EVERY STORY​ MATTERS.

FIND A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN...

...LIVE YOUR STORY AS IT'S MEANT TO BE.

YOUNG LIFE

Helping Local Kids

Find True Life.

1.

We ENTER

the world of kids and walk alongside them in an exciting and exhausting world.

2.

We share the hope of who kids can become and how life was

DESIGNED TO BE.

3.

We Kids experience true hope and

life to the full .

WYLDLIFE

 

WALKING WITH MIDDLE ​ SCHOOL KIDS AS THEY

ACHE FOR ACCEPTANCE.​ ​

1.

Middle school kids are at a crossroads and anxious to carve out their own

IDENTITIES.

2.

Young Life leader walks with kids in an overwhelming and

AMAZING WORLD.

3.

KIDS GET TO BE KIDS

while learning what life is about.

Who We Are

at a Glance: ACROSS THE WORLD

1941

Young Life begins in the USA

In a town in Texas, at the request of his pastor, a young associate pastor named Jim Raybrun began showing young people how much God cares about them by showing up in their world and sharing the message of God's love through Jesus in ways and words they could understand and relate to.

100+

Countries with Young Life staff and leaders

Today, Young Life is a global organization with local focus. You'll find Young Life leaders from diverse cultures, nationalities and backgrounds in over 100 countries around the world. ​

Two million

young people reached by Young Life staff and leaders

Whether it's in cities or villages, towns or tower blocks, in countries on every continent, Young Life leaders are working with over two million young people, right in their own neighborhoods.

348,000

KIDS INVOLVED WEEKLY

Since 1941, Young Life leaders have walked with kids and earned the right to be heard in an exhausting and exciting world. In 2018, 348,000 kids were involved every week all around the world.