Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley

Organization Description

Habitat for Humanity's purpose is to bring people together to build homes, communities and hope. Our vision is of a world where everyone has a decent place to live.

Health & Safety

Students will be working on an active construction site. Hazardous Materials, Heavy machinery and heavy equipment will be present on site. They may also be asked to use a variety of power tools. Students will also be working outside at times in extreme temperatures.

Students will be overseen by crew leaders on site but that supervision may vary depending on the size of the group from day to day i.e. some groups may be larger than 8 people. Students will be shown how to do a task, and checked in on periodically.
Additional requirements and/or considerations
  • KNOWN HAZARDS: The placement requires working with any hazardous materials, heavy equipment, or heavy machinery.
  • SUPERVISION: Students will be supervised less than 50% of the time.
  • SUPERVISION: Students' supervisor be responsible for overseeing more than 8 people.
Address 
2619 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94612
United States
General Phone 
(510) 251-6304
Student Contact 
Name
Miranda Jetter
Job Title
Volunteer and Community Programs Manager
Phone
(510) 803-3356
Email
mjetter@habitatebsv.org
Program(s) 
Service Learning
Organization type 
Real Estate and Development (Nonprofit)
Focus Population(s)
Adults, Children/Youth, Families, People Experiencing Material Poverty, People Impacted by Crime, Seniors, Teens/Young Adults
Focus Area(s)
Construction, Food & Housing Security
Hours of operation 

Construction Site Hours: Wednesday-Saturday 8:30AM-4PM; San Jose ReStore Hours: Wednesday-Sunday 10AM-6PM

Maximum students 
10