Committees

While house construction and the ReStore are the most visible part of Habitat for Humanity of Southern Ocean County, there is also a great deal of work done behind the scenes. The committees described below are an integral part of our mission. If you would like to volunteer for one of these committees, please contact us at (609)-978-9984 or via email at volunteer@hfhsoc.org.

You can also fill out a volunteer form.

• Construction Committee: This committee is responsible for all of the phases of house construction from permits and site preparation through painting and carpets. They also work with the site selection committee under the direction of the board to choose the lots to purchase and the type of construction that best fits the needs of the local community and Habitat's goals.
  
  
• Site Selection and Development Committee: This committee is responsible for land acquisition and development. The committee is responsible for identifying potential sites for future construction, review the appropriateness of the lot for the affiliate and to recommend property for acquisition to the board. The committee also works closely with engineers, lawyers Planning Boards and others to ensure zoning and regulatory compliance..
  
  
• Family Selection Committee: This committee works to carry out the Board's vision by defining for the community, the population in need of decent, affordable housing, and by developing processes and policies for selecting those in greatest need. They hold family selection orientation meetings, review potential homeowner applications and recommend to the board families to become homeowners.
  
  
• Family Support Committee: Habitat affiliates are committed to "the development and uplifting of families and communities, not o only the construction of houses" (from the affiliate covenant). The Family Support Committee plays an integral part in accomplishing this vision. This committee is the primary liaison between the affiliate and the partner families. As the affiliate learns from the families, the affiliate is able to improve its program to better serve the needs of the families.
  
  
• Church Relations Committee: This committee seeks to keep in touch with all of the various churches in the affiliate's area of responsibility. They also keep them informed about what the affiliate is doing and to seek their support for our mission.
  
  
• Public Relations & Awareness Committee: This committee is responsible to write and place newspaper adverting and radio advertising for the re-store, boat and auto sales and special events sponsored by HFHSOC.
  
  
• ReStore Store Committee: This committee is responsible to review and recommend all of the requirements necessary to ensure that the Thrift Store operation continues as a revenue generating success for the affiliate.