Harbor House Ministries
Address: 1811-11th Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606
Contact: Joel Mackey or Mary Biasotti (510) 534-0165; Fax: (510) 536-7368
Nature of Work: Harbor House provides mission outreach opportunities for church groups. Spend a day to a week with us, contribute time and resources to Harbor House's ministry while reflecting on your spirituality and learning cross-cultural, urban ministry. Mission groups assist with program activities such as tutoring, sports, recreation, music, dance, art, chaperoning a field trip, bagging emergency groceries, or working on the facility improvements. Harbor House staff provide diversity training, urban ministry reflection, Harbor House's history and mission.
Group Specifications: Adult/youth ratio:1/5; receives groups year-round; group size: 2-30; minimum age: 10; costs:
lodging, breakfast, lunch—$40.00 per person, per day
lodging, you provide own meals—$30.00 per person, per day
no lodging, you provide meals—$20.00 per person, per day
Group work activity only, and as in 3 above:—$15.00 per person, per day
Project Provides: Housing; kitchen;bathrooms; showers; food; washer; dryer; tools; worship. Groups should bring their own sleeping bags and Bibles.

Presbyterian Church of The Redeemer
Address: P.O. Box 87, Fortuna, CA 95540-0087
Contact: Betty Storz (707) 725-1288
Nature of Work: Projects are negotiable depending on group skills. Painting, carpentry, wood refinishing, pruning, and landscaping. Vacation Bible School is also a possible option.
Group Specifications: Maximum group size is 18. Negotiable (late June through August). Sleeping space (bring your own sleeping bags), kitchen inside building, showers nearby. Flat grassy area behind church suitable for recreation and RVs.
Additional Information: Ocean and redwoods nearby.

Siskiyou Habitat for Humanity
Address: Grace Presbyterian Church, 1090 N. Davis, Weed, CA 96094
Contact: Jim Griffin (530) 938-26121
Nature of work:Various aspects of new house construction I.e. painting, sheetrock, insulation, roofing, etc. Bunkhouse maintenance I.e. cleaning, sweeping, digging, etc. Handicap accessibility and home repair projects. The range of work is wide and our needs are determined by where we happen to be in our new construction schedule and home rehabilitation schedules. We also conduct Habitat for Humanity Vacation Bible Schools during summer months throughout the county.
Group specifications: Capacity of our bunkhouse is 50. We take groups year round but may not be building during winter months. We ask that each team member donate $90-$100 per person/per week to help with the cost of supplies and housing. We prefer that groups have at least one person with construction experience to add to the site supervision. Tools are provided, but groups will be encouraged to bring supplies if possible. We request one leader for every 7-8 youths. No one under 14 years old.
Project Provides: Housing is dormitory style in an historic lumber mill dormitory facility. Groups are asked to bring their own food to prepare in the common areas of the bunkhouse or kitchen facilities of Grace Presbyterian Church. The church facilities are also made available for worship, daily devotions,etc. Training in construction skills is provided by local staff.

Westminster Woods Camp and Conference Center
Address: 6510 Bohemian Highway, Occidental, CA 95465-9106
Contact: Rich Burdick (707) 874-2426 x632; Fax: (707) 823-3382
Nature of Work: Buildings and grounds maintenance, clerical, computer and office work, food service and miscellaneous hosting activities.
Group Specifications: Work groups up to 25 senior high school students. Adult supervision and team leaders necessary for youth groups (One adult for approximately every seven youths). Adult couples, one week or more anytime during the year. September - May (workgroups).
Project Provides: RV hookups available; cabin and meals.
Additional Information: Pool, trails, climbing wall, rope course, recreational facilities. Close to the ocean, Russian River, Fort Ross and San Francisco.

Idaho

Presbyterian Church of Soda Springs
Address: 109 South First E., Soda Springs, ID 83276
Contact: Veda Mascarenas (208) 547-3756
Nature of Work: Would appreciate if the group could pay for the program and some of the resources needed to do the VBS.
Group Specifications: Prefer the second full week in August. Group size: 12-20. Age: Junior High & Senior High Youth Group.
Project Provides: Food; kitchen; housing; showers.

Oregon

Bandon First Presbyterian Church
Address: 592 Edison Ave., Bandon, Oregon  97411
Contact: Donna Young or Bobbi Neason (541) 347-3268
Nature of Work: We provide leadership and materials for Vacation Bible School, 30-40 children preschool to grade 6, possible yard work, and painting.
Group Specifications: Receives groups during the summer months; group size: 8-20; minimum age: 14; adult/youth ratio: 1/7.
Project Provides: Kitchen; RV hookups; Housing in church, sleeping bags/mats needed.  Showers  in nearby public school.  Commercial RV parks nearby. Bullards State Park and Campground two miles away, reservations needed.
Additional Information:Beautiful beaches,  photo opportunities, horseback riding,   lighthouse tours, crabbing, Game Park, glass studio, Old Town shopping. Half-day trips to Dune Buggies, fishing village, gardens.

Westminster Woods Camp and Conference Center
Address: 201 SW Dorion Avenue, Pendleton, OR 97801
Contact: Rev. Roger Harwerth (541) 276-7681; Fax: (541) 276-7682
Nature of Work: Construct a deck, build and install Great Gray Owl nest platforms, assemble and install children's playground equipment, construct an informational center/kiosk; install trail signs; construct gravel trails; clear and pile slash; hand-thin small trees; landscape around chapel.
Group Specifications: Group size: 6-20; adult/youth ratio: 1/6; receives groups June-September; youth groups need to provide adult supervision.
Project Provides: Housing, kitchen, beds, showers, tools/materials, food, washer/dryer, RV hookups, training; groups should bring their own sleeping bags and bedding for use with bunk beds.
Additional Information: Work projects located at a 66-acre camp and conference center in the beautiful Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon near Meacham.