• Lodging
• Meals
• Activities, including equipment like helmets (doesn’t include adaptive equipment)
• Family portraits taken by a professional photographer

Souvenirs or personal items are not included.

Transportation to and from the retreat is not provided. Because of the remote locations of most of our retreats, Uber and Lyft are NOT recommended. If there is a financial need, you will work with family support to find resources to help get you to the retreat closest to you.

Task trained service dogs are always welcome.  We are not able to host emotional support animals.

Each family gets their own cabin, lodge room, or duplex. Lodging includes:

• Linens and blankets
• Running water and heat

All classes and workshops are mandatory. Each full day of the retreat has one class per day. Topics include a “Relationship Reset” workshop, First Command’s “Money Matters, Family Matters” workshop and the “Field Guide to Post Traumatic Growth (PTG) and Military Families” class hosted by licensed professional counselors from Project Sanctuary. Classes are interactive and fast-paced; there will be no death by PowerPoint.

All recreation activities are optional and offer something for everyone. This includes those with disabilities, however ADA-accessibility can vary by venue. Recreation activities vary by season and location. Each full day of the retreat involves at least one recreation activity. Some activities you may enjoy include:

• Outdoor: Hiking, fishing, horseback riding, whitewater rafting, snowmobiling, ice skating, snowshoeing, zip lines, ropes courses
• Indoor: Swimming, bowling, foam pits/gymnastics rooms

While we take the education and therapeutic aspects of retreats seriously, we also want you to have fun! Our goal for the week is for you to bond with your family, make lasting memories, and feel empowered with the tools to thrive as a family unit

Our Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialists (CTRS) have built age-appropriate curriculums for teens and youth that mirror adult classes. While you’re in class, kids will be doing therapeutic activities like art expression, learning about teamwork, and emotion identification. Just as importantly, they’ll be having fun, too.

If children are too young to participate in recreation activities (for example, snowmobiling), our fantastic volunteers will help out during those times.

A $100 commitment fee is required via check to secure your family’s’ retreat date. We will not hold your retreat spot until your commitment fee is received.

Your un-cashed check will be returned to you at the end of your retreat. If you cancel less than 14 days before your retreat date, or are a no-show for your scheduled retreat, you will be ineligible for another retreat for two years and your check will be cashed. Funds are allocated toward program costs.

What happens at a Project Sanctuary retreat stays at a Project Sanctuary retreat. We have noa chain-of-command reporting and receive no federal funding.

Licensed professional counselors, licensed social workers, and Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialists (CTRS) are all bound by law to keep client information and interactions confidential. All volunteers are made aware of our confidentiality policy and receive a background check before attending a retreat.