Our Mission
Introducing adolescents to Jesus Christ and helping them grow in their faith.

Our Goal
To increase the number of kids we reach to more than two million a year by mobilizing more than 80,000 leaders (committee and volunteers) and establishing ministries in 8,000 locations.

Our Progress
As of June 2009, we have ministry in 4,490 schools and other outreach locations, as well as 31,881 leaders in the United States and around the world.

Facts at Your Fingertips

All data is for the 2008-2009 school year unless noted otherwise. Contact (877) 438-9572 with questions.

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U.S. Mission Statistics
High Schools		Junior High Schools
2,381	Schools and Other Outreach Ministries	1,087	Schools and Other Outreach Ministries
78,719	Kids in High School Ministries/Week	28,559	Kids in Junior High School Ministries/Week
33.06	Average Ministry Size	26.27	Average Ministry Size
32,550	Campaigners	7,387	Campaigners
615,534	Est. Total of Kids We Minister to Each Year¹	186,003	Est. Total of Kids We Minister to Each Year¹

Capernaum		YoungLives
125	Schools and Other Outreach Ministries	89	Schools and Other Outreach Ministries
1,848	Kids in Capernaum Ministries/Week	1,146	Kids in YoungLives Ministries/Week
14.78	Average Ministry Size	12.88	Average Ministry Size
527	Campaigners	403	Campaigners

College		Young Life Military
30	Schools and Other Outreach Ministries	7	Schools and Other Outreach Ministries
1,742	Kids in College Ministries/Week	121	Kids in Military Ministries/Week
58.07	Average Ministry Size	17.29	Average Ministry Size
991	Campaigners	138	Campaigners

"Other"		Overall U.S. Ministry
52	Schools and Other Outreach Ministries	990	Areas with Ministry
1,205	Kids in "Other" Ministries/Week	17,348	Volunteer Leaders
23.17	Average Ministry Size	11,003	Committee Members
429	Campaigners	46	Regions with Active Ministries

U.S. Summer Camping		U.S. School Season Camping
36,819	High School Outreach Campers	24,877	High School Campers
11,970	Junior High Outreach Campers	5,386	Junior High Campers
707	Young Life Campers at Non-Young Life Properties	2,103	Young Life Campers at Non-Young Life Properties
1,373	Leadership Campers	4,891	Leadership Campers
2,025	Work Crew	12,832	Work Crew
1,939	Summer Staff	244	Wilderness and Creative Camping
1,399	Wilderness and Creative Camping	82,513	Guests at Camps Run by Non-Young Life Groups
15,354	Guests at Camps Run by Non-Young Life Groups

International Mission Statistics
High School		Junior High
550	Outreach Ministries	101	Outreach Ministries
29,668	Kids in High School Ministries/Week	3,667	Kids in Junior High School Ministries/Week
53.94	Average Ministry Size	36.31	Average Ministry Size
7,680	Campaigners	670	Campaigners

"Other"		Young Life Military
70	Outreach Ministries	48	Outreach Ministries
2,261	Kids in "Other" Ministries/Week	1,215	Kids in YLMM Ministries/Week
32.30	Average Ministry Size	25.31	Average Ministry Size
628	Campaigners	420	Campaigners

Overall International Ministry		International Camping
66	Countries	22,765	Young Life Campers
1	U.S. Territory	2,574	WyldLife Campers
721	Total Ministries	6,907	Leaders Accompanying Campers
131,089	Est. Total of Kids We Minister to Each Year	1,308	Young Life Expeditions
		33,554	Total

Training School Attendance		Personnel
241	New Staff Training	3,228	Total Young Life Staff
206	Winter Training	1,214	Full-Time Field Ministry/U.S.
62	Apologetics	114	Field Ministry/International (U.S.-based Staff Only)
99	Area Director School	356	Field Administrative
12	Advanced Regional Director Training	662	Part-Time Field Ministry/U.S.
4	Regional Director School
46	Centurion Project

Financial Highlights (08-09)		Camps in North and Central America
$180,229,476	Total Contributions	Beyond Malibu	Carolina Point²
$236,709,902	Total Revenues	Breakaway Lodge	Rockbridge
170,748	Active Donors	Castaway Club	Saranac Village
		Clearwater Cove²	SharpTop Cove
		Crooked Creek Ranch	Southwind
		Frontier Ranch	Timber Wolf Lake
		Lake Champion	Trail West
		Lost Canyon	Wilderness Ranch
		Malibu Club	Windy Gap
		Oakbridge	Woodleaf
		Pico Escondido	Washington Family Ranch

Young Life History

Young Life was incorporated in 1941 by Jim Rayburn, a seminary student and part-time youth minister in Gainesville, Texas. He wanted to reach out to kids who were disinterested in church. Rayburn took the challenge to go where the kids were, meet them on their turf and find a creative way to share the love of God with them. Rayburn’s method of reaching out to adolescents worked in 1941, and it continues to be effective today.

Denny Rydberg is Young Life's fifth president and has served since 1993. Annually, Young Life leaders impact the lives of more than one million kids.

¹ Based on total number of club cards times three to factor for kids we know who have not filled out a club card.
² Developing camps.

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