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Homes of Hope Application Process

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

We'll start you off easy... just have a look at the calendar below to view currently available Homes of Hope booking dates.

Step Two

Step Three

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.

How to pay the reservation:

• You can use our online payment form :
  
• Alternatively you can mail the deposit to one of the following addresses:

  All U.S.A. teams should mail their funds to:

     YWAM San Diego/Baja
     Attention: Homes of Hope Registrar
     100 West 35th Street Suite C
     National City, CA 91950

  All Canadian teams should mail their funds (must be calculated in U.S. dollars but can be payable in Canadian dollars to:

     Youth With A Mission Society (Mexico)
     P.O. Box #1574
     Cochrane, AB Canada
     T4C 1B5

Step Four

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 (619-420-1918). 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 find a sample copy 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.

1. 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
2. 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:
3. 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 Five

At eight - ten weeks prior to your trip, please return here and log into your account. You will need to add the following information if you haven't already done so. We need you to upload your group list, T-shirt sizes, travel and flight arrangements (and hotel information if applicable). Our registrars are available to answer questions and help you through the process.

Step Six

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.

• You can use our online payment form :
• Alternatively you can mail the deposit to one of the following addresses:

  All U.S.A. teams should mail their funds to:

     YWAM San Diego/Baja
     Attention: Homes of Hope Registrar
     100 West 35th Street Suite C
     National City, CA 91950

  All Canadian teams should mail their funds (must be calculated in U.S. dollars but can be payable in Canadian dollars to:

     Youth With A Mission Society (Mexico)
     P.O. Box #1574
     Cochrane, AB Canada
     T4C 1B5

Step Seven

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 Eight

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 Nine

Arrive and build a home and change the lives of a family forever.

Other Helpful Information to Make your trip easier

• FAQs for Homes of Hope
• Family information for your team:
• Weather expectations: At the bottom right of our home web page you will find the current San Diego weather forecast and a choice for the 10-day forecast. The weather will be similar to Tijuana, Rosarito Beach and Ensenada weather.
• Local hospitals in Tijuana and Ensenada (see FAQ)