What is Women Build?
Women Build is a project that recruits and empowers women to impact our community through a combined construction effort.
Women Build does not exclude men, but rather encourages women from all walks of life to take part in the construction process, so they have a unique, fun, and challenging opportunity to give back to their community.
Our Women Build “season” kicks off in May of each year with a full Women Build Month, where sponsorships and fun fundraisers (like the Tacky Hammer Award contest) run alongside the build days. However, as our construction continues year-round, so do opportunities for women to come together to form build teams and create a rewarding, memorable experience. Companies, social groups, churches, and friends are all welcome to gather together and create a Women Build team!
Who participates?
Through Women Build events, women from all walks of life are working together to build Habitat for Humanity homes across the United States. Women Build crews typically build more than 200 Habitat for Humanity homes a year and positively impacting the future by making homeownership a present reality for families. More than 60 percent of Habitat for Humanity’s houses are built along with women heads of household. These women are often dependent upon the goodwill of neighbors, friends and relatives for even minor repairs. By receiving training as part of the build, they are better equipped to maintain their homes and, consequently, are more confident in their ability to cope with day-to-day situations.
Why?
Women Build challenges women to actively address the problem of substandard housing and to be part of the solution. Women crews have already built more than 1,500 Habitat for Humanity houses within the United States, and in dozens of other countries. Women Build projects provide an environment in which women can feel comfortable learning skills they might not otherwise have the opportunity to learn. We’re excited to be partners with you in the effort to involve more women in the construction of Habitat for Humanity houses and in so doing move children and parents out of substandard housing and into homes where they can thrive.
SHE NAILED IT!
Whether adding a few new tools to your belt or sharpening some old skills, there’s something for everyone at a Habitat Women Build. And at the end of the day, you will have helped build a home for a family in need right here in our community.
Volunteer.
Interested in volunteering? Look at our opportunities here.
Habitat for Humanity of Wicomico County
908 West Isabella Street
Salisbury, MD 21801
Phone: (410) 546-1551
Hours of Operation:
Monday – Thursday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday by appointment only
ReStore Information
Hours of Operation:
Tuesday – Friday 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
Saturday 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Call to schedule a FREE pick up! (410) 749-6325