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Students & Community Service
Complete your service hours while building a better community.
Help provide the manpower and support needed to build affordable homes for families in need.
Student Volunteers
Students 16 and older needing to complete service hours can volunteer in our ReStore with just a few simple steps.
Getting Started
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Apply
Create Your Volunteer Account
Create your account on our volunteer portal. This will allow you to sign any necessary documents (for those 18 and older), sign-up for shifts, and track your hours. After creating your account, you will need to wait for approval from the Volunteer Coordinator before you can select your shift.
Need help?
Ready for online orientation?
Looking for the minor liability waiver?
Why complete your hours with us
work experience
Gain valuable work experience and practice the necessary skills for a busy retail environment
teamwork
Our ReStore takes many hands to get things done, and volunteering with us gives you the opportunity to be a part of the team
leadership
We encourage our student volunteers to take ownership of their volunteering with us - from getting started with orientation to completing independent tasks with minimal supervision
friends and contacts
Giving your time to the ReStore is a great way to meet people outside of your immediate circle
make a difference
By lending your time and talents to the ReStore, you help Greater Matthews Habitat allocate more resources to support homebuilding and critical repair projects that benefit families in our community.
Community Service
We offer opportunities in our ReStore for those needing to earn community service hours. However, we generally ONLY accept court-ordered (or lawyer-recommended) community service for the following charges: traffic violations, DWIs/DUIs, and minor possession charges. ​
Certain charges are an automatic disqualification for any individual interested in completing community service at the ReStore including, but not limited to: disorderly conduct, larceny, theft, uttering, forgery, breaking & entering, assault, felonies, weapons-related charges, and any violent offenses.
All community service volunteers will be expected to:
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regularly lift up to 50 lbs. during their shift and must willing to do so/can do so safely.
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Provide a physical letter on letterhead from either the court or lawyer stating your offense, the number of hours needed to be performed, and when they need performed by.
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Show up for scheduled shifts and work the entire shift
View the complete Community Service Policy
Court-ordered community service volunteers will need to provide documentation verifying their charges and receive approval from either the Volunteer Coordinator or ReStore Manager prior to beginning their volunteer work. To get started, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator.
Here are answers to the questions we hear most.
Need more help?
Send a message to our Volunteer Department.
