FAQ

Absolutely!  Our price is very competitive at $325 per week for a typical 5-day week (Sunday-Friday), or $65 per day for shorter trips or extra days beyond the typical 5-day week.  That price is includes lodging, meals,  work-site supplies, evening activities, quality leadership, and preparation materials for you and your group.

SLAM TRIPS arrival times are from 4:30pm-6pm on Sunday through 9am on Friday. SLAM TRIPS run all summer long- contact the director to reserve your date!

We have designed our SLAM TRIPS for students entering 6th grade through those who just graduated 12th grade. College-age groups and inter-generational groups/families are also welcome, but they need to understand that we are geared toward 6th-12th graders.

Because we want to give every group the best experience possible with as little problems as possible, we ask that each group has 1 leader for every 5 students.  Please bring no more and no less than this ratio.  If you bring both male and female students then please have both male and female adult leaders.

Our insurance requires that each group conducts a national criminal and background check on every adult leader you bring.  Each group will present the SLAM TRIPS director, when you arrive, with written confirmation that your adult leaders have been approved to work with youth.  Background checks are good for three years.  Please do not send us the results of the background check.  That is for you and your church/organization to put on file.  We just want to know that the background checks have been done.

We have 5 staff (a director, a site coordinator, and 3 interns) who are responsible for all the evening activities, food, lodging and community service sites & supplies.  The two interns will live on-site with you during your stay.

Each group is responsible for their own transportation to and from the reservation, as well as on-site during your stay.

You will be staying on the reservation at the Community Presbyterian Church in Wapato.  The church is equipped with plenty of classrooms to sleep in.  Guys and girls will sleep in separate rooms, including married adult leaders.  Individuals will need to bring their own sleeping bags, pillows, sleeping pads or air mattresses that are twin size or smaller.

Yes!  You will have the awesome opportunity to hang out with other Christians from other denominations during the week.  There could be anywhere from 25-60 other students on-site.  We will divide up into small work party groups that are mixed and matched with students from other groups.  At least one adult from your group will be with your students.

Whereas we will have an intern who is in charge of community service projects for your group, he/she will be running multiple work sites at once so they will not be at your site the entire time.  However, they will be stopping by your site throughout the day, and you will have their phone number in case you need to get a hold of them sooner.  You will also receive an orientation of your site before heading out.