Volunteer

"Habitat is a win-win situation. The volunteers are rewarded by productive service, the houses get built, the homeowners provide sweat equity, and everybody wins.”
– Asheville Habitat Volunteer

Volunteers are the heart of Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity. 1,700 people volunteer with us each year, in a variety of different capacities.  Whether you swing a hammer at the construction site, answer phones in the administrative office, or help customers in the Home Store, you'll be helping us build more safe, decent and affordable homes for families in need.

First time volunteers with Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity are asked to attend a 1-hour Volunteer Orientation.  Please click here to learn more about orientation and register for an upcoming session.

For inquiries specific to volunteering, please contact Laura Ivey at 828.210.9383 or by email.

Habitat volunteers must be 16 years or older.  All volunteers must sign a Waiver of Liability Standard OR Waiver of Liability for Minors

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT:
Bike & Build

After biking 73 miles and climbing 6,100 feet on the Blue Ridge Parkway, 12 participants of Bike & Build traded their bikes for hammers and volunteered at Asheville Area Habitat's jobsite for two days in May. One participant wrote in her blog: "The Habitat crew we worked with was awesome.... We had 2 really great build days with them. I was cutting wood with power saws and drilling and we put a roof together and installed all the windows in this house...it was a really good experience."

The group is bicycling from Nags Head, NC to San Diego, CA, stopping along the way to volunteer for affordable housing organizations such as AAHH. Bike & Build is an organization that raises awareness and funds and provides volunteers for affordable housing organizations across the country.

Craig Johnson, an AAHH volunteer at both the Home Store and the jobsite, is also participating in Bike & Build this summer. Craig is biking from Charleston, SC to Santa Cruz, CA - a total of 4,164 miles. 

We wish Craig and all the other volunteers the best of luck as they continue on their journey!

To learn more about Bike & Build, visit their website.