What to expect:

Every session

• Project HomeWorks sessions typically start at 9am and ends approximately at 1-2pm. Session durations may vary. 

• Minimum age for volunteers is 15 years old on the date of the session.

• Volunteers will typically be split into working teams of 4 to 8 people per house. 

• Habitat staff will conduct a safety briefing at the start of each session.

• Scope of work carried out by volunteers include:

  • Sorting, de-cluttering & disposal of items (sometimes require heavy lifting)

  • Intensive cleaning of rooms, kitchens & toilets

  • Re-painting of stained walls & doors, as well as rusty metal gates

  • Chaulking (or sealing up) gaps between walls & electrical casings to eliminate bed bug hiding spots 

  • Setting up basic furniture like metal bed frames & plastic storage boxes

What will be provided

Before each session

• Bed bug infestations are common problems in rental estates. To protect our volunteers and effectively eliminate the infestation, Habitat Singapore will engage professional fumigation services about 2 days before a scheduled HomeWorks session. 

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• Essential supplies provided to volunteers

  • Full cleaning set

  • Full painting set

  • Gloves

  • Masks

  • Habitat Singapore volunteer t-shirt

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*Note: As part of our efforts to reduce plastic waste, all volunteers should come prepared with their own water bottles and, if necessary, snacks or light bites.

Volunteer Sign Up

Corporates, Schools, Social Groups & Individuals

For Groups (Corporate / Schools / Social Groups)

• Project HomeWorks sessions need to be booked at least 4-5 months in advance for groups.

• Maximum team size we can accomodate each session is 50 pax for adult teams & 30 pax for youth teams.

• Email us at info@habitat.org.sg to request for available dates. In your email, please include details like your name, your organisation/school, group size and preferred date range.

For Individuals

• We welcome individual volunteers as much as we can with open sessions every month. Dates are publicised the month before. 

• For open sessions, dates and locations are set by Habitat Singapore based on the need on the ground.

• Visit our Volunteer Message Board to see upcoming open sessions. Stay updated by subscribing to our mailing list or following us on Facebook & Instagram.