Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity volunteer orientation powerpoint

1. Building Houses while
Transforming Lives and
Communities

2. Our Mission
Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit,
Christian housing ministry that seeks to eliminate
poverty housing in the community and to make simple,
decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. People
from all walks of life work together in partnership to
build houses with families in need.
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3. Overview of NOHFH
• Became an affiliate in 2000
• “Hand up, not a hand out”
• Volunteer-based
• Partner with families in need
 New Construction
 Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative (NRI)
• Support the construction of Habitat homes around the world
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4. Components of NOHFH that will be addressed:
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What fuels
NRI Guatemala
our mission?
A Brush with
New Community
Kindness ReStore Volunteers
Construction Partnerships
(ABWK)
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5. Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative (NRI)
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6. What is NRI?
Mission
• Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative affiliates serve more families
by responding to community aspirations with an expanded array of
products, services and partnerships, empowering residents to revive
their neighborhoods and enhance their quality of life.
Goals
• To serve more families through an expanded array of housing
products.
• To demonstrate an improved quality of life in the communities where
we serve.
• To broaden the base of Habitat’s financial support.
• To increase volunteer participation.
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7. Components of NRI
Neighborhood
Revitalization
Initiative
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8. Levels of NRI
New
Construction
Rehab
including
foreclosed
properties
Weatherization:
Energy Retrofit
Repairs
including
ABWK
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9. New Construction
• Every year, a family in need is selected to partner with
NOHFH through an extensive selection process
• Need, Ability to Pay, and Willingness to Partner
• Family selected by Family Selection Committee
• Monthly, no interest mortgage payment
• Sweat equity component
• Mortgage payments support the building of other houses
• Currently building 14th home in Manitou Park, Berkeley
Township
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10. Construction of the Manchester House
• Family: Maria, Arvey, and their three children
• Learned about NOHFH from a flyer at Maria Sr.’s job
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12. Dedication of the
Manchester Home
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13. Meet Our Newest Family! (14th Home)
• The Barrientos family consists of parents Ignacio and Ofelia Barrientos and their
children:
Ignacio, Alexis, Jonathan, Marya, Melissa, Christopher, Angel and John Hiram.
• Ignacio, known to one and all as "Iggie", is employed by the Township of Berkeley and
the Anchor Inn in Ocean Gate. Needless to say Ofelia is kept employed caring for the
children.
• The family of 10 is presently residing in very crowded circumstances with other family
members after a job loss forced them out of past living conditions.
• Ignacio has begun his accumulation of "sweat equity" hours working with Luke, the
construction supervisor.
• We look forward to providing them with a five bedroom two bath home in
Berkeley Township!
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14. Below are pictures of the Barrientos Family from the
Groundbreaking Ceremony of their new home!
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15. NRI Communities
• Currently working in Manitou Park to build not only homes
but a community as well
• Includes new construction (Barrientos’ Home) and ABWK
projects
• 3 lots
• Strong faith-based community
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16. A Brush with Kindness (ABWK)
• 3 Repair Levels
 Level I: Minor Repairs
 Level 2: Higher skill and cost
 Level 3: Critical Home Repair
• Application Process
• Families selected by ABWK Committee
• New Components to NOHFH’s ABWK program
 Repair Corp Grant
 Superstorm Sandy
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17. A Brush with Kindness: Level 1
(Low cost/Low skill)
• Window repair (screen, glass, glazing)
• Scrape, paint, caulk
• Door replacement
• Minor siding & trim repair
• Landscaping (pruning/trimming, weeding, reseeding)
• Clean up, brush removal, junk removal
• Board replacement in porch/stair/ramp
• Minor roof repair & soffit/fascia replacement
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18. A Brush with Kindness: Level 2
(Increased skills and cost)
• Major roof repair/replacement
• Porch/stair/ramp construction
• Extensive siding and trim repair/replacement
• Window replacement
• Weather stripping
• Interior work (only as it relates to exterior work)
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19. A Brush with Kindness: Level 2
Stephen
• Due to an illness, had one leg removed a few years ago.
• A couple of years later, his other leg was removed.
• Having no ramps and no money to have one built, he literally had
become "a prisoner in his own home."
• Could not obtain his mail
• Due to the group of volunteers from the Air Force and the regular
volunteer construction crew, work began on the ramp.
• Soon a trip to the mailbox, something so many of us take for granted,
was once again a reality!
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20. Day 1
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21. Day 2
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22. Almost Done!
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23. A Completed Ramp!
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24. A Brush with Kindness: Level 2
Eunice Grant
• 91 years old
• “Matriarch” of
Manitou Park
• ABWK project
part of NRI
Community in
Manitou Park
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27. A Brush with Kindness: Level 3
(High cost/High skill: Critical Home Repair)
• Extensive rehabbing of an existing home
• Includes work on the interior as well as the exterior
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28. A Brush with Kindness: Level 3
Maria and Steven
(Cedar Grove)
• Maria is the mother of
Steven, an adult with
special needs.
• House caught fire
• Could not have been
completed without the
involvement of the
community
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29. Cedar Grove
Before Pictures
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31. Sun National Bank
Community Banking Day
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32. Sun National Bank
Community Banking Day
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33. Sun National Bank
Community Banking Day
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34. Sun National Bank
Community Banking Day
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35. Bank of America
Community Banking Day
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36. Bank of America
Community Banking Day
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37. Cedar Grove
Rededication Ceremony
