Habitat Homebuyer Sweat Equity

At Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity, we live by our commitment to bring people together to build homes, neighborhoods and hope. Thank you for supporting our efforts!

This Program is for Habitat Homebuyers completing Sweat Equity only.

ReStore Information

Shift times: 10 am-2 pm or 2 pm-6 pm

Homebuyer Donation Attendant: Greet the donor and be able to identify acceptable and unacceptable donations
Assist in unloading donations/purchases from our donors/vendors
Have a basic understanding of our pricing structure
Ability to use a variety of cleaning products to clean/sanitize donations

Homebuyer Merchandiser: Greet customers, welcome them back and thank them for their loyalty
Take priced product from carts and place in correct location
Stock and face shelves
Identify areas that need to be restocked
Help with routine cleaning

Homebuyer Cookie Baker: Provide treats in recognition of our volunteers at ReStore.  Required ability to bake or purchase cookies or snacks and have a means of transportation to deliver them to ReStore between the hours of 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday through Saturday. Volunteers receive 2 hours of volunteer time for each scheduled cookie baker delivery.

Requirements of ReStore:
No clothing with offensive words or symbols
Closed toe shoes only (no sandals, heels, slides, flip flops, clogs, crocs, etc.)

Construction Information

Please note our start time of 8:00am. The workday will finish by 4:00pm. We have a required orientation/safety meeting promptly at 8:00am, so please allow time to arrive, park, and get checked in prior to 8:00am. 

Lunch will be provided around noon. Water, coffee, & lemonade are also provided throughout the day (please bring your own reusable cup for water or coffee).  

Please bring/wear the following items to a Habitat work site (required):

• Closed toe/heel shoes.
• Boots or rainwear for inclement weather (worksites are often muddy).
• Dress for the weather (cold and hot). Layers are ideal. Bring extra clothing. You may get wet or dirty.  
• Reusable water bottle or coffee cup.
• Bag/camping chair so you’ll have somewhere to sit during breaks and lunch.

If you have any of the following, you are invited to bring your own. If you don’t have these items, Habitat keeps a supply of them in our trailers for your use. Items are BOLD type are often most comfortable when you have your own as they require some custom fit. 

• Work Gloves
• Safety Glasses
• Hearing Protection
• Hammer
• Tape measure
• Utility knife
• Tool belt
• Pencil 

Thanks for helping Fox Cities Habitat build houses and change lives!