The 2026 Young Life Staff Engagement Survey will officially launch on November 9 and run through November 20, 2026! This second annual survey provides a vital, confidential space for all full-time and part-time staff across field ministry, camping, and mission services to share honest feedback. Your daily work forms the foundation of our mission. Participating…
For Google Workspace for the U.S. Field we have two important announcements: U.S. Field Usernames have all been updated – To simplify the Google Workspace login experience, all U.S. Field staff single-sign-on (SSO) usernames have been updated so that they will match the newly @younglife.org Google Workspace email addresses. All U.S. Field staff should begin…
Thank you to our staff and volunteers for taking time over the past few weeks to update volunteer lists and complete required screenings. Keeping accurate records and ensuring volunteers are appropriately screened is an important part of our responsibility to keep young people safe. As we continue this work, here are a few important YL…
Did you know that nearly 90% of young people use AI in some way (with 35% using it as a companion)? At the same time, a heartbreaking 38% walk around believing they aren’t even worthy of love. They are the most connected generation in history, yet arguably the loneliest. You already know these kids. You…
We are pleased to announce Joshua Haupt as the new vice president of Product and Experience. As part of Global Mission Enablement and Technology, Joshua’s role will help to increase Young Life’s capacity to support ministry at a greater scale. Read the announcement.
Our IT team has seen a recent increase in sophisticated phishing attempts targeting Young Life. Phishing is when someone uses a deceptive email or message to trick you into clicking a malicious link, opening an unsafe attachment, sharing sensitive information, or giving an attacker access to your account. The examples we’ve seen this week are…
We’re sharing a new resource designed to support our shared stewardship of Young Life finances. It highlights key financial and revenue-processing practices where we most often see confusion across the ministry, not because policies are new, but because they can be misunderstood or applied inconsistently. Each section walks through what commonly goes wrong, offers clear…
As we seek to help keep you connected to the rhythm of what’s going on in the mission, we’re trying some new ways of communicating about Young Life. You can check out an overview of our major communications — where to find what you need to know and how to share it with others!
Did you know YoungLives is celebrating 35 years of ministry this year? We have a special opportunity to celebrate God’s faithfulness, share powerful stories of transformation, and invite our communities into the next chapter of ministry. To support staff in YoungLives ministry, we’ve created a 35th Anniversary Field Toolkit filled with plug-and-play resources designed to help you raise…
Every year, Young Life invites donors to consider giving to missionwide initiatives beyond their current giving to their local Young Life area. These initiatives fund: U.S. Campership for kids in under-resourced communities: March and May 2026 Discipleship resources such as discipleship.younglife.org, Bible app projects, Words & Ways podcasts and more: April 2025 International Campership: September…
