Habitat For Humanity

Not the best one I’ve been to as it has a limited selection of stuff. No furniture, lots of ex-​/​overflow building materials. Some bargains to be had, but like other H4H locations, pricing on many items was higher than retail, so they need to do pricing better and less stuff will gather dust. Overall: friendly, and I bought what I was looking for.

When I discovered the Habitat for Humanity ReStore near my home in Southern California, I thought I had uncovered a gold mine of previously used items that would help me complete some of my home renovations. Unfortunately, the Reno store felt more like a bunch of used junk that somebody decided to donate because they felt bad throwing it away. I couldn’t find anything worth repurposing which was surprising with all of the older homes in Reno. Maybe people don’t know they can donate here???
Was hoping I would have a new place to rummage when visiting Reno but I wasn’t inspired to bother returning any time soon.

First of all, don’t get me wrong. I am not a person that needs to be waited on hand and foot. I must say though, trying to volunteer here was the hardest thing I have tried to do in a while. I was motivated to help out, having a decent handle on most aspects of building. I was also laid off, so I figured it would be a good time to help out. But getting my foot in the door was like pulling teeth. I brought in my application and waiver, and the lady seemed nice enough. She said they needed lots of help to get a house done. Before leaving, she said they would call to schedule. Two weeks go by and no call. So I call her back to see if I can go to work. She tells me to call the construction manager. The construction manager in turn tells me to call a certain volunteer. I leave a voicemail and get no response for weeks. In short, it seems like they lack coordination, and some people might find it difficult. I returned to full time work before I could ever help