Construction Program

Roles

Construction projects, such as our home builds and house repairs, ensure that our organization can provide safe and secure homes for families in our communities. Volunteer groups, led by trained and experienced lead builders, construct 16x20 homes for families in one day -- no experience is necessary to volunteer in these projects.

Our Construction Roles

Corazón house builds are successful because of our volunteers. Anyone can become a Corazón affiliated volunteer - Lead Builder, Blue Shirt Volunteer, and Red Shirt Volunteer.

Lead Builder - Lead Builders are trained Corazón affiliated volunteers who direct building activities throughout the build day. Lead builders are in charge of delegating tasks and informing groups of safety procedures.

Blue Shirt Volunteer - A blue shirt volunteer is a Corazón affiliated volunteer who attended at least nine (9) construction projects in one calendar year. Blue Shirts are volunteers that understand the Corazón Construction process and hold sufficient experience to guide volunteer groups throughout their build.

Red Shirt Volunteer - A red shirt volunteer is a Corazón affiliated volunteer who attended at least four (4) construction projects and expressed a commitment to volunteering with Corazón in a bigger way, usually to become a blue shirt.

Our construction leaders help guide volunteer groups to complete construction projects. There are currently nine (9) different construction projects.

Where we build

Our organization serves six communities in Northern Mexico.

Tijuana

• Cañon Carretas
  
• Cumbres
• Flores Magon
• Nuevo Milenio

Tecate

• Valle de las Palmas
  
• Cerro Azul
  

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Step 1

Decide on a Project Type

House Build | $12,900 | 50 Volunteers Maximum | Most in need in Tijuana or Tecate | (*may incur a surcharge based on material costs (lumber, steel and cement) at the time of the project. The office will contact you with any changes as your build date near.)

House Build + Bathroom | $13,500* | 50 Volunteers Maximum | Tijuana Only | (*may incur a surcharge based on material costs (lumber, steel and cement) at the time of the project. The office will contact you with any changes as your build date nears.)

House Build + Bathroom + Septic Tank System | $16,500* | 50 Volunteers Maximum | Tecate Builds Only | (*may incur a surcharge based on material costs (lumber, steel and cement) at the time of the project. The office will contact you with any changes as your build date nears.)

Room Addition | $7,000* | 25 Volunteers Maximum | (*may incur a surcharge based on material costs (lumber, steel and cement) at the time of the project. The office will contact you with any changes as your build date nears.)

Drywall Combo (Walls & Ceiling) | $1,500 | 10 Volunteers Maximum

Drywall (Walls) | $1,000 | 10 Volunteers Maximum

Bathroom | $1,000 | 10 Volunteers Maximum

Roof | $1,000 | 10 Volunteers Maximum

Septic Tank | $3,000

Paint | $350 | 10 Volunteers Maximum

Fill out and submit a sponsor application. The following information will help you correctly fill out your application:

• Build Date: Select a Saturday build date and include 2 back up dates in case your first choice is not available.
  
• Location: We construct homes in Corazón communities located in Tijuana, Mexico, and Tecate, Mexico. House + Bath projects are built in Tijuana. House + Bath + Septic are built in Tecate.
  
• Open or Restricted:
  
• Open builds are projects that all volunteers are allowed to join - whether they have an affiliation with you or not.
  
• Restricted builds are projects that only permit a specific group’s volunteers to join. Sponsors are welcome to open a restricted build if their project needs more volunteers.
  
• Bus or Car Caravan:
  
• Bus Transportation: Corazón collaborates with a local bus company to provide transportation to and from our Corazón community and meet-up location (360 E H Street, Chula Vista, CA). Bus fee varies when adding meet-up locations. Please contact office@corazon.org to inquire about bus fees.
  
• Car Caravan: Sponsor groups may travel to the build site with their own cars. Groups that travel by car caravan should purchase one-day Mexican Auto Insurance. However, groups that are new to Corazón and/or are an Open Build are advised to travel by bus.
  
• Mexican Auto Insurance - Baja Bound
  

Step 2

Submit a Sponsor Application I

Submit a Sponsor Application II

More Build Date Information

Corazón staff will review your application and let you know if ​your selected build date is open two weeks after the date of ​the submitted application. Projects should be scheduled on ​Saturdays.

• We do not build on all major Mexican holidays.
  
• We do not build from December to February.
• We do not build from July to August.
  

Step 3

Once Corazón staff inform you of your build date approval, you may pay your deposit to secure your build date. The deposit for all project types is due 10 days from the day you receive the build date approval. Deposits are non-refundable.

Important: Your build date will not be secured unless we receive a deposit. Build dates are first come, first served. If we do not receive a deposit within 10 days of build date approval we must release the open build date. We ask for your kind understanding.

Pay Deposit

Due Date

Summary

As the Lead for your sponsor group, you agree and to commit to the following:

Submit a Deposit

Submit within 10 days a non-refundable deposit, upon date approval:

• $1,000 non-refundable deposit for builds greater than $4,000
  
• $100 non-refundable deposit for builds less than $4,000
  

*The $1,000 non-refundable deposit confirms your agreement to this contract

Due to project demand, your project date will only be secured if we receive your deposit.

If a deposit is not submitted, the date will be released.

Submit Full Payment

• Payment of 50% of the balance due, must be received at least 60 days prior to the trip date.
  
• Payment of the remaining 50% balance due, must be received at least 30 days prior to the trip date.
  

*I Understand that a $600 scholarship is included in the cost of every House Build.

Cancellation and rescheduling of house builds

• The $1,000 non-fundable deposit will be applied to a future date, if canceled more than 60 days in advance from the project date.
  

Sponsor Agreement

• If canceled less than 60 days in advance from the project date, the $1,000 non-refundable deposit will be applied as a Donation from your Organization to our Corazon General Construction Fund, and you will need to re-submit a $1,000 deposit for future project dates.
  
• If canceled less than 30 days in advance or less, Corazon will keep the 50% deposit, and at our discretion, apply it to support the house build you had scheduled. We will do this so that we may continue to build the house for the Corazon Family that has been waiting for this house to be built for them, in some cases, for many years. Corazon will send you a donation letter.
  

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