Volunteer stories

Meet Annette, Chapter Chair for Habitat for Humanity Southern Alberta Medicine Hat, whose hands-on experience, real estate expertise, and lifelong commitment to volunteering help more families access safe, affordable homes.

In less than one year, Bev has contributed more than 200 volunteer hours to Habitat for Humanity Southern Alberta – and received a promotion to Construction II in just 3 months. Hear from Bev on why she signed up to volunteer and what keeps her coming back.

Since joining Habitat for Humanity Southern Alberta in May 2022, Howard has volunteered nearly 1,150 hours, showing up twice a week to help build homes, teach others, and bring calm consistency to every site he’s on.

Since joining Habitat in 2015, Hugh has logged more than 2,300 volunteer hours on build sites. Keep reading to see why he keeps coming back week after week.  

Housing affordability is one of the biggest challenges facing young Canadians—and for Rehman, it’s personal. As a university student looking…

When Russ Wells first joined Habitat for Humanity Southern Alberta in 2020, he probably didn’t expect he’d eventually step in to help lead our Community Engagement team—let alone become our Board Chair. But if you’ve met Russ, you know he has a way of quietly leaning in wherever help is needed most.