Volunteer Impact Report Fiscal Year 2021
Dear Habitat Volunteer, Thank you so much for your continued support of Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco. Our community has stayed strong and resilient during these challenging times not only through your work at our construction site, community gardens and special projects, but also through your persistence and flexibility. Volunteer Match reported that since the start of the pandemic, 85% of volunteers were afraid to volunteer for fear of getting ill or exposing others. In the early months of the pandemic, while many nonprofits suffered without volunteers, Habitat volunteers continued to help virtually while field staff implemented changes at our work sites. In the safety of their homes, volunteers made masks for our construction staff and provided services such as data modeling, translation, loan review and homeowner outreach. The pivot was seamless. People rose to do whatever was needed to keep Habitat’s mission moving forward. Although Covid-19 interrupted our work in construction in 2020, affordable housing construction was deemed an “essential service.” This allowed us to resume our important work while developing strict Covid protocols to ensure the safe return of volunteers. Thanks to you, our volunteer shifts have remained full since September 2020, powerful evidence of the irrepressible hope and spirit of our Bay Area community. We hope that this Volunteer Impact Report shows how we have managed to advance the mission despite the challenges of 2020-21. Through our continued partnership, we can ensure that our neighbors are able to dream and attain stability through affordable homeownership. Thank you. With Gratitude,
Maureen Sedonaen, CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
Belinda Sullivan, Volunteer Services Manager
What is a volunteer worth? Traditional ways of measuring the value of volunteer contributions include the number of hours, the dollar savings in labor, and the number of homes built and repaired. In truth, worth is both elusive to measure and priceless. Not only do volunteers make quite tangible contributions, their presence and participation also provide meaning, inspire tradition, infuse spirit, and promote connection. These stories illustrate their incalculable value to our community.
Volunteers Infuse Spirit: John Tastor Since 2008, John has been involved with Habitat GSF in various capacities – as a volunteer who builds and repairs homes, an affordable housing advocate, and a donor. He even arranged insurance for several Habitat GSF construction projects. He coordinates his church’s involvement with Habitat GSF and has inspired others to join as ongoing volunteers. Through Habitat’s international program, Global Village, he has been to Vietnam multiple times to build homes, an experience that carries special meaning to him as a Vietnam veteran. “Habitat provides the best opportunity,” John declared unreservedly, “We’re not there to make it about ourselves - we’re working side by side with the people who we’re helping, and in the process, we become family.”
Volunteers Promote Connection: Sounyi Phommala Stamper While juggling her time as a bilingual teacher and a mother of four, Sounyi still managed to fit hundreds of hours of volunteer time to complete the 500 hours of Sweat Equity required to own a Habitat home. To get to the finish line, she had to lean on her friends, family, and acquaintances. Although some were able to volunteer at the construction site (many for the first time), others could not. An older couple who wanted to help was able to “donate their hours” while still volunteering for their own community. “Not only did Habitat allow us to have this intergenerational connection,” shared Sounyi, “The service that these seniors provided to help other nonprofits doing good work also helped us reach our sweat equity goal.”
Volunteers Inspire Tradition: Quesada Gardens Initiative Located In the Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco, Quesada Gardens started out as a neglected median strip dividing a street and ended up unifying a neighborhood. Once a dumping ground for car parts and appliances, two volunteers, Annette Smith and Karl Paige cleared a small patch in front of their homes and transferred plants from their backyards. Curiosity drew out their neighbors and who began adding to their work. Now, the garden provides volunteers, residents, and visitors an urban escape to nature and has even inspired the start of other community gardens near and far. It has also become a welcoming stop for the renowned wild parrots of Telegraph Hill as well as buses touring the city. Habitat GSF is privileged to support Quesada Garden’s work to provide enduring community spaces that enhance the quality of life in Bayview.
