Distribution Trips
Anyone with a heart to help others is invited to join a Hope Haven
International Ministries wheelchair distribution trip.
Distribution Trips
Anyone with a heart to help others is invited to join a Hope Haven
International Ministries wheelchair distribution trip.
Distribution trips bring together volunteers with many different backgrounds, and no medical experience is required to participate. Every team member plays an important role, whether assisting with registration, equipment preparation, photography, hospitality, organization, or supporting recipients and their families.
Volunteers with experience in healthcare, therapy, wheelchair seating, mechanics, or translation are especially helpful in supporting individualized fittings, equipment adjustments, repairs, and more complex mobility needs.
You don't need a specific set of talents to join!
Volunteer Roles
Skills That Strengthen a Team
Distribution trips bring together volunteers with many different backgrounds, and no medical experience is required to participate. Every team member plays an important role, whether assisting with registration, equipment preparation, photography, hospitality, organization, or supporting recipients and their families.
Volunteers with experience in healthcare, therapy, wheelchair seating, mechanics, or translation are especially helpful in supporting individualized fittings, equipment adjustments, repairs, and more complex mobility needs.
You don't need a specific set of talents to join!
Volunteer Roles
Skills That Strengthen a Team
Distribution trips bring together volunteers with many different backgrounds, and no medical experience is required to participate. Every team member plays an important role, whether assisting with registration, equipment preparation, photography, hospitality, organization, or supporting recipients and their families.
Volunteers with experience in healthcare, therapy, wheelchair seating, mechanics, or translation are especially helpful in supporting individualized fittings, equipment adjustments, repairs, and more complex mobility needs.
You don't need a specific set of talents to join!
Volunteer Roles
Skills That Strengthen a Team
Support Volunteer
Seating and Fitting
Mechanic and Equipment Support
Language Translators
Photography
15+
Communities Served
50+
Community Living Homes
110
Countries Reached
15+
Wheelchairs Distributed
Doctors & Nurses
Physical & Occupational
Therapists
Wheelchair Seating Specialists
Language Translators
Other important volunteer duties include paperwork, photography, and providing support to wheelchair recipients.
HOW TRIPS WORK
1
Volunteers pay their own expenses or raise support from home
churches, family and friends.
2
Arrangements are coordinated by HHI staff. Travel arrangements are coordinated by HHIM staff.
3
If you would like to get involved with our ministry and help make a difference, take a trip with us!
GET INVOLVED
You can learn more by contacting Luke Russell at [email protected] or 605.401.3674.
Luke Russell
International Ministries
how to get involved
Make A
Donation
Support life-changing
services locally and
around the world.
Join Our
Team
Build a career helping
people live with greater
independence.
Attend Our
Events
Connect with our missions
through benefits, fundraisers,
and community events.
Volunteer
Your Time
Use your skills to support
our local programs or our
international wheelchair ministry.
both local and
global impact
Hope Haven began in 1964 as a school for children with disabilities in Rock Valley, Iowa. Today, that same vision continues through local disability services across Iowa and Minnesota and our international wheelchair ministry around the world.
At home, we help people
build skills, independence,
and community.
Around the world, we help
provide mobility, dignity, and
opportunity.
Same vision. Two ways to live it.
He smiled so wide, his whole
face changed.
James is 9 years old and lives in rural Kenya. He was born with a spinal condition that left him unable to walk. For years, his mother carried him everywhere. Last March, a Hope Haven International team fitted James with a KidChair specially designed for rough terrain. It cost $300 to build. It changed everything.
15+
Communities Served
50+
Community Living Homes
110
Countries Reached
15+
Wheelchairs Distributed
GET INVOLVED
You can learn more by contacting Luke Russell at
[email protected] or 605.401.3674.
Luke Russell
International Ministries
how to get involved
Make A
Donation
Support life-changing
services locally and
around the world.
Join Our
Team
Build a career helping
people live with greater
independence.
Attend Our
Events
Connect with our missions
through benefits, fundraisers,
and community events.
Volunteer
Your Time
Use your skills to support
our local programs or our
international wheelchair ministry.
both local and
global impact
Hope Haven began in 1964 as a school for children with disabilities in Rock Valley, Iowa. Today, that same vision continues through local disability services across Iowa and Minnesota and our international wheelchair ministry around the world.
At home, we help people
build skills, independence,
and community.
Around the world, we help
provide mobility, dignity, and
opportunity.
Same vision. Two ways to live it.
He smiled so wide, his whole
face changed.
