Homes of Hope
Make a lasting difference in the life of a Costa Rican family!
Build a Home
Bring a group of employees from your company, your small group or a group of families from your church… and build a home for a needy family in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. You bring the labor, we’ll bring everything else.
Homes are built and funded by teams of volunteers offering their time and labor. Each house build takes 2-3 days depending upon the location and type of building materials used. Some groups also choose to bless the families with a furniture package and/or a shopping trip.
Families who receive the homes are chosen together with the local church and social workers to make sure they go to those who truly need them. Costa Rican government has a good program to fund houses for low income families, but there are some who for one reason or another don’t qualify for this benefit. These are the families we target. We make sure the land is on the family’s name so they become legal owners of the house and no one can take it away from them.
A house build is about “hands on” participation – more than just writing a check, you actually build the home! It is a fantastic team-building event, bringing your family, congregation or co-workers closer by sharing time together making a difference and living out your values. Participants become more aware and informed of the conditions/needs outside their ‘world’.
How does it work?
Each standard home build takes two to three full working days. Homes of Hope teams typically include 15-20 people. Ages of participation can range from as young as 5 years old to those in their 80’s or 90’s. Family teams with children 14 and under can be larger going up to 25 total in size.
The standard Homes of Hope home is a basic two bedroom 16”x20” (6x7m) home. The house has a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom with a shower and a small laundry area.
We offer different packages, depending on if you want to stay at the YWAM base or a hotel, do you want cafeteria style meals or restaurant meals and what kind of a free day activity/tour you want to do on your free day after the house build is complete.
YWAM provides the transportation, food, housing, tools, and staffing to make the Homes of Hope program work, even for the most novice of volunteer builders.
Contact us for prices and more information!
Let’s build together
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