Royal Family Kids Camp
(Ages 7-11)
Royal Family Kids Camp Dates
June 9-13, 2025
Camper Applications
RFKC
Royal Family Kids Camp
Royal Family Kids Camp (RFKC) creates life-changing moments for boys and girls 7-11 years of age, in foster care who have experienced relational trauma.
The curriculum fosters resiliency, self-esteem, hope and positive memories.
RFKC is part of the national organization For the Children, founded in 1985. Since then, over 100,000 children have attended camps in 46 states and 11 international countries.
Love Fosters Hope has been providing RFKC since 2000.
Using the therapeutic model Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI), which trains caregivers to provide effective support and treatment for at-risk children.
2:1 camper-to-staff ratio
2025 RFKC Leaders
June 8-13 2025
Jessica Jaros
Royal Family Kids Camp Director
Jessica Jaros
Why do you serve with Love Fosters Hope?
About 3 years ago, my church, Restoration Church Woodforest, showed a video about how we can get involved and become the hands and feet of Jesus with the foster youth. While I was watching the video, my heart was pounding out of my chest. I knew this is where God wanted me to serve. That day, I signed up to volunteer and the rest is history !
How long have you served? 3 years
What is the most fulfilling part about leading camp and serving the kids?
This will be my first year leading camp, so this is new territory for me. However, while I’m preparing for camp, I’ve been praying for Gods hand. I know with His hand, this could be the most life changing experience for these kids. This could be the very first time they hear of the love of Jesus. There is no greater service than to share the love of Jesus.
What is the impact you have seen in the lives of the kids?
When kids get off the bus, the majority of them are quiet, shy, and scared. But by the end of the first day, you see smiles, giggles and trust. To me, that is one of the most rewarding feelings, knowing we have provided a safe, fun environment, to show them that they are loved.
Is there a favorite memory (or one that stands out the most)?
My favorite memory is being asked by a child if I could pray with them. It was a special moment because it showed that they felt comfortable and safe with me. He took my hand, and bowed his head as I prayed over him. When I finished praying for him, he had tears in his eyes and he gave me a hug and said thank you. I will never forget this moment – as this is the reason I choose to volunteer. To show them that there is hope and that they are loved.
Why should others get involved in serving?
Foster children come from difficult backgrounds and often need extra support to succeed in life. By serving, you can make a real difference in these children’s lives. You can provide them with a safe and supportive environment, help them to learn and grow, and show them that they are loved and valued.
Jessica is a proud mother of two amazing boys, ages 10 and 13. She is involved serving in her church weekly in the children’s ministry, as well as works as a Respiratory Therapist at Texas Children’s Hospital in the Woodlands. She believes working with children in all different avenues allows her to make an impact on their lives.
A Favorite Bible Verse: Psalm 139: 23-24
Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting ways .
Jolynn Willis
Royal Family Kids Camp Co-Director
Joylynn Willis
Why do you serve with Love Fosters Hope?
I serve, literally, because God told me to. I was actually praying one night for something very specific and I heard God saying he needed me to serve. I responded “I don’t think you understand” and repeated my prayer request. All I heard back was, “I don’t think you understand I really need you to serve.” I closed my Bible and said, “I think we’re on two different pages right now”. The next morning, I went to church and they played a video for this organization called Love Fosters Hope. I felt the Holy Spirit so strong from the top of my head to my toes, like a wave. Then I understood….He needed me to serve.
How long have you served?
This is my 3rd summer of camps. I’ve been to 5 camps and was an Assistant Camp Director for GirlsTRAC last year as well as the child placement coordinator. I also mentor a young lady from a Love Fosters Hope camp and I have been paired with her for nearly 2 years.
What is the most fulfilling part about leading camp and serving the kids?
Creating camp is definitely the most fulfilling part of leading. I have been incredibly blessed to be able to walk alongside so many other creative minds that have MASSIVE serving hearts. Being able to provide a week filled with so much thought, care, intention, and prayer. These kids are thought about and prayed specifically for throughout the entire process of planning camp and I thoroughly love watching God weave it all together. Serving the kids starts long before they arrive at camp and that makes my heart full.
What is the impact you have seen in the lives of the kids?
For me personally, I have watched children cry because they don’t want to go home from camp because they have loved camp so much. Those same kids were the most scared and timid when they first arrived. I’ve had conversations with CPS workers that have spoken with their kids after and they said they felt safe for the first time ever. I’ve been able to spend nearly two years walking through life with my mentee and watching her grow so much because she has a true friend. I watched a young lady find out on day 4 of a 5-day camp that all the other kids at camp were also in foster care. Her foster parent never told her what camp she was attending and I heard her sweet voice say while looking around the whole cafeteria, “You mean I’m not the only one.” What these camps do is change the trajectory of a child’s life, replace tragic memories and emotions with positive ones, and allows the child to learn about God who loves them so much.
Is there a favorite memory that stands out the most?
So many memories to just pick one. Top few that haven’t already been mentioned above would be watching a young man learn how to throw a football for the first time, seeing cousins braid hair and paint nails on rainy days, watching teenagers faces as I called them Sir and asked what drink could I get them started with, seeing kids that have had everything go against them get up in a room full of people and sing at talent shows, watching a cousin make iron bead art for some little girls because he wants them to know that there are good men out there that won’t hurt them, hearing another cousin ate cheese (it really upsets his stomach) just because a camper that was having an extremely difficult evening offered it to him and he thought it was so nice that he wanted to share (5 cubes of cheese in the cousin wanted him to share less, lol), watching kids get over their fear of lakes, and sitting back during moments of the day to see the Holy Spirit move.
Why should other’s get involve serving?
Experiencing something that is completely not about you and completely about the needs of others makes you have a level of compassion, patience, humility, and spiritual purpose like nothing I’ve ever seen or experienced. I’m honored to be able to be the hands and feet of Jesus in a broken world.
Jolynn has been married for 12 years in June and is a proud mom of 3 little girls, ages 10,8, and 6. They are a military family that has lived in various places around the country and world. She currently serves in Children’s Ministry, is a Youth group leader, and an Outside the Walls Commitee member at Church. She has a finance background and is currently the Finance Coordinator at a local private Christian school.
A Favorite Bible verse?
Exodus 14:14 “The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
Camp
Overview
On the first day, kids walk a red-carpet upon exiting the bus, and they are greeted by dozens of highly trained volunteers who are ready to show them love and help make camp a memorable experience for them.
Camp activities include breakfast club with puppets and stories, arts & crafts where kids make anything from bug houses to beaded necklaces, archery exercises, water gun battles, and other games; tea parties; and drama nights with lots of music and singing.
Each child leaves RFKC with all their camp adventures documented in a souvenir photo album—whether it’s their first fish ever caught, learning to swim, their birthday cake, or flying down the water slide—and it always includes their favorite photo, with their camp cousin.
The last day of camp, kids written their dreams and prayers on lanterns, and then release them on water, in a beautiful display of faith and hope. The camp closes in prayer.
Cousins
Camp counselors
Camp counselors called “cousins” become each camper’s biggest cheerleader,
encourager, buddy, confidant, champion, and friend.
A 2:1 ratio is maintained at all camps