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Emergency Shelter Build

In this hands-on volunteer experience, participants provide immediate comfort and hope to individuals facing homelessness or recovering from natural disasters by assembling insulated, portable shelters and preparing essential care kits filled with critical supplies, personal notes of encouragement, and access to nationwide support resources.

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Available As
  • team person In-Person
Team Size
  • activities 10 - 200
Time Needed
  • timer 2 hours
Outcomes
  • check Giving Back
  • check Relationship Building & Networking
  • check Improve Communication
  • check Collaboration & Accomplishing Common Goal
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Build shelters and build hope

When crisis strikes, whether through natural disaster, displacement, or homelessness, a safe place to shelter becomes a symbol of hope and dignity.

Emergency Shelter Build is a powerful, hands-on team experience that brings people together to make an immediate difference. In this uplifting event, teams collaborate to assemble insulated, foldable shelters built to endure adverse weather. Each shelter includes a secure door for privacy and safety and folds into a portable bag, making it easy for recipients to carry it wherever they need to go.

Throughout the shelter building activity, each team also completes a series of challenges that earn them items to pack a care kit with essential hygiene supplies, personal safety items, and everyday necessities that can be hard to access during challenging times. Every kit includes a handwritten note of encouragement and a QR code that connects recipients to nationwide resources for shelter, food, medical care, and recovery support.

This experience is about more than building shelters and packing kits. It is about connecting, collaborating, and making a real impact together. It sparks compassion, strengthens teamwork, and turns effort into meaningful change.

When we come together with a shared purpose, we build stronger, more compassionate communities.

Space requirement
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    This event works best in a spacious room that allows each team to move freely and collaborate comfortably. We recommend a minimum of 50 square feet per person to ensure teams can move comfortably.

Tailoring
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    TeamBonding is all about customization. Would you like specific elements of company branding, culture theme and/or mission statement woven into your program? Just let us know what you have in mind.

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What’s included?

  • Tailored program design
  • Dedicated event manager
  • Professional facilitator & event staff
  • All event materials
  • On-site set-up & breakdown
  • Donation coordination (for charity events)
ALSO:
  • No taxes or travel fees (for domestic events)
  • $5M insurance coverage

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"I love being the reason teams have breakthroughs they never thought possible. The energy in the room is incredible—like you can feel the excitement when true connection is happening."
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Complete this form to get started or call 877-472-2725.

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