Family Partners Needed!
 
If you want to be involved in Habitat but can't hammer a nail or commit to weekly construction; if you like the idea of working with the families who buy Habitat homes, then being a family partner is for you.
 
The Family Partner Committee works with our homeowner families as soon as they are selected. A Family Partner is paired with one family at a time, to act as their liason and advocate while the family starts saving money for the closing and works steadily on their sweat equity hours. 
 
Responsibilities of being a family partner include attending monthly committee meetings (we have great desserts!), familiarizing  yourself with the process of Habitat homeownership, and taking turns with the other committee members to become a family partner. Family partners generally meet several times with the Habitat family to go over the family partner handbook, track sweat equity hours, put them in contact with the architect and Building Committee as the house is designed and built, plan their house dedication when the house is complete, and be available to answer questions and offer support for the family. The personal relationships you develop with the families are very rewarding.
 
If you are interested and would like to learn more, please contact the Family Partner Chairperson:

Laura Ryder
Daytime Phone: (518) 274-3050, ext. 18
Email: ryder@tapinc.org