Youth United – Age 16 and Over - Build Guide Forms / Rules
Safety Rules
Safety is always our # 1 priority when working on a house. Click here to review our Work Site Safety Policy. All Youth United volunteers are required to bring a Parental Permission Form with them to work on the site. Click here to download the form. In addition:
- Youth must be 18 years old or older to be on the site when power tools are being used; if not power tools are being used, you must be 16 years or older to be on the site
- No children of partner families are allowed on the site unless they are 18 years old or over when power tools are being used
- Youth 16-18 years old must confirm with a site adult and be accompanied to the site with a parent or adult
- Youth must commit to the entire build day, except for pre-approval for special circumstances - 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM when youth are present
- Youth teams will commit at least 2 weeks in advance of the date they are scheduled to work and specify the exact number of youth and adults who are coming to the site
- Youth coming to the site in teams of 4 or more must have one adult per team to supervise them; any youth in groups of less than 4 people or as individuals must each have a parent or adult present for supervision
- Teams and individuals MUST get parental signatures on the new consent and release form In
Skills, Work Day Schedules and Basics
There are many construction skills you may hope to learn through your involvement with Youth United. Click here to learn more about what's in store for you.
The most important asset of any good project is strong organization, and construction is no exception. Click here to view a sample work day scheduling template.
There is so much to do each day while working on a Habitat partner home. Click here to find out more.
What is a Blitz Build?
The Blitz Build is a unique experience where numerous participants and adult leaders "blitz build" as much of a home’s outer structure within a week. Some larger Habitat chapters are able to build an entire Habitat house in two weeks! It's a fun and engaging way to kick-start a project and make some rapid progress. Our seventh partner house, was started by a Blitz Build. Click here to see how the construction progressed.
