Minnesota

Long Lake Conservation Center
Address: 28952 438th Lane, Palisade, MN 56469
Contact: Pam Carlson or Carol Lindelien (218) 768-4653; Fax: (218) 768-2309
Nature of Work: Trails and grounds maintenance, building projects and campus upkeep, many various jobs.
Group Specifications: Group size: 10-20; 1 adult for every 10 youths; minimum age: 12; nominal daily fee for housing and meals; dates receiving group: depends on our calendar--call to inquire.
Project Provides: Beds; food; housing; showers; tools. Lake for canoeing and swimming, other recreational opportunities and equipment available by arrangement.
Additional Information: Challenge Cooperation Course, lake for canoeing and swimming, and other activities, available by arrangement.

Nebraska

Christian Youth Action (C’YA)
Address: First Presbyterian Church, 840 S. 17th St., Lincoln, NE 68508
Contact: Janice Stege (402) 477-6037 or (402) 474-7936 or Jeff Vance (402) 477-6037; Fax (402) 477-6048
Nature of Work: Various mission projects could include serving meals at a soup kitchen, working at a homeless shelter, volunteering at a food bank, sorting at a mission distribution center, remodeling at a women’s homeless shelter, spending time with children at a community agency, maintaining a refugee/community garden. Some inner city mission work in a clean, urban area that is growing rapidly.
Group Specifications: Youth who have completed eighth grade. At least one adult for every four youth: minimum number in group is 5, maximum number in group is 15. Work camp week runs Sunday evening through Friday morning during the summer months. Mini-mission work camps also available. Cost is $10 per night per youth. Sponsors are free.
Project Provides: Scheduled mission projects and  guided reflections. Flexibility to work with your group’s schedule. Interaction with First Pres members. Supportive staff dedicated to mission outreach. Housed in a beautiful downtown church with carpeted classrooms to sleep in. Air-conditioned plus use of a kitchen, shower, gym, DVD/VCR player. Grocery store, movie theaters, city parks and restaurants near-by. Shopping malls and Lincoln Salt Dogs (minor league baseball team). Mahoney State Park (water park, hiking, paddle boats, and horseback riding) and Henry Doorley Zoo a short drive away.
Additional Information: First Presbyterian is involved in mission throughout the year. Active Sudanese ministry; partnership with low income neighborhood elementary school; home to Head Start and English Language Learners programs; forming congregational partnership with Presbyterian Church in Chanaral, Chile.

Faithful Shepherd Presbyterian Church
Address:2530 S 165th Avenue, Omaha, NE  68130
Contact: Darin Seaman (402) 330-2683; Fax (402) 334-3366
Nature of Work:Siena Francis House Homeless shelter, Presbyterian Outreach, Nebraska Food Bank Network, Home repair and others.  Trip designed for high school students.
Group Specifications: Adult/youth ratio: 2/10; $75 per person; receiving groups June 22-27 and July 6-11, 2008; group size: 7-15; minimum age: 14.
Project Provides: Air conditioning; housing; kitchen; linens; tools; training; showers provided at local YMCA; work is provided Monday thru Thursday; local coordinator provided.

South Dakota

Camp Rimrock
Address: 23125 Thunderhead Falls Road, Rapid City, SD 57702-8526
Contact: Doug Hoffman (605) 343-7539; Fax: (605) 343-7539
Nature of Work: Painting cabins and lodge, tearing out brush, building and enhancing program areas, trail maintenance and blazing, building benches and prayer areas, and other larger projects as determined by the camp board.
Group Specifications: Adult/youth ratio: 1/4-5; cost: lodging $15/day/person; receives groups March-October; group size: 6-40; minimum age: 12.
Project Provides: Food; housing; showers; tools; time for group recreation, space for group worship/prayer.
Additional Information: Please book early!  Our camp season shapes up early and if you have a group interested in serving, we ask that you book by 3-6 months ahead. Located in the beautiful Black Hills.

Pioneer Camp
Address: 23125 Thunderhead Falls Road, Rapid city, SD 57702-8526
Contact: Sue Holloway (605) 578-7577; Fax: (605) 578-2528
Nature of Work: Small tree and scrub removal to further develop wilderness camping.
Group Specifications: Adult/youth ratio: 1/4; receives groups January through Father's Day and mid-August through Thanksgiving; group size: 5-30; minimum age: teens
Project Provides: Beds; food; housing; kitchen; showers; washer; dryer; need to provide own transportation from Pioneer Camp to Camp Rimrock where housing is located.
Additional Information: Located in the beautiful Black Hills.

Re-Member
Address: P.O. Box 5054 / Pine Ridge, SD 57770
Contact: Tom McCann or Vicky Karlson (877) 205-2105; Fax: (605) 867-2285
Nature of Work: Work on Pine Ridge Reservation and immersion in Native American culture
Group Specifications: Group size up to 80; minimum age of 13, except for Family Week which includes a special program for 6-12 year olds (See website for details www.re-member.org) Cost $350.00 per person for one week. Dates for groups from March 1 to October 31, 2008.
Project Provides: Immersion into Oglala Lakota culture and life on Pine Ridge Reservation. Facilities include housing, staffed kitchen, showers, all necessary tools and materials, local transportation, Lakota speakers, craft opportunities and tours, including the Wounded Knee Massacre Site and Mass Grave. Work includes home renovation and repair, and manufacture and placement of beds in homes.