Family Selection and Support

Family Selection

Volunteers who serve on the Family Selection Committee will:

  • Interview applicants
  • Make home visits to potential partner families
  • Make recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding family selection

Bi-lingual volunteers are needed help when translation is required.
The committee meets irregularly as needed to consider new applications.

Family Support

Family Mentor volunteers work one-on-one with prospective or existing Habitat partner families:

  • Skills for successful home-ownership
  • Assist through the building process
  • Help keep track of partnership requirements
  • May serve as a friend, role model, tutor and more for the children of Habitat homeowners ages 5 through 18

Mentors are expected to make a one year commitment to the program and to schedule consistent visits with their partner family. Mentors will be required to fill out an application form, provide three references, undergo a criminal background check, and participate in a personal interview.