Even though Young Life is especially for kids, parents and other adults in the community are important to our ministry. Adults can support Young Life in a variety of ways — by becoming volunteer leaders or committee members, attending fund-raising events, hosting Young Life or simply telling others in the community about Young Life and our commitment to kids.

Members of a Young Life committee are adults who are committed to providing every kid in their community the opportunity to hear about Jesus Christ in terms they can understand. Committee members pray for Young Life, promote the ministry in the community, care for the local staff and volunteer leaders, as well as ensure the financial health of the ministry.

Financial gifts are essential to Young Life because our area staff are responsible for raising 100 percent of their budgets, which include staff salaries and benefits, administrative costs and programming costs.

As a donor to Young Life you can specify how you want your money to be used — program expenses, funding a yearly event such as a banquet, sending a teenager to camp, purchasing a much-needed van, etc. Or you can allow the regional and area staff to use the money where they see the greatest need.

Volunteer leaders are absolutely vital to the mission of Young Life. It is their involvement that allows lives to be changed. Young Life volunteer leaders participate in a full range of activities that help them build these significant relationships with kids.