Book a Team Build Day with Habitat for Humanity

Booking a Build Day with Habitat for Humanity is the perfect way for your team to spend a day bonding and building in the GTA, either at a construction build day experience or at a ReVive Centre team building experience.

Our team build experiences are ideal for community groups, corporate teams and companies who are looking to give back to their local community while learning new skills and growing closer in the process.

Challenge your team to contribute to their community in a positive way. Read on to learn more about the unique team building programs that Habitat offers, and how you can get involved today.

Team build on a build site

You don’t need any construction experience to have a great time on a build day with Habitat for Humanity. Your team can volunteer on one of our build sites and help build a home for a local families in need of a safe, decent and affordable place to live. Our Habitat staff and volunteers will ensure that you’re safe throughout your day, as safety is our priority on build sites. We’ll provide all the tools you might need, including personal protective equipment (PPE) and, of course, coffee. We also provide lunch, event photography and an album full of photos on Facebook and a Habitat build t-shirt to keep.

Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga volunteers on a build day in Acton.

Team build days on construction sites with Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga can accommodate up to 20 people. They’re the ultimate corporate team building experience in the GTA. To learn more about how your team can build for a day and leave a lasting impact on a family and community, check out Habitat’s team building programs website.

Construction build experiences are a great option for your team building day. If you want to learn more about Habitat build sites, visit our build website or stay up to date by liking our Facebook page or following our Twitter or Instagram!

Team build at the ReVive Centre

Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga also offers a unique indoor team building experience at our new Mississauga ReVive Centre. This team building day can either be a full build day or a half day, and is open to teams of up to 25 people. Team members can build new items in our fully-equipped workshop, or upcycle existing items into new products to be sold in our ReStore. Habitat ReStores are unique social enterprises which sell new and gently used items, with proceeds from sales going directly toward efforts to build affordable housing for local families.

Habitat Revive Centre sign in Mississauga.

In a ReVive Centre team building experience, your team members will have the opportunity to flex their creative muscles and learn new skills. They’ll also be able to bond as they collaborate on projects outside of your typical office environment. You can learn more about Habitat’s ReVive team building days by visiting our ReVive Centre website.

Team build at the ReStore

Habitat also offers team build days in our ReStore locations. Our Burlington and Mississauga ReStores can accommodate up to 15 people, and our Milton ReStore is suitable for up to five people. Your team building day in the ReStore involves a variety of activities, including merchandising products and assembling furniture.

Volunteering in the ReStore allows you to work alongside our friendly volunteers and staff, and gain a firsthand perspective of how our social enterprise model contributes to our organization’s positive impact on local communities.

To learn more or book your team build day, ReVive day or ReStore day, contact Melissa Foley, our Team Experiences Lead, at mfoley@habitathm.ca or call (905) 637-4446 ext. 231.

Why choose a Build Day with Habitat for Humanity?

When your team books your team build experience, you are making a decision that will have an enormously positive impact on both your organization and Habitat for Humanity’s mission. Team building means you get the opportunity to work with your colleagues outside of your typical work environment. Your typical job roles and workplace structure melt away when you’re out on a Habitat build site or in the ReVive Centre — you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside people who you wouldn’t always have the opportunity to collaborate with.

Through participating in a build day with Habitat, your employees will learn new construction and creative skills. They’ll also improve their skills in communication, collaboration, problem-solving and leadership. These are all takeaways that employees will bring back to their work, even if they’re not aware that they’re using what they learned on a Habitat build day. Plus, team building experiences are a fun way to spend some time out of the office and bond with co-workers!

Habitat team building experiences don’t just benefit your organization — our corporate teams are huge supporters of our important mission. Your contributions, both financial and through your work on a build site, in the ReVive Centre or in the ReStore, help us to keep doing what we do best; working toward a world where everyone has a safe, decent and affordable place to call home. Habitat offers a way to give back to your local community. You can feel good about your decision to join a build day with Habitat, because it will have a ripple effect on your community.

Habitat team building opportunities are also a great option for team building because they’re local to your company or organization. There are several Habitat affiliates in the GTA which offer team building experiences. Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga serves the Halton region, including Burlington, Milton, Halton Hills, and the Peel region, including the Western GTA and Mississauga. Habitat GTA serves Brampton, Caledon, Toronto, Scarborough and the region of York. Habitat Durham serves Ajax, Oshawa and Uxbridge. Habitat Hamilton serves Hamilton and the surrounding region.  

Habitat’s range of locations ensures that wherever you are located, you can find a team building experience close to home. You can also use our ReStore search tool to find your closest ReStore location, which may help you decide which ReStore is best for your corporate team building day.

What are you waiting for? Book Habitat for Humanity team building experience today. Contact Melissa Foley at mfoley@habitathm.ca or call (905) 637-4446 ext. 231. You can also learn more about our team building experiences by visiting our Working for a Change website. We can’t wait to welcome your team onto a build site or to our ReVive Centre or ReStore!

By Sherina Harris