Serve Morning Refreshments or Lunch Beginning at 9:00 am refreshment volunteers can bring & serve coffee, tea, muffins, donuts, or bagels as construction volunteers are checking in and completing their waiver forms.Construction volunteers take a lunch break at noon. Refreshment volunteers can bring and serve sandwiches, salads, soup and hot/ cold drinks and meals. These services can be provided year round. To set up a time to help with hospitality, please email volunteer@habitatsuffolk.org.

Landscaping Volunteers age 14 and up can help with landscaping days. If you would like more details on setting up landscaping at a new Habitat home or on organizing a clean up to help a current homeowner, please email volunteer@habitatsuffolk.org.

Housewarming for House Dedications
This is a very special day for each Habitat Homeowner. The dedication celebrates the completion of their house. Volunteers are welcome to provide refreshments for the Dedication Ceremony. Volunteers often put together gift baskets, which they present to the family during the ceremony, and help the family settle comfortably into a brand new home.  For example gifts may include Laundry Basket or Large kitchen garbage pail, Windex, Lysol, garbage bags, foil, Ziplocks, detergent, sponges, kitchen towels, pot holders, mop or swiffer, Large Wicker Basket or Hamper, wash cloths, towels , bath soap, shampoo, soap dish, toothbrushes toothbrush holder, air freshener bandages, antiseptic.  If you would like to present a gift to a family at their dedication, please contact volunteer@habitatsuffolk.org.

Shower the Family on thier Dedication
Fill the pantry with non-perishable food items to start the family off right as they receive the keys to their new home. Or fill a laundry basket, hamper or garbage pail with household cleaning supplies, kitchen needs, first aid needs or lawn care needs.

Annual Family Support Programs Habitat Suffolk’s Homeownership program is “A Hand Up, Not a Hand Out.” Our Annual Family Support Programs assist our families throughout the year. Through our continual emphasis on education, hard work, and community involvement, Habitat families participate in a community service projects as a way to “pay-it-forward.” 
Help a Habitat Family through our Annual Support Programs:
Thanksgiving Food Basket Drive in November
Adopt-A-Family Holiday Gift Program in December
Build-a-Backpack Program in the Summer
For more information, please contact familyservices@habitatsuffolk.org.

And so much more  We can often use help in our office, located in Middle Island. If you would like to volunteer with tasks such as data entry, please email volunteer@habitatsuffolk.org.

Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk is dedicated to helping youth be more active in the community. If you have an idea for a project that you would like to do in partnership with Habitat Suffolk, please contact volunteer@habitatsuffolk.org