Community Service Opportunities
Anyone interested in volunteer hours for a school project or court-ordered service are required to read our Community Service Policy and complete the application.
Please contact our office at 320-762-4255 with any questions about volunteering.
Note: Age requirements vary.
Court-Ordered Community Service Requirements
Community Service Policy 503
To be eligible to use Habitat as a source for completing community service hours, the individual shall:
- Be 18 years of age or older.
- Provide a valid I.D.
- Provide written documentation that states their name, the specific offense, the amount of hours to be served and the time limit to complete the court ordered hours on the Community Service Application.
- Complete all necessary documentation: annual volunteer waiver, Habitat Code of Conduct, Community Service application.
- The sentence must not involve: any convictions of a violent nature (assault of any type), any convictions of an offense of a sexual nature, any convictions of theft or burglary, any crimes against minors.
- Habitat reserves the right to deny any individual in need of court-ordered community service hours the ability to volunteer with the organization based on the nature, type, and/or specifics of the offense.
Upon receipt of the above forms, the Community Engagement Manager will verify the offense does not conflict with Habitat's policy. Once approved, the volunteer may be scheduled.
Individuals volunteering to complete community service hours shall track and hand in their own hours.
Habitat reserves the right to terminate this agreement for community service if the participant is in any way uncooperative, unproductive, disruptive or in any other way negatively impacts the accomplishment of the daily goals.
School Service Requirements
Community Service Policy 503
To be eligible to use Habitat as a source for completing community service hours, the individual shall:
- Provide a valid I.D.
- Provide written documentation that states their name, the amount of hours to be completed, and the time limit to complete the hours on the Community Service Application.
- Complete all necessary documentation: annual volunteer waiver, Habitat Code of Conduct, Community Service application. Note: if volunteer is age 17 or under, the signature of a legal guardian is required.
- Habitat reserves the right to deny any individual in need of court-ordered community service hours the ability to volunteer with the organization based on the nature, type, and/or specifics of the offense.
Upon receipt of the above forms, the Community Engagement Manager will verify nothing conflicts with Habitat's policy. Once approved, the volunteer may be scheduled.
Individuals volunteering to complete community service hours shall track and hand in their own hours.
Habitat reserves the right to terminate this agreement for community service if the participant is in any way uncooperative, unproductive, disruptive or in any other way negatively impacts the accomplishment of the daily goals.
