• Be a buddy for our Determined Adventurers at our retreats and special events. Shadow your DA and help them have the best time possible!

  • If you're a certified lifeguard, we could really use your help during our swim times. We have swim time for 2.5 hours at each of our summer retreats and need your help to keep everyone safe!

  • Do you love cooking or baking? At each retreat, we offer the parents/caregivers a nice assortment of yummy goodness to enjoy in the Respite Room. We also provide dinner at each retreat for our families. If you would like to help out with food for our retreats, please sign up now! Great for a community/life group service project.

  • Do you a passion for capturing special moments and events? We'd love for you to join us in capturing this event in your own creative way!

  • For safety reasons, we like to always have a couple nurses or EMT's volunteer with us just in case someone gets sick or hurt.

  • Since the space that we use is rented, we have to set up and tear down each event. This is an important support position that only requires about an hour of set up before the event and an hour of clean up after the event. (Noon - 1:00pm and 5:00 - 6:00pm)

  • Help our adults with special needs have the a blast and feel part of the group.

  • Help keep our retreats and events running smoothly. R[4] leadership will assign you to a given area or activity at our retreats and events to keep things organized, fun and under control.

  • Lead our Nursery and Preschool area with games, songs, Bible stories and lots and lots of fun!

  • Greet our volunteers and guests as they arrive, provide them with their name badges, schedules and information they need for the event.

  • We need people to roam around to keep an eye open for our campers who like to elope. Your job is to just make sure everyone is where they are supposed to be at all times.

  • Bring your joy of crafts to the table and help our creative campers leave with something fun and memorable!

  • If you are interested in leading a Breakout Session, please contact Jamie Koesema at [email protected] to share your area of expertise as it pertains to families affected by special needs.

  • Join us as a counselor to help provide mental health support to our parents/caregivers. All counselors will be vetted before being accepted in that position.

  • 12:30pm - 6:00pm
    If you cannot make it for the whole shift, we will work with you to make your volunteer time work with your schedule.

  • 12:30pm - 6:00pm
    If you cannot make it for the whole shift, we will work with you to make your volunteer time work with your schedule.

  • 12:30pm - 6:00pm
    This is our Fundraising Event. We will need many of the same volunteer slots for the kids. But the Parent/Caregiver part of the event will look much different. Our focus will be on care for adults with disabilities after they age out of school services. More details to come.

  • 12:30pm - 6:00pm
    This is our annual Friendsgiving Event. The schedule will be a bit different from our normal events due to extra family activities and Thanksgiving Dinner. Most volunteer opportunities will still be available.

  • 12:30pm - 6:00pm
    Christmas White Elephant Gift Exchange Party

Location Information

  • R4 Retreat Center at SIL
  • 7500 W Camp Wisdom Rd, Dallas, TX, 75236 US

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