Our desire is to give help and hope to active foster and adoptive families
As a three-time adoptive family and active foster family we understand, firsthand, the struggle and the hardship parenting a child with a difficult past can be on a family. Taking time away is so needed but often doesn’t happen due to many reasons - depleting funds, not being able to leave the state with the children in your care, tough transitions, and other reasons.
The Give Hope RV exists to provide foster and adoptive families with a place to get away, go camping and rest FREE of charge. We have four locations, all of which are in Michigan: two locations are in Allegan County and the other two are in Mason County. Families can sign up to stay for a 3-night mid-week or a 2-night weekend during the camping season.
Hawkeye Storage is our 2025 Give Refuge Lot Sponsor. We are so thankful for their investment into foster and adoptive families and for making this season possible at one of our locations. If you are in need of extra storage in the southwest Michigan area please check them out here.
This is their FIFTH season being a lot sponsor!
Snyder Family Dentistry is our 2025 Give Grace half lot sponsor. We are so thankful for their investment into foster and adoptive families and for making this season possible at one of our locations. This is their first season being a half-lot sponsor!
“What I loved most about our stay was spending all day, fully engaged with our kids.”
Give Thanks Affiliate Camping
In an effort to reach and serve more foster and adoptive families Give Hope Ministries is expanding our reach! Area campgrounds have donated certificates so that you can camp at their campground for FREE! If you have access to an RV/Pop-Up/Tent, whether it’s yours or you have access to one through a third party this opportunity if for you!! Just know that we, Give Hope Ministries, are NOT providing a camping unit for your family.
Alive Growers out of Forest Grove is our 2025 Give Joy Lot Sponsor this 2025 season. You can find their goods at the Holland Farmers Market on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Their love for adoption and foster care is so evident and we are so thankful for their ongoing participation season. Thank you for continuing to support Give Hope for the FIFTH year!
Registration does not guarantee you a spot during this season. All registrations must be submitted by March 1, 2025.
All spaces this season, as in years past, will be filled by lottery. We will begin to notify families of their acceptance mid-March 2025.
You do NOT select your location at this time. If your family name is drawn, we will send you a store link to select your certificate.
Only 1 certificate per family
How do we stay at a give hope rv?
Stays at the Give Hope RV are highly sought after. This coming 2026 season, with four locations up and running, we have the opportunity to host nearly 140 families!!
Additionally, we have partnered with campgrounds in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, Texas and Alabama to host even more families!
Our Give Thanks Affiliate Camping Program allowed us to give away over 190 FREE camping certificates!
All spaced are filled lottery style.
The camping season for Give Hope goes from the second weekend in May through September. Applications are accepted from January 1 through March 1, 2026.
Thankful for Meiste Homes and their love and appreciation for foster and adoptive families. Again, this year they joyfully participated in supporting our Give Life location.
What’s included in our stay?
We try to make packing a breeze! All four Give Hope RVs have a stocked kitchen full of kitchen utensils, plates, cups, silverware, small appliances, and more (no food). They also have a grill and grilling utensils furnished for them. Plus, lawn games, toys, coloring books, books, board games and cards and much more! While each location does offer different things a full list of supplied items will be emailed to you upon your reservation. Our goal is for families to have stress free, minimal packing. We want you to only have to pack bed linens or sleeping bags, food, clothes, toiletries and towels.
Families will be notified of their acceptance in March.
Please read all requirements listed in the application to be sure this will work for you family.
Registration for the 2026 camping season on January 1, 2026.
“Thank you for making this weekend possible for our family! We needed this rest and we feel refreshed”
Want to be involved?
If you would like to know all the ways you can be involved in impacting the foster and adoptive community alongside of the Give Hope Ministries, be sure to check out our Donation page
In March of 2023 Melissa was awarded Fox 17 Pay it Forward Person of the Month for her work with Give Hope. You can watch the interview here or by clicking on the image above.