Rainier Vista

To all our great Volunteers: Thanks for coming out to build and tohelp make homeownership a reality for families in need! We hope you have a great time!

Directions to the RainierVistaBuilding Site:

4051 Martin Luther King Jr. Way South. Seattle 98108

The construction site is located at the corner of South Andover Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way.

Site is located betweenLilacand Andover Streets on Martin Luther King

On-site cell phone: (206) 423-1799

On-site contacts: Dave DeLap & Lisa Henry (cell phone listed is for Lisa Henry)

From I-5 Heading North

Merge onto I-5 N toward SEATTLE. / 1.4 mi
/ Take the M L KING WAY exit, EXIT 157. / 0.1 mi
/ Merge onto MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY S. / 5.1 mi
/ Make a U-TURN at S WALDEN ST onto MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY S. / 0.3 mi
/ End at 4051 Martin Luther King Jr. Way South

** Parking**

Parking is located one block south of the construction site – south of Lilac Street.

From I-5 Heading South

Merge onto I-5 S. / 1.5 mi
/ Merge onto I-90 E via EXIT 164 toward BELLEVUE/SPOKANE. / 1.5 mi
/ Take the RAINIER AVE S exit, EXIT 3. / 0.3 mi
/ Turn RIGHT onto RAINIER AVE S/WA-167. / 1.0 mi
/ Turn RIGHT onto MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY S. / 0.6 mi
/ End at 4051 Martin Luther King Jr. Way South

** Parking**

Parking is located one block south of the construction site – south of Lilac Street.

Construction Schedule:

8:30am – Check-in with Habitat site staff and sign in at the volunteer station
8:45am – Welcome and safety meeting
9:00am – Build with Habitat for Humanity
12:00pm – Lunch! Please bring your own and don’t forget something to drink.
If you are providing a group meal for your team it would be great if could include 6 extras and invite our construction staff and AmeriCorps members to eat with your group.
12:45pm – Build with Habitat for Humanity
4:10pm – Clean-up and sign out

THIS IS A CONSTRUCTION SITE. YOU WILL BE OUTSIDE ALL DAY IN THE ELEMENTS AND WITHOUT COVER. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY.

PORT-A-POTTIES WILL BE ONSITE FOR YOUR USE

What To Bring: (Suggested not required)

Please bring the following items with you:

  • Lunch, if not provided by group
  • Carpenter pencil
  • Work gloves
  • Water bottle, with water
  • Any other construction tools you would like to use. (Please do not bring power tools.)

What to Wear:

  • Sturdy shoes, preferably boots. Tennis shoes are the minimum amount of coverage allowed.
  • Comfortable clothes that may get dirty or paint on them. Shorts are not allowed on site. Loose, flowing clothes may be a hazard on the site.
  • Layers for all weather possibilities. (Rain jacket, dry shoes to change into at the end of the day, Carharts)

Habitat for Humanity Policies:

In order to ensure the safety, value of experience, and effectiveness of all of our volunteers we must enforce the following policies:

a) All volunteer shifts must be coordinated with Habitat for Humanity office staff and volunteers must not show up on site unscheduled. Due to the nature of the work and safety concerns, group size must not exceed that which is scheduled. (i.e., a group scheduled to bring 7 volunteers may bring only 7 volunteers and an individual volunteer may not bring additional people with them without prior coordination with Habitat office staff). Unscheduled volunteers may be asked to leave the job site.

b)No one under 16 years of age is allowed on the job site for any reason.

c)All volunteers under age 18 must have a minor waiver signed by a parent or legal guardian.

d)All children 16-17 years of age must have an adult chaperone with them on the work site.

e)All individual volunteers must attend a Habitat orientation and complete a volunteer application form and sign a liability waiver before arriving at the job site.

f)All group leaders must attend an orientation session and are responsible for ensuring that all members of their group have read the “Work Crew Safety” leaflet, have completed the volunteer application and signed the liability waiver before arriving at the job site. Group leaders must also provide all group members with directions to the site and expectations.

Thank You, and We’ll See You On Site!