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CCOF-Habitat for Humanity Panel Build 2025.

• Click on the registration link
• Enter First Name and Email address
• Complete waiver information 

• Once you have completed the waiver, Wellmark’s home construction page will pop up
• Your shifts will pop up in yellow. Once you have selected a shift(s) and clicked the Sign Up to Volunteer button at the bottom of the page, you should receive an email with the date and time. 

Catholic Circle of Faith will participate in the building of three duplexes at 1528-1530 Arlington Ave, in the Des Moines's River Bend Neighborhood. These six affordable Habitat homes will be named Pope Leo Village in honor of Pope Leo XIV's commitment to serving others, peace, and unity. An anonymous donor has generously stepped forward to rally youth and volunteers from all walks of life to help with construction.

GDM Habitat invites Catholic schools and parishes, as well as other faith communities to join in this building endeavor, to come together to build relationships and create opportunities for affordable home ownership. Anyone moved by the new, U.S. born pope is welcome and encouraged to serve others through the Pope Leo Village campaign.

Actual construction will begin in late October with a wall-raising ceremony and Blitz Build Kick-off. More details on volunteer opportunities to come! Keep up-to-date on the Habitat website:

Join Catholic Circle of Faith and Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity to build the walls to one or two of the Pope Leo homes in just one day on

Friday, May 29

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, WDM, will host this build in the parking lots to the south of the Parish Center.  We will have a lunch break, with lunch provided by Sacred Heart/Catholic Circle of Faith. Volunteers must be 16+ to participate. No experience is needed! The registration link is below. Here are the positions needed:

Setup & Cut Crew (7:00-8:00 am): this shift will help set up for the panel build and begin cutting walls for the build. Hard hats & safety glasses must be worn for this build.  

Wall Builders (8:00 am-2:00 pm): this shift will frame and build the walls, which may include the use of various tools such as saws, routers, and hammers. Hard hats & safety glasses must be worn for this build. This shift will also pick up tools, debris, and building materials and help load the truck.  

Please follow 2 step process to register:

STEP 1: Complete the Waiver

• Click on the registration link
• Enter First Name and Email address.
• Complete waiver information, if you haven't done so before. (If you have, it will take you straight to the shift page.

STEP 2: Select a Shift to Volunteer

• Once you have completed the waiver it will take you to the Catholic Circle of Faith panel build page.  
• Once you have selected a shift(s) and clicked the Sign Up to Volunteer button at the bottom of the page, you should receive an email with the date and time.