Hands
on Housing (HOH) is a Holy Trinity parish volunteer group
that helps construct housing for needy families in the Washington
area. Since 1989, HOH volunteers have
partnered with a variety of non-profit community development
organizations (Mi
Casa,
Marshall Heights, Mary
House, Manna, Habitat
for Humanity and So
Others Might Eat (SOME) to bring affordable or transitional
housing to homeless and low-income families.
Most
volunteers have no previous construction experience
but each team is lead by an experienced foreman. Training,
tools and safety equipment are provided. Five coordinators
organize teams of approximately 15 volunteers. Each
team works every fifth or sixth Saturday between 9:00am
and 3:00pm. There are currently 150 active volunteers.
HOH is currently partnered with Residing In Group
Housing Together (RIGHT), a consortium of six
churches located in southeast D.C. that works to improve
the quality of life for people who are devastated by
the spiritual, emotional, and physical damages of HIV
and AIDS.
Check the Schedule to see how you can get involved.
