Mill Creek Canyon 
Ojai Valley 
Development Initiatives
In our fast-paced, changing world, we see increasing numbers of hurting kids, families, and adults. Hopelessness, loneliness and despair run rampant in our culture. The constant pressures of our busy lives often rob us of the peace our Lord created us to enjoy.
Forest Home continues to provide a place of rest and sanctuary, away from the distractions of our world, where boys and girls, men and women can slow down and hear His still, small voice; connect with their Creator, and experience His healing touch.
Every year we hear story after story about how Christ has used Forest Home to draw people to Himself, heal broken hearts, restore marriages, mend hurting families, and prepare His people for His kingdom work here on earth. The annual fund is designed to support, sustain and strengthen our front lines ministry so these stories will continue to be told for generations to come.
If you would like to give to our annual fund you can click here or download and fill out the Donation Form and mail to:
Forest Home Development
40000 Valley of the Falls Dr.
Forest Falls, CA 92339
With your gift to the Forest Home Campership Fund, you make camp more affordable for an individual or family with a financial need. Whether it is a struggling single parent, an inner-city child, a family touched by unemployment or various other hardships, a camp experience will have a long lasting impact on their spiritual growth.
Here is one thank you from a past Campership recipient:
“We never could have afforded a vacation without your help...you have blessed our family. My husband and I spent many hours talking and sharing our lives together. My two children loved the week and can’t wait to come back next year.”
-Denise,
Fountain Valley
CAPITAL PROJECTS
Thanks to the generosity of donors, Forest Home has been able to make many capital improvements to enhance the facility. Examples of this include funding to help refurbish cabins, provide new recreational enhancements, and upgrade roofs and pools. Maintaining a facility built in 1938 that serves 57,000 plus guests each year on over 600 acres of property is an enormous task. Yet, providing a welcoming and safe environment is core to our mission of providing a place away from the distractions of the world where people can hear the Word of God and encounter Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit. When guests have enjoyed a good night's rest and a delicious, healthy meal, they tend to be more open to receive what God has for them. The relationships that are built at Forest Home, whether on the zip line or around a meal, often have both generational and eternal impact. Capital gifts help maintain and enhance the facility and are vital to reaching people with the transformational love of Christ.
TOUCHPOINT
For over 70 years God has used Forest Home to impact the lives of countless guests as each has been faced with life-changing decisions. Sometimes it is during worship in Hormel Hall or a teaching session in Blinco where transformation takes place. But more often, it is places like the Clubhouse, lounge or game areas where students, families and adults build relationships, share with and encourage each other, and develop community. These intentional environments are where a counselor speaks God's love and hope into a young student who is struggling at home. They are spaces where parents share and pray together as they carry each other's burdens and raise their children.
Through collaboration with campers and church leaders, the need for quiet spaces for conversation, prayer and contemplation became apparent. In response to this, we are creating several new Touchpoints throughout Mill Creek Canyon. Whether a guest comes to Forest Center, Creekside or Lakeview, they will benefit from spaces created to provide unique, purposeful and powerful camp experiences.
These Touchpoints are being created and completed over the next 2 years to enhance your camping experience and provide more opportunities for God to work in the lives of our guests.
In order to make this happen, we need your help.Would you prayerfully consider joining us in creating a distinct, intentional and impactful camp experience that will last a lifetime and beyond?
Giving online is simple and secure. Click here to give now.
We are excited to bring you these changes. We cannot do this without your financial support. Your partnership will touch thousands of lives for years to come. You will provide more opportunities for guests to hear the Gospel, discover truth and nurture their relationship with Jesus.
For more information on the various Touchpoints click here to download the brochure, or call our development office at 909.389.4370.
The vision of the Forest Home Foundation is to see lives changed through Jesus Christ by endowing the ministry of Forest Home for future generations.
Click here for more information on how you can give a gift to our endowment.
