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Fort Worth,
Texas
Refugee Welcome

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Trip Type

Connect Trip - These trips are primarily hands-on service. They focus on how to actively develop partners in your own neighborhoods so that, together with your neighbors, you can work to make your community a place where all people can thrive.​ Learn more about the different between Connect Trips and Reach Trips by clicking here.

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Ages

Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, High School Students, College Students, Adults, Intergenerational Groups​

 

Maximum Group Size

25 people, including adults

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Available Dates​​

  • June 8 to 13, 2025

  • June 15 to 20, 2025

  • June 22 to 27, 2025

  • June 29 to July 4, 2025

  • July 6 to 11, 2025

  • July 20 to 25, 2025

  • July 27 to August 1, 2025

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Texas is the leading state in the U.S. for refugee resettlement, and Fort Worth is a key hub. As a central point for welcoming newcomers, Fort Worth provides a unique opportunity to engage deeply with the experiences and challenges faced by refugees. 

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On a Be The Neighbor trip to Fort Worth, participants will immerse themselves in the world of refugee resettlement and advocacy. Your group will learn from refugees themselves and from nonprofit leaders and activists dedicated to supporting these communities. Through education and service, groups will gain insight into the complexities of the U.S. refugee and asylum process. Hands-on activities may include working with local resettlement agencies to set up apartments for newly arrived families, providing essential groceries, and engaging with refugee children. Together, we’ll learn how we can advocate for more equitable and supportive refugee policies and use our voices to effect change. 

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Your group will explore how the topics you’re learning about are relevant to your own community and will develop a plan for how you can continue this work when you get home. Be The Neighbor weeks are learning and launching trips, meaning participants will leave the week equipped to live lives of love, service, and justice in ways that are relational, sustainable, and dignity-affirming!

 

Be The Neighbor’s summer programming begins on Sunday evening and concludes on Friday morning. You may stay an additional night to explore see the city in this location for an additional $10 per person. Check out is 10 am Saturday morning.


Trip costs follow our equitable pricing model. You can read more about it here. We want everyone to be able to participate no matter their financial realities. Regardless of which level you select, your trip includes: 

 

  • A simple breakfast, lunch and snack Monday morning through Friday morning

  • A dedicated Site Director and Intern(s) to facilitate your week

  • Fully planned service and educational experiences

  • Theological reflections created to engage participants in connecting what they are learning to their faith

  • Lodging, including showers, dedicated sleeping rooms, gathering rooms, and kitchens use - most sites include air mattresses or cots for all of your participants

  • Costs covered for honorariums for speakers, activities, supplies for projects with community partners, and any entrance fees for educational experiences

  • A reusable water bottle for each participant

  • Discussion guides for small groups on Reach trips and small group interactive education led by BTN staff on Connect trips

  • Journals for each participant

  • Online orientation for your adult leaders 

  • A coupon code to get t-shirts at-cost (shirts will be included at the Neighbor pricing level)

 

Please note that your group will be responsible for dinners and transportation during the week.

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