Explore Group Opportunities

Team Habitat

A Habitat construction site is a natural team-building environment for both large and small organizations. Team Habitat is a program that pairs team-building with a contribution to the community.

Combining a tax-deductible donation with volunteer service, Team Habitat helps us raise crucial funds to continue our mission of building safe and affordable homes in partnership with low-income families in need of decent housing.

Employers find Team Habitat a great way to foster employee engagement while participating in charitable giving – from large organizations like MultiCare Health System and Bank of America, to midsize businesses like Coldwell Banker Danforth and Charles Schwab.

Click here for Team Habitat FAQs. 

See the Team Habitat photo album at the bottom of this page. 

A Brush with Kindness - youth opportunity

A Brush with Kindness (ABWK) is a volunteer-driven initiative under our Aging in Place program. ABWK pairs low-income senior homeowners needing exterior home preservation help with volunteer groups looking to serve the community. Common ABWK projects are one-time yard care, landscaping, and/or gutter cleaning.

Youth volunteers (age 12+) are welcome to help with ABWK, with a 5:1 youth to adult ratio. Adult groups are also welcome.

The minimum commitment is 4 hours, and we need groups of at least 5 people.

Interested? We have projects waiting a volunteer match. Please reach out to us for details and scheduling.

 

Building on Faith

Groups from all faith backgrounds build side by side across 3-4 months, in an effort we call Building on Faith. Building on Faith includes construction on the Building on Faith house and sponsorship of the Wall of Hope. We welcome your congregation to join us in this expression of God’s love.

For more information, please contact Tracey Sorenson.

Birthday Build

Celebrate by Giving Back

Looking for a unique way to celebrate your next birthday?

A Birthday Build is a fantastic way to have fun and celebrate you while enjoying the fulfillment that comes from helping others. Rally your friends and family and spend your special day building with Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity.

Birthday Builds start at $250. Instead of gifts you don’t need, ask your friends to make a tax-deductible donation toward your build.

Habitat will provide a special webpage just for your Birthday Build, making it easy for you to send a URL to your invitation list. When friends visit your page, they can RSVP for the build and/or choose to make a gift in your honor.

Of course, there will also be birthday cake and, instead of goodie bag, your guests will walk away with a sweet Habitat t-shirt.

Availability is limited. All participants must be at least 16 years old.

To schedule your day of camaraderie, cake and community service call 253-627-5626 x 104 or email tsorenson@tpc-habitat.org.

 

Collegiate Challenge

Collegiate Challenge is an alternative spring break and build experience for college and high school students.

Students from all over the country come to Tacoma with Collegiate Challenge, often returning home to spread the word about Habitat, garnering support for affordable housing in their own communities.

Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity’s participation in Collegiate Challenge wouldn’t be possible without support from the many local churches that house the students, the YMCA which provides use of its facilities, and lunch providers who are needed for every day of Collegiate Challenge.

If you’re interested in providing meals or services for this spring’s Collegiate Challenge students, please contact Volunteer Services at volunteer@tpc-habitat.org.

Students from New Jersey’s Seton Hall University created this video from their 2018 Collegiate Challenge experience:

Provide Snacks

Donations of individually wrapped non-perishable snacks are always appreciated. With over 1,000 individuals contributing over 20,000 volunteer hours each year, we go through A LOT of snacks keeping our volunteers energized. Please keep us in mind next time you make a Costco run. Donations can be dropped off at the Tacoma Habitat office between 9:00 am-5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.