Places to Serve
Bahamas Methodist Habitat hosts volunteers to serve in disaster response and sub-standard housing ministries as well as occasional community outreach that includes work with children and youth. As a result of Hurricane Dorian, we are currently preparing to hose volunteers in at least 3 sites.
ALL SITES REQUIRE TRAVEL EMERGENCY MEDICAL & EVACUATION INSURANCE. YOU SHOULD ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO CREDIT CARD/S WITH AT LEAST A $10,000 BALANCE AS MOST INSURANCES REIMBURSE FOR CLAIMS.
Eleuthera - AGES: youth, family, adult and intergenerational team are welcomed for team sizes between 6 and 50 persons TYPE OF WORK: Sub-standard housing, disaster mitigation, and VBS ministry. Methodist Summer Camp will also take place during the summer and smaller teams are needed to assist with these activities.
Abaco - AGES: Adult ONLY with disaster training such as UMCOR ERT Training. Youth will be considered for teams coming after June 2020. TYPE OF WORK: Debris Removal, Clean-up, Tarping, and light repair work will begin as soon. No utilities are restored yet so accommodations are basic with generator access for electricity. Passport information *may* required in advance in order to obtain letter allowing foreign volunteers into the area.
Freeport / Grand Bahama - AGES: Adult ONLY with disaster training such as UMCOR ERT Training thru May 2020. TYPE OF WORK: Debris Removal, Clean-up, Tarping, and Drywall, light repair work. Accommodations are inside church on air mattresses with showers, kitchen, outdoor space. . Passport information *may* be required in advance in order to obtain letter allowing foreign volunteers into the area.
Andros - AGES: youth, family, adult and intergenerational team are welcomed for teams under 20 people. TYPE OF WORK: to do sub-standard housing, disaster mitigation, and some remaining hurricane recovery work (roofing) from Hurricane Matthew.
Nassau - AGES: youth, family, adult and intergenerational teams are welcomed to serve with outreach in Nassau during the summer but may require additional costs. TYPE OF WORK: Primarily children and youth VBS/Outreach, some construction and sub-standard housing