore location.  

Locations: We have four ReStores in the Portland-Metro area: 

  • Beaverton ReStore: 13475 SW Millikan Way, Beaverton, OR 
  • Gresham ReStore: 610 NE 181st Ave., Gresham, OR 
  • Portland ReStore:10445 SE Cherry Blossom Dr., Portland, OR 
  • Tigard ReStore:16160 SW Upper Boones Ferry Road, Building C, Tigard, OR 

Shifts: Available every day of the week 

Ages: 14+  

  • Volunteers ages 14-15 must be accompanied by a chaperone aged 21 or older. 
  • Volunteers ages 16-17 must have a waiver signed by their parent or guardian. 
ReStore volunteer orientation

Construction Volunteer Opportunities

Help build affordable homes in the Portland region! Volunteers work on many facets of home construction, assisting staff with tasks like framing, insulating, painting, and landscaping. No construction experience is necessary – just a willingness to help your community.

Locations:

  • Myrtlewood Way in Gresham 
  • Twenty-Fifth Terrace in SW Portland (anticipated to open for volunteers in Fall 2025) 
  • West Lake Grove in Lake Oswego 

Shifts: Wednesday-Saturday 8:30 am-3 pm, full shift required  

Ages: 16+  

  • Volunteers ages 16-17 must have a waiver signed by their parent or guardian. 
  • Volunteers under 18 have more safety limitations with construction tasks 
Construction volunteer orientation

Specialized Volunteer Opportunities

Outreach Volunteer Opportunities

Do you feel passionate about Habitat’s mission and love speaking with people? Join the outreach volunteer team where you can greet community members and share information about Habitat and its programs at tabling and community events throughout the region. Every outreach event will have a staff lead for assistance. Outreach events most often occur between May and October. 

To become an outreach volunteer, email the Volunteer Engagement Team at volunteer@habitatportlandregion.org. 

Volunteer Attorney

All homes built and sold by Habitat for Humanity Portland Region are designed for lasting affordability. This means that the homes are affordable not only to the first homebuyer, but to subsequent buyers for generations to come. An Affordability Covenant or Land Lease is recorded against each home to ensure lasting affordability. Our partner, Proud Ground, will manage the resale of the homes. Habitat believes that it is important for homebuyers to review the affordability documents with a “disinterested third party” who is able to answer questions about the documents. Habitat is seeking attorneys to review the Affordability Covenant, along with the Warranty Deed and the Trust Deed with the homebuyers. 

Habitat and Proud Ground staff will provide an overview of the documents and answer any questions for the attorneys before any meetings with homebuyers. 

Responsibilities: 

  • Review permanent affordability documents, typically an affordability covenant or a land lease, warranty deed and trust deed, with homebuyers 
  • Answer homebuyer questions about the affordability documents  
  • Sign and notarize a document stating that you reviewed the documents with the homebuyers 

Required: 

  • Familiarity with Oregon real estate and condominium law  
  • Willingness to work with first time homebuyers  
  • Willingness to work with homebuyers needing interpreters  
  • Ongoing volunteer commitment, partnership of one year or more  

To be considered as a volunteer attorney, please send your resume and related experience to Loretta Kelly at the address below. Please include a statement regarding why you are interested in volunteering at Habitat for Humanity.

Loretta Kelly, Lending & Compliance Manager
loretta.kelly@habitatportlandregion.org

Questions?

For more information on volunteering, please email our Volunteer Engagement Team at volunteer@habitatportlandregion.org.