Volunteers help the elderly, handicap and low income families with major home repairs such as roof repair, heating, hot water heaters and ramp construction.

Showers available for those in need by appointmentVolunteers needed for shower set-up, monitoring and clean-up

Provides a tax-exempt organization dedicated to building basic affordable housing with volunteer labor and donated or purchased materials for deserving, low-to-moderate income Nassau County residents. Produces the newsletter, Habitatler, and has a speakers bureau. NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS: Habitat for Humanity International, Americus, GA 31709-6935.

Habitat for Humanity helps income-qualified, first-time homebuyers build strength, stability and self-reliance through housing. We build and rehabilitate simple, decent, affordable homes throughout Tompkins and Cortland counties and provide low- or no-interest equivalent mortgages.Accepts applications for homebuyers during specified application periods; call or e-mail for details.Donations of land, vehicles, tools and building materials are accepted.

Offers volunteer opportunities to individuals and groups in home construction, committee, and daytime office work.

Volunteers needed for home building and other tasks. All skills levels welcome.

Offers a variety of volunteer opportunities who want to help older adults in the community, especially as drivers, patient advocates and home handy men or women.

Seeking volunteers for planning and running fundraisers, landscaping maintenance and handyman chores on houses for homeless families.

Help make cost-free repairs to the homes of our low-income, elderly, and physically challenged neighbors. RT welcomes volunteers of all skill levels who are willing and able to lend a hand to complete a wide variety of tasks on Rebuilding Days. They may work with, and learn from, a skilled tradesperson or work independently on projects like painting, yard work, house cleaning, redecorating, etc.Skilled Professionals; Professional carpenters, plumbers, electricians, painters, masons, flooring installers, drywall finishers, plasterers, sheet metal workers, operating engineers, laborers, landscapers, steamfitters, and bricklayers are all key volunteers on our projects. They typically complete the more complex tasks in their trade, and support the Project Leader throughout the day. When necessary, a tradesman may cover two or more projects on Rebuilding Days.Warehouse and Driver VolunteersThese individuals, who must have a valid driver's license and an insured vehicle pick-up or larger, are involved in delivering last-minute supplies and equipment to the various job sites on Rebuilding Days. The bulk of materials needed are delivered to the site by the vendors, but there are inevitable oversights, underestimates, etc. which necessitate having a delivery service available for the day. This group also assists with moving construction debris to the various collection points located throughout the service area.Building Trade and Construction VolunteersOn Rebuilding Day, construction professionals serve as Project Leaders to implement the project plans, assign and monitor work, and, generally, supervise the day's activities. Others, not working in the trades but having the requisite leadership skills, can also serve as Project Leaders. After an initial training session in early March, the Leader works closely with the homeowner, sponsor's representative, and the office staff to plan the details of the project and workday. Usually, new Leader candidates work with an experienced Leader their first year.

Recruits and trains volunteers for home construction or home rehabilitation.

Builds new homes or purchases old or abandoned homes, renovates them. Future Habitat Homeowners take classes and perform sweat equity while qualifying for a mortgage with a 3rd party lender. Mortgages are 29% of household income. Offers repairs to home owners at modest cost based on income. Offers no interest loan. Also Restore a gently used home goods store with opportunities to donate, volunteer or purchase.

Recruits volunteers to provide transportation, running errands, doing household tasks, help plan and manage appointments, assist with phone calls or other clerical duties, companionship, etc.

Offers an opportunity for individuals and groups who want to volunteer their time with maintaining the upkeep of the camp, in various ways, such as building or ground maintenance, equipment repair, and more. Individuals and groups can help for a day, a weekend, a week or on an ongoing basis.

Extensive interior or exterior work, including landscaping, performed to alleviate critical health, life and safety issues or code violations for eligible homeowners in need.

Offers various volunteer opportunities available in helping with the construction of homes, helping with the committee, and daytime office work.

Extensive interior or exterior work, including landscaping, performed to alleviate critical health, life and safety issues or code violations for eligible homeowners in need.

Offers volunteers a variety of opportunities of outdoor education and recreation, such as teaching, help at specific events, trail maintenance, gardening, exhibit construction, receptionist for 2-hr shift on occasional Saturday, snowplow parking lot, assembly bi-monthly newsletter, and other projects at five sites. Volunteers <18 yrs must be accompanied by parent or adult, on case-by-case approval.

Working in partnership with people in need to build and renovate decent, affordable housing.

Working in partnership with people in need to build and renovate decent, affordable housing.

Working in partnership with people in need to build and renovate decent, affordable housing.

Offers volunteer opportunities for people who are available to do painting, carpentry, cleaning or office work.

Working in partnership with people in need to build and renovate decent, affordable housing.

* Offers free or low-cost educational workshops, applied research projects, and information on food-related topics, from food safety and nutrition to healthy eating on a limited budget.* Offer free or low-cost gardening classes and tours all year long, and opportunities to garden as a volunteer.* Offers information on Composting, Energy Conservation, Recycling, and Sustainable/Alternative Energy in workshops, presentations, articles, and fact sheets.* Provides residential recycling education for Seneca County.* Offers local and county-wide 4-H clubs, after-school 4-H opportunities, connections to 4-H camps, and statewide 4-H activities.

Zoo Education Volunteers (Docents) help to guide tours, spotlight animals, and educate the public about environmental issues around the world and at home. Gardening volunteers maintain the gardens on site. Special event volunteers assist with various tasks during the zoo's fundraising events throughout the year

Habitat for Humanity assists income-eligible homeowners who are impacted by age, disability or family circumstances, with exterior home repairs, improvements, and safety adjustments such as: accessibility ramp construction or repair painting landscaping porch/deck repairs front steps repairseasonal maintenance