CenterBeam is always a supporter of those who “Build Up” others, which is why we always support The Jacksonville Young Life team. This year, through donations, a silent auction and a matching donation, they were able to raise over $72,000! Go Young Life!

Here’s to a fabulous 2020!

What is Young Life?

Because kids don’t care how much you know till they know how much you care, Young Life leaders show they care by going where kids are, meeting them as they are, believing in who they can be. Young Life doesn’t start with a program. It starts with adults concerned enough about kids to go to them, on their turf and in their culture, building bridges of authentic friendship. These relationships don’t happen overnight — they take time, patience, trust and consistency.

So Young Life leaders log many hours with kids around the world- They listen to stories and learn what’s important because they genuinely care about teenager’s joys, triumphs, heartaches and setbacks. Young Life began with a few simple ideas about sharing the truth of God’s love with adolescents. Those simple ideas have become time-tested methods for reaching out to middle school, high school and college students in friendship and hope.

We believe in the power of presence. Kids’ lives are dramatically impacted when caring adults come alongside them, sharing God’s love with them. Because their leader believes in them, they begin to see that their lives have great worth, meaning and purpose.

This is the first step of a lifelong journey; the choices they make today, based upon God’s love for them, will impact future decisions … careers chosen, marriages formed and families raised. All ripples from the time when a Young Life leader reached out and entered their world.

Who is Young Life for?

Everyone is welcome in Young Life! Our programs are custom made for kids throughout their adolescent years. Young Life is the name of our organization and is also the term we use for our program with high school students. We call our middle school program WyldLife, and we refer to our ministry to kids with disabilities as Capernaum. ​​

Learn More: https://jacksonville.younglife.org/Pages/default.aspx