Reality SF & Friends - July 2025

Saturday, July 26, 2025 12:00 PM
Sunday, August 3, 2025 1:00 PM

Barva Costa Rica (map)

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This trip offers an international service experience in Barva, Costa Rica.
Below are some important details about this upcoming trip.

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Deadline to apply for this trip is May 26, 2025.

PARTNER SUPPORT

This team will serve the Roblealto Child Care Association as we learn about their ministry and the impact they have in their community. During our time together, team members will interact with the kids from the homes and the school, the ministry staff, the house parents, and the local community that our partner serves. We will also provide financial and physical support to further aid in their year-round ministry.

“Roblealto is a Christian, public welfare, non-profit organization that cares for the children of Costa Rica who are in critical situations and in need of specialized care and integrated services”. Serving with Roblealto may include moments of prayer, attending church, listening to Christian teachings & songs, and participating in other religious focused experiences.

Here is a short video about our partner and their mission. You can see our HFK teams at 1:48, 2:37, and 2:59!

While we partner with faith-based organizations, it is not a requirement to adhere to a specific religion or belief to join us. We strive to provide an equal opportunity to all individuals interested in our service trips, hoping that each life will be uniquely transformed. That being said, we ask each participant to be respectful of each other and of our partners, and to remain open to conversing about the things that make us different as well as the commonalities that bring us together.

SPECIAL INFO

This trip is designated for members of Reality San Francisco and their loved ones. This is a great opportunity for participants to discern God's calling for service in their lives and create life-long bonds while serving alongside like-minded people!

TEAM CAPTAINS

The Team Captains for this trip will be Diego Rios & Agustina Singh. Here is a message from them:

Hello there! HFK has played a huge part in my life both personally and professionally since my first trip in 2015. The pillars of my life align with HFK’s mission and vision: Kids, Sports, Latin America, Traveling, and God!
The opportunity to go through this unique and life-forming experience is a blessing. Additionally, being able to share it with others takes it to a deeper level. This is an experience some of your family and friends will never understand, yet you will forever share with others who begin as strangers and end as family.
I am especially excited to co-lead with my amazing wife, Agustina! After attending Reality SF for two years, Agustina and I have felt called to pour into our church community in various ways. First as CG leaders, then as volunteers for the Drop-In Center, and now leading HFK’s first ever “Reality SF & Friends” trip!
I am excited to follow God’s vision for this team and for you to live out the eternal joy of service! I will share the knowledge and tips I’ve learned throughout my 9 years traveling with HFK while learning from each Trip Participant and our partners in the process.
-Diego
Hola! I was born in Argentina but grew up in the Bay Area of Northern California. I grew up comparing our life in the states with the lives my family members led in Argentina, and always questioned why they were so different.
I did my first international service trip to El Salvador in high school, where I felt God’s call on my life to keep doing trips like this for the rest of my life. I studied International Development and went on my first service trip with Here for Kids to Peru in January of 2020. I’ve since served in the Dominican Republic and Mexico, and I look forward to visiting a new country and partner site!
I hope you can join us in Costa Rica to play with and love on the kids, offer our hands and feet in solidarity, and to grow spiritually and emotionally!
-Agustina

HEALTH & SAFETY

Here For Kids strives to be diligent in protecting both our team members and the sites that we serve. HFK will purchase health insurance coverage for the duration of your trip and provide masks for you to wear during travel if desired.

To learn more about health & safety protocols, check out our FAQ’s here.

TIME COMMITMENT

Team members of this trip are expected to:

Attend two virtual pre-trip meetings with the team prior to traveling.
Participate in a week-long international service trip.
- Depart July 26, 2025 & Return August 3, 2025
Attend at least one virtual post-trip meeting with the team after returning.

PHYSICAL DONATIONS

On each of our service trips, we provide physical, or in-kind, donations to our partners. We encourage each participant to gather requested donation items as part of their trip preparation. Each international partner has different donation requests which will be communicated to you during pre-trip communication and meetings. We ask all trip participants to limit the packing of personal travel items to their carry-on bag and backpack so that partner donations can travel in any checked baggage.

You can learn more here.

FINANCIAL COMMITMENT

Below is the breakdown of the costs associated with this service trip. Once your application is accepted, you will be asked to pay a $420 deposit to secure your spot on the team. Then, you will be required to follow the funding milestones on your Go Method profile to stay up to date on your trip payments. The total trip payment is due no later than 14 days before the departure of your trip.

Breakdown of Cost:

$1,100 - Airfare and Baggage Fees
$750 - Partner Fee (Including accommodation, transportation, meals, service project funds)
$100 - HFK Operations & Care Package
$50 - Travel Insurance
$100 - In-Country Excursion

$2,100 Total Trip Cost

FUNDRAISING & SCHOLARSHIPS

All trip participants are encouraged to fundraise to complete their total trip cost. To aid you in this process we recommend creating a Personal Support Page on Go Method. Once created, you can share this page as a personal fundraising link with your friends, family, and community for support. We also provide a Fundraising Info Sheet and a Fundraising Letter Template to assist you in the fundraising process. These and other Service Trip Resources can be found here.

For this trip, in addition to fundraising, we are offering the following types of scholarships for team participants that need financial assistance to complete total trip payments.

15% Scholarship
30% Scholarship

You can apply for a scholarship during the application process. Scholarship funds are limited and will only be awarded to participants on an as-needed basis. All scholarship recipients will be required to write a “Donor Thank You Letter” upon returning from their trip.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Trip schedules may vary but typically include:

Working on service projects alongside our partners.
Engaging in nightly devotionals and bonding activities with your team.
Having fun with kids and partner staff through sports, games, and other activities.
Being present during moments of prayer and worship.
Spending time in self-reflection to promote spiritual growth.
Learning ways you can support partner sites beyond your time in country.
Exploring the beauty of the country you travel to during a park visit, beach day, hike, or other excursion activity.

To see what we have been up to on past trips, click here.