Our volunteers help children overcome grief.
Use your story of loss to help a hurting heart heal in a fun, high-energy camp environment.
Expert Training
Rewarding Connections
Unexpected Bonds
What if you could help a child navigate their same feelings and emotions of grief in a camp 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.
Volunteer Brett, a firefighter, showing his camper’s catch—even though the fish didn’t make the picture!
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.
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.
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.
Hear what others like you say about
volunteering:
I 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!
I 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
I’ll be signing up to volunteer again
and again.
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.
Summer Camp Volunteer Positions
Volunteers serve June 30th through July 4th.
Buddy Volunteer Ian and his camper discuss the Volcano Activity.
Be a Buddy Volunteer
Buddies are the adults (18+) paired with kids to be their companions during Summer Camp. Buddies do everything the kids do. They participate in all the fun camp activities along with all the group therapy activities. If your kid does it, you do it. Buddies have support from Lead Buddies, Grief
Coaches and Spiritual Leaders. No one walks alone at Camp Agape.
Male Buddies – Positions Open
Female Buddies – Waitlist
Volunteer Brandon, a financial advisor, praying at the end of a group presentation.
Be a Trained Grief Coach Volunteer
These volunteer positions require some special training because these volunteers lead group therapy activities supporting Campers and their Buddies.
The application process will step you through identifying your qualifications for these roles.
Positions Filled
Special skills volunteers Rachel and Kim helping
with praise and worship. Kim is a music therapist.
Be a Special Skills Volunteer
These volunteer positions require special skills to qualify.
- Music Leader – Positions Filled
- AV Leader – Position Open
- Physician/RN – Positions Filled
- Photographer – Positions Open
- Videographer – Positions Open
- Lifeguards – Positions Filled
The application process will step you through identifying your qualifications for these roles.
Volunteers Nadine and Judy … out of sight, but
never out of mind. We couldn’t do it without your support and prayers.
Be a Support Volunteer
Can’t come to camp? No worries. We have essential areas you can serve outside of camp.
- Adult Helpers: administration and organizational duties
- Snack Team: make homemade snacks & treats
- Agape Gift Makers: assemble camper crafts and gifts
- Prayer Team: every camper needs a prayer warrior
Positions Filled
High School Helpers at the Wednesday night Luau Dinner.
Be a High School Volunteer
Camp wouldn’t be camp without our High School volunteers! This role is responsible for organizing and setting up all camp activities. High School Helpers keep the energy high at praise and worship—and the campers love to follow their lead.
- Female High School Helper
- Male High School Helper
Volunteer Roger, a dad of two teens, said:
“I was uncertain if being immersed in such an emotionally
charged environment would pick at the scabs of having lost my
parents at the age of 14, potentially revealing areas that I had
not fully dealt with yet.”
Roger showed up at camp and when asked how the experience
made him feel? He replied, “Purposeful.”
While you’re thinking about joining us this summer, here’s
something we hope will be helpful for you.
