06/04/2026
Every young person has a story.
Some are shaped by encouragement and opportunity. Others are marked by trauma, instability, abandonment, or systems that failed them long before they entered a juvenile detention center.
This month, we invite you into one of the hardest — and most hopeful — places Youth For Christ serves: Juvenile Justice Ministry.
Every week across the country, YFC leaders walk into detention centers, correctional facilities, and difficult neighborhoods carrying something many young people have never consistently experienced: the presence of a caring adult who sees them, knows them, and refuses to give up on them.
These young people are not statistics. They are image bearers of God with incredible value and potential.
Many teens navigating the juvenile justice system are searching for stability, belonging, and someone who truly cares.
Juvenile Justice Ministry creates safe spaces where caring adults build authentic relationships, share the hope of Christ, and remind students they are more than their circumstances.
And we see faithful YFC leaders continuing to show up — building trust, creating safe spaces, and introducing young people to the hope of Christ in places many would rather avoid.
PLEASE GIVE BEFORE JUNE 30
The end of our fiscal year is fast approaching and your gift as we close out our books would mean so much. Will you help YFC keep showing up in the hardest places?
https://yfc.net/give/
This is what your gift supports:
- 160+ JJM Ministry Sites
- 340+ Full and Part Time JJM Staff
- 800+ JJM Volunteers
- 10,000 Youth Impacted
