We’re rolling out key updates to our screening processes for U.S. Young Life staff and volunteers. These changes affirm our commitment to child safety while providing streamlined tools to more efficiently manage screening and compliance courses. Screening and compliance courses went live on December 11 and are now available in the new course dashboard. Also,…
More information is available about all the locations or addresses you see in Workday. Learn all about it in this knowledge article. Our primary home address (noted “Home (Primary)”) and primary work location (noted “Work (Primary)” in Workday) are important to keep up-to-date and accurate. Your home and work addresses are used for payroll tax…
We’re continuing to provide regular updates on our key priorities for Workday. We’re working hard to alleviate issues so staff can use the tool and get back to doing what they do best — developing leaders and caring for young people. Updates: Looking for information on how to use Workday? We have two places to…
Registration is now open for the Personal Health in Ministry conference (PHM) at SharpTop Cove, March 9-13, 2025. If you still need to sign up, there are only a few openings remaining — registration closes January 31, 2025! PHM is a conference designed to encourage those who attend to give mindful attention to their own…
Young Life ONE offers anti-trafficking training, which can be done with your region or area to help Young Life staff and volunteers see what trafficking looks like in their communities. Many of us do not have “eyes to see” what trafficking looks like in the lives of our Young Life kids. Learn how to spot…
Workday Adaptive lets Young Life cost center managers view and manage financial information. It offers three main tools: Reports, Sheets, and Dashboards. Young Life Financial Services released five Adaptive reports in August of 2024. On November 5, Financial Services released access to Dashboards and Sheets. Read more on Staff Resources. This initial opening of Dashboards…
Our Young Life Connections team has recently faced an unusually high volume of help requests, which has unfortunately extended our response times. We understand how frustrating this can be and sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. Providing timely, effective support is our priority, and we’re committed to improving. We’re pleased to share we have resolved most…
Over the summer, Young Life released The RELATE Project, a research study on GenZ, and the insights are powerful! Staff and volunteers are already having deeper conversations with kids and inviting caring adults to be more involved in their areas and regions! We have created resources and tools to help you utilize and easily share…
We are thankful that all of our staff and their families remain safe, as Mission leadership continues to assess the needs of Young Life staff across the Southeast division. We are now a few weeks into the recovery process, and what follows are updates for the camps affected: Repairs to the Carolina Point main office have been…
Are you a staff or volunteer interested in starting a ministry for foster, homeless, incarcerated, or trafficked youth? Starting in November, Young Life ONE will offer training cohorts to support areas in developing a Young Life ONE ministry. Cohorts include six Zoom meetings between November and May, as well as monthly one-on-one coaching calls. If…
