Give A Hand Up!
Volunteer Application:
Volunteers are the life-blood of our organization with well over 90% of our services performed by volunteers. We need a broad range of people skills ranging from managers that don’t need to be ‘handy’, skilled tradesmen/women, and ‘general labor’ like cleaning up a neighbors yard of overgrowth and debris. We need you! Let us know how you can help your neighbors:
Before volunteering you will need to sign a volunteer waiver form with this information:
THIS RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY (the “Release”) is given on this _____day of ________, 20___, by _________________________________(“Volunteer”) in favor of Rebuilding Together, Inc., a District of Columbia corporation (“Rebuilding Together”), and its directors, officers, employees, and agents, and the heirs, executors, personal representatives, successors and assigns of each of them (“Rebuilding Together Parties”).
Volunteer desires to work as a volunteer on a Rebuilding Together project located in Shawnee, Kansas (“Project”) and to engage in the other activities related to being a volunteer. Volunteer understands that these activities may include repairing and rehabilitating homes and other residential buildings, including shelters and group homes. Volunteer does hereby freely, voluntarily, and without duress, give this Release under the following terms:
1. Waiver and Release. Volunteer does hereby release and forever discharge and hold harmless each of the Rebuilding Together Parties from any and all liability, claims, and demands of whatever kind or nature, either in law or in equity, which arise or may hereafter arise from Volunteer’s activities with respect to the Project and does covenant not to sue any of the Rebuilding Together Parties with respect to such matters.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Volunteer understands and agrees that this Release discharges each of the Rebuilding Together Parties from any liability or claim that Volunteer may have against any of them with respect to any bodily injury, personal injury, illness, death, or property damage that may result from Volunteer’s activities with respect to the Project, whether caused by the negligence of a Rebuilding Together Party or otherwise. Volunteer also understands and agrees that Rebuilding Together does not assume any responsibility for or obligation to provide financial assistance or any other assistance in the event of injury or illness.
2. Medical Treatment. Volunteer does hereby release and forever discharge the Rebuilding Together Parties from any claim whatsoever which arises on account of any first aid, treatment or service rendered in connection with the Volunteer’s work on the Project.
3. Assumption of the Risk. Volunteer understands that the work on the Project may include activities that may be hazardous to the Volunteer, including, but not limited to, construction and repair, painting, moving furniture and appliances, loading and unloading construction supplies and equipment, trash removal, use of tools and equipment, and transportation to and from work
sites. Volunteer hereby expressly and specifically assumes the risk of injury or harm in these activities, whether caused by the negligence of a Rebuilding Together Party or otherwise.
4. Insurance. Volunteer understands that Rebuilding Together does not carry or maintain health, medical, or disability insurance coverage for any Volunteer.
Each Volunteer is strongly encouraged to have adequate medical or health insurance coverage in effect.
5. Media/Photographic Release. Volunteer does hereby grant and convey unto Rebuilding Together all rights, title, and interest in any and all photographic images and video or audio recordings made by Rebuilding Together during the Volunteer’s activities with respect to the Project, including, but not limited to, any royalties, proceeds, or other benefits derived from such photographs or recordings.
6. Other. Volunteer expressly agrees that this Release is intended to be as, but only as, broad and inclusive as permitted by the laws of the District of Columbia. Volunteer agrees that in the event that any clause or provision of this Release shall be held to be invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such clause or provision shall not otherwise affect the remaining provisions of this Release, all of which shall continue to be enforceable.
If you can not complete this online form for whatever reason, you may print, complete, and mail our paper application form to us. This method will delay our review and approval process. Applications can be dropped off or mailed to: Rebuilding Together Shawnee, 7021 Johnson Drive, Shawnee Mission, KS 66202
Rebuilding Together prohibits discrimination against applicants and homeowners based on any legally protected classification such as race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or family status, age, religion or creed, marital status, disabled veterans status, or any general disability. All qualified applications will be eligible to apply for program services.