Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell
Our mission | Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell (HFHGL) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that works to strengthen families and communities by building and renovating decent, energy efficient, and affordable homes. We work in partnership with corporations, like-minded community groups, faith-based organizations, and individual volunteers. |
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Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell
Ways to help | VolunteeringBuild Site Volunteer.Currently Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell is renovating a 3 bedroom home at 11 Alpine St, No. Billerica MA. This house is being taken down to the studs and then will be rebuilt to make it an affordable, energy efficient home for Delilah and her three children. Volunteers are needed Tue-Sat 8am - 3pm.Critical Home Repair Volunteer.Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell’s Critical Home Repair program offers assistance to qualified seniors, veterans and families to help alleviate health, safety and code violations. This program is part of an ongoing effort to meet Habitat’s mission that everyone should have a simple, decent, affordable place to live in dignity and safety. As with all Habitat for Humanity programs, this offers “a hand-up, not a hand-out”. Volunteer dates and location variesReStore VolunteerVolunteer at our Greater Lowell ReStore located at 100 Chelmsford Road, North Billericahe ReStore is a retail store which sells new and gently used furniture, appliances, building materials and home goods to the general public at a fraction of the retail price. All proceeds fund the mission of building safe, decent, affordable homes for local families.ReStore volunteers are an integral part of our mission. You’ll help drive sales in our store, assist customers, place merchandise, help process donations, and much more. Our ReStore is open Wednesday- Saturday and full and part time volunteer hours available. Volunteers 14 and older are welcome. Office VolunteerVolunteers are needed to help with a variety of events periodically throughout the yearVolunteerWhether it’s swinging a hammer on the build site, working on a Critical Home Repair project, assisting customers at the ReStore, volunteering in the office or serving on a committee, volunteers are essential to every part of our vision that everyone has a decent place to live. |
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Items we need | Home goods, building material, appliances, furnitureThe ReStore is in need of donated items. If you have unwanted items around your home such as furniture, lighting, appliances, electrical, plumbing, home goods, building material and more please donate them to the ReStore. We offer pick up. Learn MoreBuilding MaterialBuilding material is needed for each home we build from wood, insulation, nails, tools, personal protection items (masks, gloves, eye wear) and more. |
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About us | Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell works to strengthen families and communities through affordable homeownership opportunities by building and renovating decent, healthy, energy efficient, affordable homes for low income people (30 – 60% AMI) in need. Since 1991, we have changed the communities around us, building or renovating 48 homes in Bedford, Billerica, Concord, Lowell, Reading, Tewksbury and Westford. Our three largest completed projects were a 3-duplex neighborhood in Lowell, an 8 single family home in Bedford and 12 homes in Lowell. We are working to complete our 49th house in Billerica and we will complete houses 50 and 51 in Concord. |
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