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38. Cedar Grove Interior
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39. Cedar Grove Interior
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40. A Brush with Kindness: Repair Corps Grant
• Funded by The Home Depot Foundation
• Home repair grants will be allocated in amounts up to $15,000
for each Repair Corps project.
• The program grants cover the cost of a variety of repairs that
could include roofing and weather stripping to the installation
of wheelchair ramps and renovated bathrooms and doorways
to accommodate disabled veterans.
• NOHFH received 5 grants of $15,000 each
• We have received 3 applications thus far
• Completed 1st and soon to start 2nd
• All 3 applicants are from 3 different wars
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41. A Brush with Kindness: Repair Corps Grant
• Tuesday September 11th at 8:45
am Mayor Tom Kelaher joined
the staff and volunteers from
Northern Ocean HFH and Home
Depot as they gathered in Toms
River for a prayer service.
• Home was recently purchased
by Angelo; a two-tour Iraqi
veteran who suffers from PTSD
and wants nothing more than a
safe house to call "home" for his
wife, Teresa and two children.
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42. Repair. Rebuild. Restore.
A Brush with Kindness:
Superstorm Sandy
Brick Township
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43. Repair. Rebuild. Restore.
A Brush with Kindness:
Superstorm Sandy
Toms River (Silverton)
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44. Repair. Rebuild. Restore.
A Brush with Kindness:
Superstorm Sandy
Toms River (Silverton)
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45. Repair. Rebuild. Restore.
A Brush with Kindness:
Superstorm Sandy
Toms River (Silverton)
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46. Repair. Rebuild. Restore.
A Brush with Kindness:
Superstorm Sandy
Ocean Gate
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47. Repair. Rebuild. Restore.
Ocean Gate
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48. Repair. Rebuild. Restore.
A Brush with Kindness:
Superstorm Sandy
• Rebuilding from Sandy is a
marathon, not a sprint.
• NOHFH is one of nearly a dozen Habitat affiliates that recently
received a mobile response unit to assist communities in New
York and New Jersey recovering from Hurricane Sandy.
• Chevrolet donated a total of 24 Express vans that were
specially outfitted with tools and equipment donated by
Lowe’s and the Robert Bosch Tool Corporation.
• NOHFH was honored to receive three of the vans!
• The recommended model from the Ocean County Long Term
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49. Repair. Rebuild. Restore.
A Brush with Kindness: Superstorm Sandy
“Kick Back to Give Back”
• 12 year old Alex decided to
organize a soccer tournament for
her Bar Mitzvah project.
• She raised $10,000 and
donated it to NOHFH for Sandy
Recovery.
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50. Guatemala
• For 10 years, NOHFH has tithed $74,582.00 to 18 families in
Guatemala.
• Commitment to build at least 1 house in Guatemala for every
house built here in Ocean County.
• After helping from afar, the NOHFH family decided to do
make mission trips.
• Embarked on an adventure known as Global Village.
• 5 NOHFH members spent a week building a home for a
neighbor in Guatemala.
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51. Guatemala
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52. Guatemala
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53. Reflection about
Guatemala
“The difference this year was the
interaction of the family with our
volunteers. We were immersed with three
generations and relatives. Grandmother
Solidad, mother Carolina (prospective
homeowner), and her daughter Maria
Guadalupe were all eager to help. Their joy
and gratitude for our help was
overwhelming. When we have so much and
they have so little it is truly humbling. The
simple concrete block home with
corrugated metal roof we were building
was a palace to them.”
• Dick Read – Board Member and
Former Board President
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54. Reflection about
Guatemala
It is difficult to put into words the impact
on my life that going to Guatemala and
living amongst the Mayan people has
had. That we go to build a safe and
comfortable home for a family that would
otherwise not be able have one is a big
part of course, but not the biggest. That
would be the experience of the culture, the
people, the country, the history - it draws
me back. Being able, this year, to share
this trip with my 17 year old grandson and
seeing how the experience affected his life -
powerfully, is what it was. In his words, "A
life changing event."
• June Kreutzer- Board Member and
Former Board President
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55. What Fuels our Mission?
Community
Partners
ReStore
Volunteers
NOHFH Mission
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56. Recycle:
Out of
ReStore Landfill
• Major source of
People
our funding learn
Restore
about
• Located on Route 166 mission
in TR
• The ReStore is a thrift
shop operated by NOHFH Provides
Fuels for
since 2001. Mission families
• Specializes in gently used in need
furniture, household items,
giftware and appliances.
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57. ReStore
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58. Community Partnerships
Businesses Fundraisers
and Individual
Donors
Civic Services Municipalities
Habitat for
Humanity Schools
International
Faith-Based
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59. Volunteers:
Ways to get involved
• ReStore
 3 hour shifts
 10am-1pm, 1pm-4pm
• Donating
 Gifts in Kind such as materials
 Monetary
• Committees
• NRI (New Construction and ABWK projects)
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60. Committee Descriptions
Faith Relations
• New volunteers needed!
• Main goal: Partner with our faith community as they are Habitat’s biggest source of
financial aid and volunteer support
Family Selection
• Meets only a couple of times a month
• Main Goal: Helps with the selection process of future homeowners
Family Support
• Main Goal: Mentors new Habitat homeowners
Fundraising
• Main Goal: Interact with the public and gently solicit funding as well as in-kind gifts
of materials, labor, land and/or volunteer labor from our community
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61. Committee Descriptions
Public Relations
• New volunteers needed!
• Main goal: Write articles for our newsletter and local newspapers. Develop different ways for NOHFH to
be involved with the media, social media, and raise awareness about our mission
Site Selection
• Currently not meeting as we have acquired 4 buildable lots
• Main Goal: Assist in identifying and selecting land that meets the “mission needs” of NOHFH
Construction
• Main Goal: Responsible for the planning, organization and implementation of our new home building
projects.
ABWK
• Main Goal: Select families for ABWK projects. Volunteers can supervise and/or engage in the “hands on”
repair work
Demolition
• Only meets prior to a demolition sale
• New volunteers are needed to help organize and run a demolition sale NOHFH Public Relations Coordinator

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