What if you could help a child navigate their same feelings and emotions of grief in an energetic setting?
You know how hard and lonely it can be to heal from losing someone significant in your life. You want to help others share in their grief, but you don’t feel equipped to help. You’re nervous you might say something wrong. Worse yet, you’re not certain if you want to dig up all those emotions you’ve worked so hard to control.
But deep in your heart, you know no one, especially a young child, should have to experience the deep hurt of grief alone.
You know sharing your story can make a difference.
Camp Agape has a way for you to use your past pain to have a present purpose in the life of a child.
Camp Can’t Happen Without You.
Expert Training
All you need to do is bring your story. We will train and equip you for the rest. You’ll be more than ready to meet your camper opening day.
Rewarding Connections
Our time-tested activity schedule is purposely sequenced to make connections naturally. The camp setting is the secret sauce that makes connecting easy.
Unexpected Bonds
Life-long memories are made at camp, especially at Camp Agape. You may be surprised by the new friend you will meet this summer.
We Understand Your Hesitancy
It can be scary entering into someone else’s grief.
You may be well down the road of healing, but it can still be hard thinking camp might bring up emotions you have worked so hard to control.
For 22 years we’ve trained and equipped over a thousand volunteers just like you to help bring healing to a grieving child’s heart in an energetic camp setting.
This is how you can help a hurting child.
1
Say YES to being a volunteer.
Start by applying! Have questions before you apply? Complete our Volunteer Interest Form and a team member will reach out to you.
2
Follow the prompts.
Our application process allows you to know exactly how you will be used during this week in the life of this child.
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Make a difference in a child’s life.
Witness your past pain have present purpose in transforming the life of a child at Summer Camp.
Testimonials
Joe Vogel
RetireeI had reservations about becoming a volunteer. This was out of my comfort zone. I really didn’t think I was equipped for the challenge. But my experience was nothing like I expected. The training was excellent and there were other veteran men there that supported me. I felt prepared by the time I met my camper and my confidence on the last day had increased tremendously. The experience helped my own grief journey. Six years later and I’m still volunteering!
Cooper Burgess
Former Camper and Current VolunteerI was a camper at Camp Agape. The camp helped me cope with my grief as a kid and I felt it in my heart to give back and be a volunteer buddy. I knew my story of a hard loss could help another child just like the volunteer Buddy that helped me as a kid. But the camp doesn’t just help the kids. God continues to use the volunteer experience to heal my hurts each time I chose to experience camp with a new child’ll be signing up to volunteer again and again.
Roger Gregorio
Global Tech Acct. Exec.I had two big challenges to overcome before volunteering: 1. making the time in my busy schedule and 2. overcoming my fear of not knowing if I was equipped to help a child. But I’m glad I said yes. Camp Agape trained and supported me through the whole process. I will have to say the experience made me feel like my grief had a purpose. It was absolutely worth finding the time in my schedule to stop and help a child. And it helped me too.
While you’re thinking about joining us this summer, here’s something we hope will be helpful for you.