If you enjoy a fast paced, fun and rewarding environment that strives to provide outstanding donor and customer service, then the ReStore would be a great volunteer opportunity for you!

The ReStore is HFHGCC’s home improvement center for new and gently used home improvement supplies. The ReStore seeks volunteers to help with:

• Cleaning, sorting and stocking merchandise
• Operating our Point of Sale cash register
• Merchandise pricing
• Assisting customers with purchases
• Assisting donors with donations drop-offs
• Assisting the ReStore driver with donation pick-ups
• Leading “How to”/DIY Workshops in store
• Facility and landscaping upkeep
• Metal scrapping/recycling
• And variety of other tasks!

Volunteer Positions

ReStore Liaison 

Do you like welcoming folks into your space? Answering questions? Well, you would be perfect for volunteering as a ReStore Liaison. Our liasons assist donors and customers and help answer any questions. You can also help answer phones, keep the front entrance clean, bag or box purchases, and other small jobs that need to be done.

 Cashier

Have an eye for different colored tags and like pushing buttons? Do you like people, meeting folks from all over Centre County and beyond? Then being a cashier would be an excellent fit for you! Our cashiers are the face of the ReStore, helping each customer purchase what they need at a great deal. And since we have very friendly customers, you will always have an opportunity to find out about new home improvement projects they are working on, how they found us, and let them know how they have helped out Centre County families with their purchases.

Donation Ambassador

Do you like finding and holding unique treasures in your arms? Well, if that treasure is an antique piece of furniture, a retro lamp, a giant watercolor, or even a box of tile or carton of nails, than the Donation Ambassador position could be just right for you. These treasures are valuable donations to us! They turn into funds for our Habitat houses. Donation Ambassadors can assist our driver with pick-ups of donations from people’s homes and help assist donors at our store with drop off donations. This position can be a physical position.  

Mr. or Mrs. Spic & Span

Love a good 'before and after' story? Do you like to see your reflection in things? Does seeing a pile of stuff, look like an opportunity? We are always in need of people who get satisfaction from seeing things clean! Our donations come in a variety of conditions and often need a little elbow grease or organizing.  If you like getting your hands dirty to get things clean, we would be happy to have you on board!

Repair Extraordinaire/Appliance and tool tester

Do you have a knack for repairing things? Do you enjoy getting something working? We have a positions just for you! Sometimes our donations are not in perfect working order, and need to be taken apart, or tested to see if they work. Power tools, appliances, paint and more all need to be tested. Furniture, doors, windows, cabinets, and home decor may need some TLC, and we will always have lots of items ready to be taken care of by someone like you!

Showroom Organizer

Everything has its place, and you know where that is! We need someone who is good at displaying our inventory in an appealing way. You can set up a living room or a kitchen or reorganize a display shelf or even entire areas of the ReStore. Like to decorate for the holidays? We have a spot for you! If you have an eye for design and organization we would love to have you join our team.

Building Maintenance

Are you handy or skilled? The ReStore has quite the honey-do list! We can always use someone to help change out light bulbs, hang signage, repair flooring, build walls, etc. Whatever your level of expertise there is work here to be done!

Upcycler

Creativity is a must for our Upcycler volunteer spot. Remaking, restoring, and renewing materials into something new is a great way to show our customers what potential our inventory has. This person could also host “demo classes” or help organize craft events at our ReStore.

Recycling Assistant

We divert on average over 30,000 pounds of usable goods a month from landfills, and a big part of that is our metal recycling. We are happy to train the right person who likes breaking things, dividing and conquering the materials that would be sent to the dump otherwise. 

Committee Member

Have some connections around the area? Do you have valuable experience that would benefit our donation procurement, volunteer retention, store growth, or event planning? Are you good at get things started and getting them done? We could use someone of your expertise as a committee member. Please reach out to the ReStore!

Let us know if you are interested in helping in the ReStore and we can meet to find out if we have the perfect position for you!