FORM A CREW

Does your church have a desire to regularly serve and care for people in your local community? Do you have members of your church family who are skilled in home repairs?

If you’d like to get your church involved with Good Neighbors on a regular basis, we invite you to consider partnering with us to form a CREW Team.

What is a CREW Team?

CREW stands for Churches Repairing, Engaging and Witnessing.

Simply put, a CREW Team is a group (usually 2-5 people at a time) from a church who is willing to join us in repairing client homes, engaging with the homeowners, and ultimately witnessing the love of Christ to them. CREWs are smaller and more skilled than volunteers we would have during our large group workdays or youth summer camps.

CREW Teams typically complete what we categorize as “Quick Fix” projects.  These are projects we anticipate will take only 1-2 days to complete (possibly less) and cost around $750 or less in materials. They could require skills in plumbing, electrical and carpentry. 

How do we form a CREW?

Here are the roles needed to start a CREW:

  • A well-organized coordinator.  This person doesn’t need to have any repair skills, but they are crucial in making a CREW successful. They are the lead contact between Good Neighbors and the technical leader of the CREW Team, helping us match our repair projects with the skills and availability of the CREW Team. They get to know skilled and handy people in their congregation and invite them to be a part of the CREW.

  • Technical leader.   This could be one or more people who have some building/remodeling skills and are willing to lead the team on the job site. A technical leader can also be the coordinator who works with us to schedule repair projects for their CREW Team based on skills and availability.

  • Skilled, semi-skilled volunteers.  Maybe you have some carpenters, plumbers, electricians, or just all-around handy people willing to donate their time to help families in need.  We would love to be able to provide them with opportunities to serve a local home in their community.  We’d also love if these folks would be willing to pray with the homeowner and be open about their faith.

  • Client Care Teams.  These folks visit with homeowners before or after a repair is done. Many of our homeowners are aging adults or are living alone.  Having someone take time to just visit with them and have a conversation is deeply appreciated. These visits create meaningful opportunities for connection between churches and homeowners on a spiritual level.