Volunteer Involvement
Volunteers supported the following projects in 2020-21: New Construction Volunteers from all walks of life came together to give 30,011 of hours to build six townhomes in Daly City. Starting with framing, then drywall and flooring, then on to finishes and painting, these volunteers were an integral part of the building of these beautiful 3-bedroom homes. Home Renovation Together with the labor provided by the future homeowners themselves, several volunteers joined our construction crew to prepare an existing Habitat home for their new homeowners. Now a father and his daughters have a safe, secure place to build their lives, plant roots, and deepen their connection to the community. Community Gardens Habitat volunteers gave 346 hours to Bridgeview Community Garden, City of Dreams, Florence Fang Community Farm, Northridge CommUNITY Garden, Old Gallinas, and Quesada Garden Initiative. These gardens provide needed respite for community residents while collectively generating approximately 8,500 pounds of produce each year that feed 1,500 individuals and families in the underserved communities of San Francisco’s Bayview and Marin’s Canal District. With a recent grant from the City of San Francisco, HGSF took our work with four community gardens in the Bayview to a new level, helping them acquire new tools and equipment, installing landscape and irrigation, and taking on actual construction work, including building a food distribution facility that will allow the farm to double its capacity to 400 area families each week. Volunteers were involved every step of the way, allowing Habitat to maximize its capacity.
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Other volunteer involvement includes: • Affinity Builds: » Women’s Build » Build with Pride » All Faiths Build » National Volunteer Week Service Build • Data Cleaning and Analysis • Graphic Design • Habitat Young Professionals • Homeowner Outreach • Homeowner Selection Committee • Homeowner Loan Review • Playhouse Build and Prep • Research • Language translation
Coming Soon in 2022 The coming year will bring you a wealth of volunteer opportunities! Community Garden projects start on January 15 for Martin Luther King’s Birthday at Marin’s Old Gallinas Garden. Other dates will be posted monthly into September. Home Preservation projects will be scheduled throughout the year where small groups will be needed to make critical home repairs in Menlo Park, East Palo Alto, and San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood. If short term projects are your thing, please contact us at volunteer@habitatgsf.org. New Construction Diamond Heights, San Francisco will also start in March. This is your chance to participate in a build of 8 homes from the ground up! Playhouse Builds will also happen throughout the year so if you’re interested in helping prep materials and assisting with builds, please contact us at volunteer@habitatgsf.org. Check out our calendar or sign up for our volunteer newsletter for the latest news!
Impact in Numbers Fiscal Year July 2020 – June 2021 419 Faith Groups 1,182 Other Groups Affinity, Civic, and Student Groups 1,498 Corporate Groups 2,847 Homeowner Candidates 10,056 Individuals 13,982 Young Adult Pre-Apprentices Program
with Success Centers’ construction employment program
28,274 volunteer hours in FY21
Volunteer Hours FY21 Volunteers Given by Community: individual, corporate, faith, school, civic, and other groups Sweat Equity: homeowner candidates and their family and friends Young Adult Pre-Apprentice Program with Success Centers’ construction employment training program Total Number of Volunteer Hours
Hours
Equivalent Unique Full-Time Volunteers Employees
15,371
7.39
951
2,847
1.37
85
10,056
4.83
18
28,274
13.59
1,054
In FY 2021, volunteers increased Habitat GSF’s capacity by providing the equivalent of an additional 13 full-time staff to our workforce.
Value of Volunteer Hours Independent Sector (IS) Value of Volunteer Hours @31.79/hr (CA)
$594,719.41
Percentage of Habitat GSF FY21 Personnel Expenses
11%
In FY21, volunteers provided the equivalent of an additional 11% to Habitat GSF’s budget. Independent Sector calculates the value of volunteer time by creating an average hourly rate based on a variation in skills and standard employee costs and benefits for the state.
84 Average NPS Score The Net Promoter Score is a scoring tool used by companies to help measure customer satisfaction. The number represents the customer’s likelihood of recommending a product or experience to their friends and colleagues. The scale used is –100 to 100, with Habitat’s score of 84 sitting in the Excellent range of 70-100.
