Our Impact
Since opening our doors, Youth Venture has made the following impact:
4 Teen Centers Open Year-Round
154 Baptisms
1,371 Mentoring Hours Recorded*
110,000+ Youth Served
200,000+ Volunteer Hours Committed**
*These are the number of hours recorded by staff whenever a structured mentoring lesson – using Youth Venture’s curriculum – is conducted between an adult and young person. Realistically, this impact metric is a higher value as mentoring may also include a time when an adult leader meets with a young person off-site for informal mentorship and discipleship.
**The number of volunteer hours is realistically higher as many of our staff serve outside their normal commitment at a teen center such as camps, retreats, events, and fundraisers.
Kids Like Us
DEJANNEY
I feel really good about the changes that have happened in my life and REALLY glad that Youth Venture got opened up in my neighborhood.
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THOMAS
The day I walked into Youth Venture, back in sixth grade, was the day that saved my life.
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STEPHANIE
My heart in this ministry is to be able to be who I needed when I was in these kids’ places.
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DYLAN
I tell kids all the time, ‘When I was your age, people would talk to me about God and I didn’t want to hear it. But listen to what I have to say, because I was where you are right now, and this will change your life. I don’t want you to miss it.
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SHANE
Without Youth Venture, I may not have ever found God, and without God I would be lost.
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BRIANA
I am where I am today in my walk with God because of Youth Venture. I am so glad the leaders took the time to notice me. I finally feel like God is showing me who I really am!
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