Welcome. We are excited that you are interested in bringing a group to build a home for a needy family and change their lives in a significant way forever. The following steps are laid out as a guideline for our application process. Our Homes of Hope registrar is here to help you along every step of the way. Contact information for Homes of Hope is: hoh@ywamsdb.org and 619 240 3804.
Step by Step Guide – Step One
Register on line as the group coordinator. Our Homes of Hope registrar will receive your confirmation of booking and contact you by e-mail or phone to continue the registration and application process.
Step Two
Send in the deposit to hold your date. There is a non-refundable $75 per person deposit, which will secure the spot for your team. Your selected date is not secured until your per person deposit is paid. You will receive a “quote” from our office. We will hold your reservation for 30 days and then the deposit portion of the quote must be paid in order for us to continue to secure the reservation. Click here for payment options
Step Three
Additional documents: There are some additional forms we need from your team. (Click on the links below to download the forms). You can mail these back to us, e-mail them or fax them attention HOH registrar at (619-240-3810). It is very important that we receive these forms eight weeks prior to your team’s arrival:
- Hotel room requests (if applicable)
- Adult Consent for treatment (one for each adult on the team):
- Minor Consent for treatment (one for each minor on the team):
- For Consent for Treatment forms please make a copy to be kept with group leader/coordinator during the trip. You keep the extra copy with you during the entire outreach in case of emergency. We will keep the original in our office.
- Adult Release of Liability (one for each adult on the team)
- Minor Release of liability (one for each minor on the team)
- Notarized Permission slip: You can download the form here To comply with Mexican law, all minors need a notarized permission slip signed by any parent or legal guardian not traveling with them, allowing them to cross an international border with your group coordinator. The letter should be printed on your church or organizational letterhead. (Please send us a copy and your team coordinator will have the original with him/her while in Mexico and crossing the border.) This web site provides more information about this necessary permission:
- A copy of each participant’s passport (We need to secure their visas). Please read the below information. There are some exceptions for minors regarding passports.
The following is from the web site: http://www.getyouhome.gov
- Youths traveling UNDER the age of 16 need a birth certificate (not a passport) to re-enter the USA (And for Mexican purposes need a valid state photo ID to be in Mexico) and a letter from at least one parent stating it is OK for them to travel with the party they are with
- Youths UNDER the age of 19 WHEN TRAVELING WITH A RELIGIOUS OR NON-PROFIT GROUP need only a birth certificate (not a passport) and a letter on the organizations letter head outlining the specifics below:
- This is an excerpt from the website: “Groups of Children: Beginning June 1, 2009, U.S. and Canadian citizen children under age 19 arriving by land or sea from contiguous territory and traveling with a school group, religious group, social or cultural organization, or sports team, may also present an original or copy of his or her birth certificate, a Consular Report of Birth Abroad, a Naturalization Certificate, or a Canadian Citizenship Card.
Click here for full webpage: http://www.getyouhome.gov
Step Four
At eight – ten weeks prior to your trip, please Download and fill out the Group List and Arrival Departure Forms. Our registrars are available to answer questions and help you through the process.
Step Five
The balance of team and house fees are due eight weeks before your team arrives for all our trips. For groups providing all documentation and payment of balance eight weeks prior to the trip, please talk to our HOH registrar about an incentive. Click here for payment options
Step Six
You will receive your team’s agenda, logistics, emergency contact information and preliminary build information approximately four weeks prior to arrival from our registrar. Please continue to up-date registrar and the online form with any changes regarding your team.
Step Seven
Approximately ten days prior to arrival you will receive final details of your trip from one of our field coordinators. You will update the field coordinator to any last minute additions and/or changes.
Step Eight
Arrive and build a home and change the lives of a family forever.
