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Genesee Valley Young Life
Young Life in the Genesee Valley began in 2017 and now serves two high schools across the region! In all that we do, whether it is Club, Campaigners, Camp or El Salvador, our hope is to give kids the opportunity to live life to the full, make memories that will last a lifetime, give them a sense of adventure, and to love and care for them regardless of where they are in their faith. Click one of the buttons below to learn more about what it is we have to offer here in the Genesee Valley!
WYLDLIFE
Walking with middle school kids as they ache for acceptance
- Middle school kids are at a crossroads and anxious to carve out their own identities.
- Young life leaders walk with kids in an overwhelming and amazing world.
- Kids get to be kids while learning what life is about.
Allow our leaders to keep your middle schooler informed about WyldLife activities by filling out the WyldLife Parent Permission Form (NY170, Geneseevalleyyl@gmail.com).
Our Programs
CLUB
A Party With A Purpose
What is it about Young Life club that makes it the best night of the week for thousands of kids every week? We like to think of it as a party with a purpose. It's controlled chaos that's almost impossible to describe, but kids know it when they see it. And before the party ends, we share a simple message about God's love for them. After all, that's what the celebration is all about.
CAMPAIGNERS
A Time To Learn And Grow
Young Life Campaigners® (a name that points back to the early days when Young Life was referred to as "The Young Life Campaign") is a weekly meeting for kids who wish to learn more or grow in their faith through study, service and leadership. Young Life leaders also encourage these kids to celebrate their faith through participation in a local congregation.
CAMP
The Best Week Of Their Lives
Kids consistently tell us that Young Life camp is the best week of their lives. That's a rousing (and unsolicited) endorsement! But how else would you describe a week where deep relationships are forged in the midst of mind-boggling fun and you experience and listen to what we believe is the greatest love story ever told?
Who We Are
at a Glance
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.