Volunteer Groups
Volunteer Honor Roll Thank you to the generous volunteers below who showed extraordinary commitment at our work sites during July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021. 1001+ Hours Lee Cheng 501-1000 Hours Stevan Bradley Jim Edwards Robert Siederer 251-500 Hours Jolinda Decad Jonathan Li Ryan Pun John Tastor 101-250 Hours Sharon Brannon Alissa Cooperman James Daley Rae Ellen Davis Vaughn Korbin Wolfgang Liebelt Dan Love Stephanie Noble Bryan Smith Waimar Than Ted von Glahn Gary Walz Deanna Woo Megan Woo David Zolezzi 25-100 Hours Joseph Arico Sean Barron Larry Benjamin August Buessing David Buessing Hao-Wen Cheng Fabrice Corminboeuf T. Cotter
Paul Deardorff Patty Delgrande Sina Edalatjavid Evan Eyre Suzanne Eyre Johnny Flanigan Srinivas Gujju Paulo Habtu Gabrielle Hayes Phuong Le Pierre Messerli Elaine Ng Kari Novatney Mary Obico Patrick O’Regan Felix Ortiz de Montellano John Owl Jason Partin Michael Pavlov Chris Plue Rachel Podolsky Adam Ritter Reyhan Sabesan Vijay Sabesan Tim Sheiner Monica Sterrett Russell Tal Aaron Thompson Nicholas Tomas Ted von Glahn Wendy Walker Jim Wunderlich 3+ shifts Sam Allen Leonardo Arauco Maxwell Barab
Jonah Buessing Abigail Cadelina Louisa Cantwell Maureen De Nieva Paul Engel Theresa Faapuaa Ariana Garber Mayra Gonzalez Daniel Gorn Jackson Heglie Ricardo Herrera Jacqueline Hull James Kil Rosie Kovacic Addison Kuang Evan Lee Eric Leung Vivian Leung Donald Marsh Tom McKewan Kai McLister Connor McNab Mike Mengarelli Annie Mitchell Justin Moore Fredy Navas Wyatt Potter Bradley Spurr Beverly Wang Christopher Watson David Wertheimer Logan Williams Tony Woo Tim Verni Yong John Young Antonella Zaratan
Success Centers We are grateful for the contributions of the young people of Success Centers, a nonprofit job-training program that partners with us to provide practical on-the-job experience for participants working towards a career in construction. Isaiah Shazzar-Allen Kianta Britton Juhlik Camara Sean Crawford David Espinoza Dazia Espinoza
Shane Evangelista Chassity Gantt Marcell Gross Lanz Hamlin Christopher Jackson Damyan Rochell
Henry Shaw Jamese Smith Josiah Valdez Luis Vela
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HGSF is grateful for the dozens of churches, community groups, businesses, and associations whose members gave generously of their time this year. American Association of Civil Engineering, SFSU Chapter American Association of Civil Engineering, Younger Member Forum, SF AvalonBay Communities Inc Bay Area Disc Association Bayshore Elementary School District Bethany United Methodist Church Buddhist Church of San Francisco Burlingame High School, Youth We Can Club Cal Habitat for Humanity Calvary Presbyterian Church City of Daly City College Park High School Interact Club California Society of Health System Pharmacists, Golden Gate Chapter Divvy Homes DLR Group Dykes with Drills European Paving Designs First Church of Christ Scientist of Menlo Park First Presbyterian Church of San Mateo French American International School Good Shepherd Episcopal Church Grosvenor Group Hall-4-One Harvard Club San Francisco Impossible Foods Ladera Community Church Lick-Wilmerding Family Community Service Menlo Church, South City Campus National Charity League, SF Chapter New Life Community Church of Burlingame Private Medical Rise Homes Rotary Club of San Francisco Evening Salesforce San Francisco Falcons Ultimate Frisbee Team St. Ignatius College Preparatory School St John’s Presbyterian Church Sunset Ministry Temple United Methodist Church The Episcopal Church of St. Matthew TRG Architecture + Interior Design University of California SF Radiology Urban Diversion Valley Presbyterian Church Young Men’s Service League, Peninsula Chapter