Discover Registration

Thank you for your interest in serving with DOOR! We accept registrations throughout the year but we do limit the number of volunteers per week to protect our neighborhoods and facilities. 

Before you fill out the following registration form, please take time to review this information. Contact us if you have any questions.

To register, complete and submit the registration form and group discussion questions. A $75 per person registration fee is required in U.S. funds with registration. This deposit will be applied, in its entirety, toward your total group cost and will hold your date.

The online registration form is below. 

Click here to download a PDF version or click here for a .docx version of the registration form. When you've completed the registration form, print it out and mail it in with your registration deposit check. Checks should be made to DOOR. 


DOOR
430 West 9th Ave.
Denver CO 80204.


Age limits: All cities can accommodate youth ages 13 and older easily. Please contact the national office and/or the city director to check before bringing anyone younger than 13. It is possible most of the time but we must plan ahead for it.

Public Transit: Using public transit can add to your city experience. Public transit service and cost vary greatly by city.  Chicago and San Antonio both allow up to 60 participants per week to register for ALL public transportation. The city directors will purchase weeklong passes for your group. In Denver and in Miami small groups may use public transportation for some of their work sites in the week. In Hollywood/LA and Atlanta groups might use public transportation for recreational time but it is not reliable for use to and from worksites.

You may need to pay for parking your vehicles in some cities. Check with your city director for details.

Payment Schedule: The cost for a week is $305 per person.  College groups may participate at $275 per person. The cost for a regular weekend is $95. 

We request payment for your DOOR trip in three installments.
1. Initial deposit of $75 per person ($25 per person for a weekend) is due with registration and it secures your space within our schedule. This deposit is applied towards your overall total, even if your group size changes. 
2. Second, the non-refundable deposit of $100 per person is due March 1 or 10 weeks before your trip, whichever is earlier. This is your important deadline to determine your final numbers.
3. The final balance of any and all fees is due three weeks before your trip.

Group Contract: You will receive a group contract after we process your registration. Please sign and return the contract to complete your registration.

Photo and Video Release: Service learning is inherently a social, group, and relational experience. Participation in the DOOR program assumes permission for photography and videography for sharing and promotional purposes.  However, DOOR respects the wishes of our participants. Should a participant want to guard their privacy rights in this area, a simple request to the City Director or to their group leader and wishes will be honored and respected.

Cancellation Policy:
In the event that a group needs to cancel, DOOR has the following policy:

  • If a group cancels after their initial $75 per person deposit, the funds may be applied in their entirety to a DOOR trip this year or next.
  • If a group cancels after their second deposit of $100 per person, the initial deposit amount can be applied to a future trip as stated above. The second deposit is non-refundable.
  • If a group cancels after paying in full, the final balance is also non-refundable due to the short notice before the scheduled trip. The initial deposit may be applied as stated above.


DOOR is self-funded through participant fees. Participant fees cover speaker stipends, group meals, group lodging, group scheduling, cleaning and maintenance fees, support staff, year-round city directors’ salaries, and incidental expenses related to the operation of the program. When DOOR schedules a group, city directors make arrangements with local agencies where participants will volunteer. Agencies count on DOOR participants to fulfill that commitment. Group cancellations affect agency partners and disrupts all aspects of scheduling.

Online Registration Form

  • City Information
    Preference of DOOR cities you are interested in coming to.

    We will contact you by phone if:

    • Your first choice is taken and we will be assigning your group its second choice.
    • If both of your choices are already full we will contact you to discuss alternatives. If no other option can be found then your check will be returned.
    • This is a week long or weekend registration: *
      Week Long
      Weekend
      Other- We want to request custom dates
    • 1st Choice*
       
    • 2nd Choice
       
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  • Date Information
    Date Possibilities: Please make sure they are the correct and desired days!
    Week Long registrations: The arrival date chosen must be a Sunday. Departure will be the following Friday.
    • 1st Choice Arrival Date*
       (MM/DD/YYYY)  
    • 1st Choice Departure Date*
       (MM/DD/YYYY)  
    • 2nd Choice Arrival Date
       (MM/DD/YYYY)  
    • 2nd Choice Departure Date
       (MM/DD/YYYY)  
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  • Organization Information
    • Registration Date
       
    • Sponsoring Church/Organization:
       
    • Address
       
    • City
       
    • State/Prov
       
    • Zip/Postal Code
       
    • Which mailing address do you wish us to use?
      Send info to the Organization address
      Send info to Contact Person address below.
    • Phone
       
    • Fax
       
    • Organizational E-mail
       
    • Denomination/ Association
       
    • Conference
       
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  • Contact Information
    • Contact Person
       
    • Title
       
    • Address
       
    • City
       
    • State/Prov
       
    • Zip/ Postal Code
       
    • Phone (best to contact you)
       
    • Additional Phone #
       
    • Direct E-mail Address
       
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  • How did you hear about DOOR?
    Please tell us where you heard about DOOR, whether it was a past experience, a recommendation, a website, a brochure, a denominational listing, a publication listing or a Conference/Event. Please be specific.
    • Sources
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  • Group Information
    * If there are youths present, DOOR requires one adult for every five youth
    • Female (Youth)
       
    • + Male (youth)
       
    • + Female Sponsors/Adults
       
    • + Male Sponsors/Adults
       
    • = Total Participants
       
    • Predominant Group Age
       
    • Age of youngest group member (at time of trip)*
       
    • Special Medical/ Dietary Needs:
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  • Total Funds Due with Registration
    All costs will be verified by the national office upon registration.
    You may pay with a credit card and confirm the registration by calling our national office at 303-295-3667.
    ***Checks should be made payable to DOOR and mailed to 430 W. 9th Ave, Denver, CO 80204
    ***Additional options will appear on your initial account statement. You do not need to pay for your additional options until your final payment.
    • Total Participants
       
    • x $75 per person =
       
    • Payment Type
       
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  • Additional Options
    These additional options will be confirmed by the national office upon registration. Some options have limited availability due to numbers of participants, or facility issues on given weeks.
    • Chicago Public Transit Option
      Max 60 per week (additional $32 per person)

    • San Antonio Public Transit Option
      Max 60 per week (additional $15 per person)

    • Denver Public Transit Option
      Max 25 per week only with an additional vehicle (additional $20 per person)

    • Miami Public Transit Option
      Max 25 per week only with an additional vehicle (additional $28 per person)

    • Extra Night Stay
      Additional $15 per person, per night
      Check ahead with City Director for special requests.
      + Friday Night After Week
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  • Transportation Plan to City
    Be sure to tell the City Director what your plan is regarding transportation both from your home to the city and locally while in the DOOR city. Parking is different from facility to facility. Discuss parking with your city director.
    • What are your transportation plans to/ from the city?
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  • Questions for Group Discussion
    We ask these questions to better learn of your group's experiences and impressions. The answers to the discussion questions should reflect, as much as possible, the feelings of your group as a whole.
    • 1. Why does your group wish to come to DOOR?
    • 2. What skills will your group bring to the DOOR program?
    • 3. Why do you want to serve?
    • 4. What are some of your group’s goals in coming to Atlanta/ Chicago/ Denver/ Hollywood/ Miami/ San Antonio?
    • 5. What are some images you have of the inner city?
    • 6. How do you characterize the people who live in the inner city?
    • 7. What are your feelings toward those you may be working with?
    • Additional comments are encouraged:
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  • Security Code*

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