What happens at Young Life Club?

What happens at Young Life Club?

Teens turn out for a recent Young Life meeting. It’s tough to describe, kids just need to come and find out.” Once teens experience the fun, friendship, acceptance and the love of God shown through Young Life’s volunteers, they want to stay.

Is young life a nonprofit organization?

Young Life is a 501(c)(3) organization, with an IRS ruling year of 2004, and donations are tax-deductible. Is this your nonprofit?

What does a young life leader do?

The Role of a Young Life Leader Leaders are committed to being involved with kids’ lives — from supporting them at their sporting events to listening to them talk about what’s important to them. Our leaders help kids consider the direction of their lives, and they offer hope for their future.

Is youngyoung life for ‘every kid’?

Young Life says it’s for “every kid, everywhere.” Ex-participants in LGBTQ community say that’s never been true. Kent Thomas poses for a portrait at his home in Tacoma, Wash. on Thursday, July 16, 2020.

How big is young life in the world?

They represent a small fraction of the experiences across Young Life, a ministry that has existed for 80 years and includes more than 80,000 staff and volunteers in 104 countries and ministers to more than two million kids at any given time.

Is young life barring LGBTQ community members from serving as leaders?

Interviews with a dozen former Young Life volunteers and staff, along with hundreds more social media stories, reveal an organization that bars members of the LGBTQ community from becoming leaders or working at camps, even after they’ve spent years volunteering.

What is Young Life’s Family Council?

Young Life is announcing today the creation of a council to further review the stories of current and former members of the Young Life family who have come forward to share instances where they have experienced pain in our family based on their race, gender, sexual orientation or other factors.