We run open build days the second Saturday of every month, plus quarterly skilled-trades days for the experienced. No experience needed, no minimum hours required, no background-check fee. Tell us your name and we'll send you a calendar.
The flagship volunteer opportunity. Show up at the active build site at 8am Saturday, leave by 4pm. We provide tools, gloves, lunch, and a site lead who will give you a job that matches what you can do. Demolition, painting, landscaping, insulation, drywall sanding — depending on the build phase.
For carpenters, electricians, plumbers, masons, finish carpenters, and HVAC techs with at least three years of professional experience. Quarterly skilled-trades days — Saturday or Sunday, your choice — paired with our site lead, on the technical work that volunteers can't do.
Help with fundraising letters, donor outreach, event planning for the spring appeal, the annual Bridge & Build dinner, the quarterly newsletter mailing. Front Street office in Beacon, weekday afternoons. About 8 volunteers a quarter.
For volunteers with social work, financial counseling, legal aid, or housing-counseling backgrounds. Pair with Renée's resident services team to help current Your Business families with paperwork, benefits navigation, and quarterly home check-ins.
The next three open build days. RSVP at signup form below — same form for every role and every date. We'll confirm by email a week out with site location and what to bring.
Framing day on the new 3-bed in Newburgh. We'll be raising walls and getting sheathing up. Open to all skill levels; trades welcome.
Rehab-in-place project on the Highland Place cottage. Demo day — gentle on the cottage, hard on the bathroom. PPE provided.
Landscaping and exterior cleanup at the Wall Street, Kingston building. Lighter physical demand; great for first-time volunteers.
One form for every role. Tell us your name, your role preference, your skill level, and we'll send you the monthly schedule with site addresses. We email the calendar the first of the month; you RSVP per build day, no minimum commitment.
If you have skilled-trades experience — carpentry, plumbing, electrical, masonry — there's a separate roster, and you'll be paired with our site lead for the technical work.
You don't need to bring anything but closed-toe shoes. We have hammers, drills, drywall knives, paint rollers, hard hats, safety glasses, work gloves.
Marcus and his crew run every build. You won't be standing around wondering what to do — you'll have a specific job and someone showing you how. The pace is real but humane.
Catered by Lola's Café in Beacon — they donate the lunch. Sandwiches, salad, soup in winter. Vegetarian and gluten-free options every time.
You'll go home tired and proud. You'll have built or fixed a measurable thing. We tell you what you contributed, by name, in the next quarterly newsletter.