How do I register for AMP?
Will there be mulitple groups participating each week?
When are the deadlines we must meet?
What does my rate include?
What are the ages of volunteers that can come?
How many adults should come with us?
What can we do to prepare our team before we arrive?
How can I use what I learned at AMP when I return home?
Are there ways to continue giving and investing in the neighborhood once the week of camp is over?
Who should I talk to if I have any questions?
First, complete an online inquiry form. The form will be transmitted to a Mission: St. Louis staff member and that person will contact you. We will provide you with a packet of information further explaining AMP track options, prices, and logistics. You may select a date for your visit when you submit your group application, which is provided in the information packet. After we receive the completed application, we will send you an AMP Agreement, which will lay out the logistics of your week at AMP. The AMP Agreement should be signed and returned with a 10% non-refundable deposit.
AMPkids is able to accommodate 5 to 15 volunteers and AMPhomes is able to accommodate 5 to 200 volunteers. We will allow groups to continue to sign up for specific weeks until all the volunteer opportunities are filled.
When a week is agreed upon, you will be sent an AMP Agreement. This should be returned within two to three business days with a 10% deposit. One month prior to the first day of the contract week, we will require a second deposit of 25% of the total. Both the 10% and 25% deposits are non-refundable. Two (2) weeks prior to the service week, all remaining fees are due. The final payment will be refundable until the Thursday before the agreed upon week.
We will also request a certificate of insurance, registration forms, hold harmless agreements, and updated lists of registrants for each group. These must be turned in two (2) weeks prior to the service week.
The cost for AMP is $55-60 per volunteer each day. This includes lodging Sunday through Saturday (check in after 3:00pm on Sunday, check out before 12:00pm on Saturday) at a local hotel. Breakfast is provided with the hotel. Lunch will be provided Monday-Friday at the work site. Dinner is provided by the hotel Monday-Wednesday. The other evenings, you are responsible for providing your own dinner. Your group is responsible for transportation to and from St. Louis as well as to and from the Mission: St. Louis office and the work site. Mission: St. Louis is responsible for transportation to and from AMPkids field trips as well as transporting tools and supplies to AMPhomes sites each day. Mission: St. Louis will provide most materials, supplies, devotions, and reflections.
We request that all AMPkids volunteers are at least 14 years of age. We can accept volunteers of all ages for AMPhomes.
You should plan to have 1 adult per every 5 volunteers who are under 18 years of age.
We invite you to check out the Christian Community Development Agency (CCDA) website to get a background on the principles behind Mission: St. Louis. Mission: St. Louis will provide you with a packet of activities and reflections as a preface to AMP. A list of helpful books will also be provided. We invite you to administer these activities or use your own activities to prepare the group to serve through empowerment.
AMP will provide you with a pre-service and post-service packet to expand on the principles you learn during your week at AMP. During AMP, your group will participate in daily teachings directed at helping you learn basic principles. Our hope is that these principles will help expand your notion of service, empowerment, and relationship.
We encourage you to invest in your local neighborhoods. However, there are several ways to continue investing in Forest Park Southeast once you travel home.
Pray: We welcome your prayers for our ministries and their participants. Pray for other groups who will continue the work you have started, that they would see that God can use them now to do mighty things for Him while they are here on earth. Pray for the families we work with in St. Louis and that God would give them strength to work through the challenges placed before them. Pray for our facilitators as they execute this program.
Keep in Contact: We encourage you to write a letter to the family or children you meet during your service week. Follow up on your project or just continue to build the relationship you started during your service. Please send these letters to Mission: St. Louis and we will pass them along to the families.
Monetary: Click here to visit the "Support Us" section of the Mission: St. Louis web page.
If you are interested in signing up for an AMP program or you need more information, please contact Jennifer Nefzger at 314.534.1188 or .
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