RECRUITING 5 to 7 committee members who possess discernment and are sensitive to the needs of the poor.
• UNDERSTANDING HFHWC's Family Selection Criteria.
• DEVELOPING ways to establish contact with families who may qualify for the partnership program and then acquainting them with our ministry.
• HELPING families with application forms if they appear to qualify and express a willingness to participate; also, explaining to unqualified families why they don't meet the criteria.
• MAKING sure applicants fully understand the program and what is expected of them before, during, and after the building process.

• RECOMMENDING to the Board final selections of families and reasons for selections.
• MEETING with families afterward to explain they've been selected and will become homeowners.
• ORGANIZING ground breaking and house dedication ceremonies.
• PREPARING family profiles of future homeowners for the Family Partnership Committee and Executive Director.. REPORTING to the Board on committee activities and progress.
• SUGGESTING to the Board improvements or simplifications to their job description, family selection procedure, and criteria.

• RECRUITING 6 or more members to serve on the committee; preferably families and/or persons with a desire and commitment to participate in the mission of the Family Partnership Committee.
• EXPLAINING all matters of the building process, legal aspects of signing the interest free loan, responsibilities to HFH and the community.
• RECRUITING liaison persons or families or designating one of its members or member families as an individual habitat partner to befriend a prospective home owner and his/her family upon acceptance in the HFH program, in order to establish a solid bond with the family at the time they occupy their new home.

• ASSISTING the designated Habitat partner in the task of being a gentle persuader of programs and methods that would enhance the home owner to reach a higher quality of living in areas of family life, health, education, monetary stability, and self-sufficiency in maintaining their new home.
• COOPERATING and coordinating with the Building Committee to create and find opportunities for "sweat equity" fulfillment.
• REPORTING at the Board meetings on Family Partnership Committee activities, family liaison progress, committee meetings held, problems, complications and help needed.
• SUGGESTING improvements or simplifications to the Board.

• RECRUITING 3 to 5 committee members, preferably persons with some construction background.


• BUILDING PLANNING co-ordination and overseeing project..


• SUPERVISING volunteers.

• COORDINATING work schedule


• ACTING AS LIAISON with building trades, suppliers, site development and service hook-ups.


• REPORTING to the Board on activities and events.


• RECOMMENDING improvements or simplifications to the Board.

The Site Selection Committee seeks to find property, building lots, acreage, and existing buildings suitable for cost effective renovation.

• RECRUITING 5 to 8 committee members, preferably experienced in real estate matters: land, house appraisals, zoning, government surplus lands, and tax lien lots.
• LOCATING suitable and affordable building sites, or existing buildings for cost effective renovation.
• KEEPING the total site & development costs (septic tank, sewer, water) under $40,000 as established by the Board, or otherwise as approved by the Board.
• APPROACHING local real estate owners with requests for land, existing buildings, and donations

• NEGOTIATING final prices for property, land or building acquisitions subject to Board approval.
• DEVELOPING relationships with real estate company owners and managers, appropriate governmental department heads, land developers, and other officials in order to secure their cooperation in getting zonings changed and waived. suitable and affordable building sites, or existing buildings for cost effective renovation.
• SUGGESTING improvements or simplifications to the Board.

• RECRUITING 5 to 6 members to serve on the committee; preferably persons experienced in fund raising or interested in this area of HFHWC's mission.
• APPROACHING churches to be "Covenant Churches."
• APPROACHING businesses for materials, services, discounts and/or financial donations.
• PLANNING and organizing fund raising drives, rummage sales, raffles, dinners, pancake breakfasts and other adventures to raise funds.

• PREPARING ads, bulletin inserts, notes, pledges, and in cooperation with the P/R Committee, requesting donations from individuals and public and private organizations.
• FOLLOWING up on "door openers" identified by the P/R Committee.
• LOCATING grant sources and writing grant proposals to foundations or other funding sources. Organizing other events and methods to raise funds.
• SUGGESTING improvements or simplification to the Board.
• REPORTING at monthly Board meetings on committee's activities and plans.

• RECRUITING 2 to 3 members, preferably experienced in Accounting, Financial Management, Insurance or Risk Management, and/or Business Management.
• ASSURING standard accounting practices and use of using HFH International's guidelines.
• DIRECTING periodic financial review of Affiliate's books by an outside audit agency.
• MONITORING risk reduction activities to ensure safety: establishing procedures to add insurance coverage to projects; giving safety talks; obtaining signatures on volunteer waiver forms.
• WORKING with homeowners on insurance or mortgage payment issues related to their home.

• ASSURING insurance for Director's and Officer's Liability, Volunteer Insurance, Builder's Risk, Labor & Industries Coverage, and Medical (and other appropriate coverage) are adequately and cost-effectively secured.
• ESTABLISHING mortgage payments that include principal, taxes, and insurance, and assuring that escrow accounts are monitored and adjusted to avoid application of Affiliate's operating funds to tax or insurance payments.
• REVIEWING periodically Affiliate's recurring costs to ensure functions are cost-effective. Examples include rent, phone charges, office supplies, etc.
• REPORTING at monthly Board meetings.

• RECRUITING 2 to 3 committee members, preferably people with experience in public speaking.

• WORKING with Public Relations and Communications committee to foster church partnerships.


• REPORTING at monthly Board meetings on committee activities and plans.

The Public Relations & Communications Committee seeks to promote HFHWC s existence, ministry, purposes and goals through all avenues of media.

• RECRUITING 5 to 7 committee members, preferably with some experience in PR, media contacts, professional writing and publishing, public speaking, promotions, or a desire to be in PR.
• DEVELOPING standard speeches and presentations for various audiences; developing media contacts and profile handouts to promote HFH name familiarity; arranging speaking engagements with private and public organizations, agencies, and clubs; contacting churches for speaking engagements and issuing announcements and articles in their bulletins and newsletters
• DEVELOPING media contacts and profile hand-outs to promote HFH name familiarity.

• ARRANGING speaking engagements with private & public organization, agencies, and clubs.
• CONTACTING churches for speaking engagements and businesses for promotion of HFH within their organizations, issuing articles and announcements for bulletin boards and newsletters.
• SHOWING HFH video tapes whenever and where ever possible.
• ASSISTING the Fund Raising Committee in their campaigns.
• ORGANIZING ground breaking and house dedication and publishing media announcements.
• INVITING press, radio and TV to all HFH events.
• REPORTING at the monthly Board meetings on activities and planned activities.
• SUGGESTING improvements to the Board.