Personal Statement: Habitat For Humanity

Volunteering is an essential part of this world. Every day, millions of people around the world struggle with many problems such as: poverty, hunger, homelessness, etc. Without people volunteering to help solve these issues, what would the world be like? Although there are many existing organizations that help with these issues, such as Salvation Army and Meals on Wheels, one that I have found an interest in is Habitat for Humanity. They are a non-profit volunteer association that works together to build reasonably priced homes for people all over the world. Habitat for Humanity, along with church groups, community groups, and thousands of volunteers, have helped to build or restore over 600,000 homes and have assisted over three million people worldwide. Their main goal is to give everyone a nice place to live and they do not require their …show more content…
I would learn the basic skills needed to build a house such as putting up sheetrock, building walls, installing floors, landscaping, painting, cleaning, and most of all working hard to achieve a big goal. During the build days, I would be meeting new people, working with them, and making new friendships that could last for a lifetime. Learning together and working together, we would produce something that none of us could have done by ourselves. Volunteering with Habitat for Humanity would be giving back to the community. I would be assisting in the construction of homes and would be part of the process that has built over 600,000 houses and affected over three million people, all over the world and in my home town as well. I would achieve a major sense of accomplishment, independence, and pride through working with Habitat for Humanity. Seeing from start to finish, the goal that I helped to deliver would make me want to help even more, helping more people and becoming confident that I can do anything I set my mind