Habitats for Humanity


For the month of October, I volunteered for Habitats for Humanity. This organization provides low income families in New Orleans an opportunity to build and finance safe, affordable homes. I was designated to go to a location in east New Orleans at 8 am. When I got there, the house was pretty well built, but needed some finishing touches such as painting and ventilation. We were split into different teams and my team’s primary responsibility was to set up F-lines. These lines are set up around the top of the house for ventilation purposes and keeping insects out of the house. This job was physically demanding as you had to climb a ladder and then manually nail in the F-lines as well as its supporting structure. In addition, the temperature was well into the 90s, and therefore, made the task even more difficult. It didn’t seem like we were making much progress initially but at the end of the day our F-lines could be clearly seen around the entire house. This was a unique experience because this was the first time I had volunteered in an area outside of the medical field. I felt like I gained a new set of skills and met motivated students who had similar goals as me. I definitely look forward to continuing volunteering for Habits for Humanity in the month of November and even beyond.

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