James is 9 years old and lives in rural Kenya. He was born with a spinal condition that left him unable to walk. For years, his mother carried him everywhere. Last March, a Hope Haven International team fitted James with a KidChair specially designed for rough terrain. It cost $300 to build. It changed everything.
15+
Communities Served
50+
Community Living Homes
110
Countries Reached
15+
Wheelchairs Distributed
Doctors & Nurses
Physical & Occupational
Therapists
Wheelchair Seating Specialists
Language Translators
Support Volunteer
Seating and Fitting
Mechanic and Equipment Support
Language Translators
Photography
Doctors & Nurses
Physical & Occupational
Therapists
Wheelchair Seating Specialists
Language Translators
Other important volunteer duties include paperwork, photography, and providing support to wheelchair recipients.
HOW TRIPS WORK
1
Volunteers pay their own expenses or raise support from home
churches, family and friends.
2
Arrangements are coordinated by HHIM staff. Travel arrangements are coordinated by HHIM staff.
3
If you would like to get involved with our ministry and help make a difference, take a trip with us!
GET INVOLVED
You can learn more by contacting Luke Russell at
[email protected] or 605.401.3674.
Luke Russell
International Ministries
how to get involved
Make A
Donation
Support life-changing
services locally and
around the world.
Join Our
Team
Build a career helping
people live with greater
independence.
Attend Our
Events
Connect with our missions
through benefits, fundraisers,
and community events.
Volunteer
Your Time
Use your skills to support
our local programs or our
international wheelchair ministry.
both local and
global impact
Hope Haven began in 1964 as a school for children with disabilities in Rock Valley, Iowa. Today, that same vision continues through local disability services across Iowa and Minnesota and our international wheelchair ministry around the world.
At home, we help people
build skills, independence,
and community.
Around the world, we help
provide mobility, dignity, and
opportunity.
Same vision. Two ways to live it.
He smiled so wide, his whole
face changed.
James is 9 years old and lives in rural Kenya. He was born with a spinal condition that left him unable to walk. For years, his mother carried him everywhere. Last March, a Hope Haven International team fitted James with a KidChair specially designed for rough terrain. It cost $300 to build. It changed everything.
Upcoming events
JUNE
5
Fishing Benefit
Spirit Lake, IA
JUNE
17
Golf Benefit
Spirit Lake, IA
AUG
28
Dueling Duo: Keys to the Garden
Spirit Lake, IA
15+
Communities Served
50+
Community Living Homes
110
Countries Reached
15+
Wheelchairs Distributed
how to get involved
Make A
Donation
Support life-changing
services locally and
around the world.
Join Our
Team
Build a career helping
people live with greater
independence.
Attend Our
Events
Connect with our missions
through benefits, fundraisers,
and community events.
Volunteer
Your Time
Use your skills to support
our local programs or our
international wheelchair ministry.
both local and
global impact
Hope Haven began in 1964 as a school for children with disabilities in Rock Valley, Iowa. Today, that same vision continues through local disability services across Iowa and Minnesota and our international wheelchair ministry around the world.
At home, we help people
build skills, independence,
and community.
Around the world, we help
provide mobility, dignity, and
opportunity.
Same vision. Two ways to live it.
He smiled so wide, his whole
face changed.
James is 9 years old and lives in rural Kenya. He was born with a spinal condition that left him unable to walk. For years, his mother carried him everywhere. Last March, a Hope Haven International team fitted James with a KidChair specially designed for rough terrain. It cost $300 to build. It changed everything.
15+
Communities Served
50+
Community Living Homes
110
Countries Reached
15+
Wheelchairs Distributed
Doctors & Nurses
Physical & Occupational
Therapists
Wheelchair Seating Specialists
Language Translators
how to get involved
Make A
Donation
Support life-changing
services locally and
around the world.
Join Our
Team
Build a career helping
people live with greater
independence.
Attend Our
Events
Connect with our missions
through benefits, fundraisers,
and community events.
Volunteer
Your Time
Use your skills to support
our local programs or our
international wheelchair ministry.
both local and
global impact
Hope Haven began in 1964 as a school for children with disabilities in Rock Valley, Iowa. Today, that same vision continues through local disability services across Iowa and Minnesota and our international wheelchair ministry around the world.
At home, we help people
build skills, independence,
and community.
Around the world, we help
provide mobility, dignity, and
opportunity.
Same vision. Two ways to live it.
He smiled so wide, his whole
face changed.
