Mending Hands:
Patchwork Support Services
Give a little, mend a lot.
Your contributions to Patchwork are the ministry threads that hold our community together. Every gift and volunteer hour directly fuels the programs and sanctuary spaces needed for transformation and healing.
Program Development
Help create new healing resources, workbooks, and tools for Patchwork: A Ministry, expanding our capacity for care.
Community Programs
Sustain our blog, podcast, and support group, offering light and Christ-centered hope for every survivor's journey.
Sacred Retreats
Fund scholarships for Held Retreats, ensuring economic barriers never prevent a survivor from finding sanctuary and rest.
Support our causes with a single or monthly gift
Help Facilitate The Mending Room
Tech Host
Support the session by managing the virtual platform, welcoming participants, and ensuring a smooth technical experience for everyone.
The Mending Room is a sacred space for shared recovery. We invite you to step into a role of service, providing the tech-hosting, facilitation, or prayer support that makes this virtual sanctuary possible.
Small-Group Facilitator
Lead gentle breakout discussions, fostering an environment where survivors feel safe to witness and hold each others stories.
Prayer Support
Offer a quiet, prayerful presence during our meetings, holding the space spiritually for healing and breakthrough.
SHARE YOUR VOICE & STORY
Write & Speak for Healing
Help us stitch together stories of restoration by contributing as a writer for our blog. Whether sharing your personal journey or faith-based insights, your words can offer comfort to those in the mending process.
Lend your voice to our podcast episodes. We welcome guests and creators to share their experiences in a sanctified space. Full training and guidance are provided for all media volunteers.
A Patch of Sunshine:
With Patchwork
Each $50 Sunshine Box will be thoughtfully prepared for each retreat affinity group to provide comfort and light during their stay. These special boxes should include all yellow or sunshiny items to provide an extra stitch of comfort and care for our guests.
Gather a few of these Joyful Essentials:
- Adult coloring book
- Journal
- Colorful gel pen sets or markers
- Herbal tea bag sets
- Small yellow or wax candles
- A sunshine mug
- Sunflower, yellow daisy, or rose seed packets
- Yellow stress balls
- Lemon drops
- Burt's Bees chapsticks
- Bottled water
- Lotion
- Yellow gift box or tote
- Beanie or sun cap
- Fuzzy socks
- Patchwork provided welcome letter
Support the Retreats
Your compassion creates a sanctuary for healing. By supporting or volunteering with Held Retreats, you help trauma survivors stitch together a new story of hope and spiritual connection.
Volunteers are welcome to offer to serve in more than one role if they feel called.
Retreat volunteer hours are planned to be Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to noon, while gardening volunteer times are more flexible. Volunteers may serve up to 5 days a week, weekly, monthly, or as otherwise approved by Patchwork staff.
Peer Support Specialist – Offer gentle, peer-based support for GriefShare® groups or other peer-led gatherings, helping others feel seen, heard, and less alone. This role will typically serve up to 4 hours per day, Monday through Friday, during retreat weeks.
Community Garden Volunteer – Help tend The Garden Patch, nurturing spaces where survivors and supporters can breathe, reflect, and grow together. Gardening volunteer hours will be flexible and can be scheduled as needed with staff.
Giving Seeds Project Leader – Help plan and lead small pay-it-forward “Giving Seeds” projects that extend care for future retreats and into local communities. This role will typically require up to 5–8 hours per month for planning and activity times.
Chapel & Worship Facilitators – Help guide optional chapel times or small-group worship, creating a gentle, Christ-centered space for prayer, reflection, and shared praise. This role will typically require up to 5–8 hours per month for planning and chapel times.
Nature Walks Facilitator – Lead gentle 30-minute walks with simple devotionals, nature sketching, and journaling prompts that help participants notice God’s presence in creation. This role will typically serve 1 hour a day on Mondays and Wednesdays during retreats.
Creative Expressions Leader – Guide expressive art and reflective journaling times that give survivors safe, creative ways to process their stories and connect with hope. This role will typically require up to 5–8 hours per month for planning and activity times.
Get Involved
To ensure the safety of our community, background checks are standard for all volunteer roles. Please know that a prior finding will not automatically disqualify you from serving; we will review each situation individually, considering the nature of the volunteer work and the finding, as we walk together in grace.
All volunteers will be properly trained prior to beginning a new role.