Because It Takes A Village... to Build a Home

If our designated Chapter Build Days do not fit your schedule, we encourage you to volunteer directly through our Springfield Habitat Affiliate (as an individual or group of friends).

Whether you are a seasoned builder or a beginner, Habitat can always use your help. Even if you don't know how to swing a hammer, the Habitat team will be more than happy to give you the instructions and supervision you need to be a productive homebuilder.  

If you'd like to volunteer through our Springfield Habitat Affiliate, visit the appropriate links at: http://www.habitatspringfieldmo.org/volunteerinformation.htm 

Habitat's New Community: Legacy Trails

Designing the second Habitat subdivision in Springfield started in 2004, incorporating the efforts of nearly 20 partnering community organizations and a committee of landscaping volunteers working toward making the subdivision environmentally friendly, utilizing native plants and grasses, and minimizing paved areas.

Legacy Trails will enhance the quality of life for residents as well as protect the quality of the environment, featuring:

• Native plants and grasses
• Innovative, energy-efficient home design
• Natural walking paths
• A savannah-like community park
• Curbless streets to limit stormwater runoff
• Limited on-street parking to increase safety and reduce crime

In March of 2006, after more than two years of planning, Habitat was able to celebrate a groundbreaking on the 18 acres of farmland in north Springfield that will eventually house 56 families in need of affordable housing.

By August of 2006, the first house was completed at Legacy Trails, with five more houses under construction. The bioretention areas built to help manage storm water runoff proved successful, and a natural walking path for the subdivision was completed.

  Work Hours:

Work hours are usually 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Job assignments are distributed first thing in the morning, so please arrive to the work site early to receive job assignment for the day.

 

Work Groups:

Call the volunteer coordinator at the Habitat office (417-829-4001) or email info@habitatspringfieldmo.org to schedule a day to work. Confirm your schedule one or two days prior to the work day to learn what type of work is scheduled.

 

Clothes and Equipment:

Wear appropriate work clothes such as long pants, tennis shoes, or hard-toed boots. Bring a cap, a hat or a scarf and gloves. A bandana in your back pocket serves many uses. You might want to bring your own water bottle. Be sure to apply plenty of sun block, and on hot days to drink plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration.

 

Job Site:

Sign in every day, put on a name tag, and let the site coordinator know how long you can work. Please fill out the waiver of liability the first time you come out to volunteer.

Legacy Trails is located at:
3800 N. Farm Rd. 143
(just north of I-44 off Hwy 13).