James is 9 years old and lives in rural Kenya. He was born with a spinal condition that left him unable to walk. For years, his mother carried him everywhere. Last March, a Hope Haven International team fitted James with a KidChair specially designed for rough terrain. It cost $300 to build. It changed everything.
2026-2027 DISTRIBUTION TRIPS
2026
Costa Rica
June 21–27, 2026
Uganda
August 13–22, 2026
Peru
August 29 – September 8, 2026
Philippines
November 3–15, 2026
Cuba
December 1–8, 2026
2027
Costa Rica
January 19–26, 2027
Kenya
March 6-17, 2027
Uganda
April 2027
Thailand
April 28 – May 10, 2027
Costa Rica
June 2027
2026-2027 DISTRIBUTION TRIPS
2026
Costa Rica
June 21–27, 2026
Uganda
August 13–22, 2026
Peru
August 29 – September 8, 2026
Philippines
November 3–15, 2026
Cuba
December 1–8, 2026
Costa Rica
June 21–27, 2026
Costa Rica
June 21–27, 2026
Uganda
August 13–22, 2026
2027
Costa Rica
January 19–26, 2027
Kenya
March 6-17, 2027
Uganda
April 2027
Thailand
April 28 – May 10, 2027
Costa Rica
June 2027
Costa Rica
June 21–27, 2026
Costa Rica
June 21–27, 2026
Uganda
August 13–22, 2026
Trip Process
1
Explore Upcoming Trips
Review the schedule and find a destination and set of dates that fit your availability.
2
Submit an Interest Form
Tell us which trip you're considering, along with your background and the role you'd like to serve in.
3
Connect With the Team
Our International Ministries staff will follow up to confirm details, answer questions, and walk you through next steps.
Trip Process
1
Explore Upcoming Trips
Review the schedule and find a destination and set of dates that fit your availability.
2
Submit Application Form
Tell us which trip you're considering, along with your background and the role you'd like to serve in.
3
Connect With the Team
Our International Ministries staff will follow up to confirm details, answer questions, and walk you through next steps.
Cost and Preparation
Reserve your spot with a $1,500 deposit. Total trip costs vary by destination, generally ranging from $2,500 to $4,000.
The remaining balance is due two weeks before departure.
Volunteers may self-fund or raise support.
Pre-trip training generally occurs about eight weeks before departure.
Hope Haven coordinates travel with international partners.
Costs may include airfare, meals, lodging, transportation, and in-country expenses.
Typical Costs
Costa Rica
$3,500
Uganda
$3,500
Kenya
$3,500
Philippines
$3,500
Thailand
$3,100
Cuba
$2,500
Haiti
$2,500
Peru
$4,000
Cost and Preparation
Reserve your spot with a $1,500 deposit. Total trip costs vary by destination, generally ranging from $2,500 to $4,000.
The remaining balance is due one month before departure.
Volunteers may self-fund or raise support.
Pre-trip training generally occurs about eight weeks before departure.
Hope Haven coordinates travel with international partners.
Costs may include airfare, meals, lodging, transportation, and in-country expenses.
Typical Costs
Costa Rica
$3,500
Uganda
$3,500
Kenya
$3,500
Philippines
$3,500
Thailand
$3,100
Cuba
$2,500
Haiti
$2,500
Peru
$4,000
Upcoming events
JUNE
5
Fishing Benefit
Spirit Lake, IA
JUNE
17
Golf Benefit
Spirit Lake, IA
AUG
28
Dueling Duo: Keys to the Garden
Spirit Lake, IA
Make a difference today by sponsoring a Hope Haven KidChair
for $300 or a Refurbished Wheelchair for $100. Your support
brings mobility and independence to those in need!
Make a difference today by sponsoring a Hope Haven KidChair for $300 or a Refurbished Wheelchair for $100. Your support brings mobility and independence to those in need!
Locations:
Rock Valley, IA
Sioux Falls, SD
Orange City, IA
Rock Rapids, IA
Spencer, IA
Emmetsburg, IA
Estherville, IA
Locations:
Rock Valley, IA
Sioux Falls, SD
Orange City, IA
Rock Rapids, IA
Spencer, IA
Emmetsburg,IA
Estherville, IA
Le Mars, IA
Pipestone, MN
Sheldon, IA
Sibley, IA
Spirit Lake, IA
Sioux Center, IA
Storm Lake, IA
Worthington, MN
Le Mars. IA
Pipestone, MN
Sheldon, IA
Sibley, IA
Spirit Lake, IA
Sioux Center, IA
Storm Lake, IA
Worthington, MN
