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 2011, we have ministry in 5,039 schools and other outreach locations, as well as 36,539 leaders in the United States and around the world impacting 1,196,159 kids.

Facts at Your Fingertips

All data is for the 2010-2011 school year unless noted otherwise. Contact (877) 438-9572 with questions.

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U.S. Mission Statistics
High Schools		Junior High Schools
2,431	Schools and Other Outreach Ministries	1,178	Schools and Other Outreach Ministries
89,808	Kids in High School Ministries/Week	31,921	Kids in Junior High School Ministries/Week
36.94	Average Ministry Size	27.10	Average Ministry Size
36,535	Campaigners	9,008	Campaigners
718,766	Est. Total of Kids We Minister to Each Year¹	217,457	Est. Total of Kids We Minister to Each Year¹

Capernaum		YoungLives
167	Schools and Other Outreach Ministries	165	Schools and Other Outreach Ministries
2,709	Kids in Capernaum Ministries/Week	1,752	Kids in YoungLives Ministries/Week
16.22	Average Ministry Size	10.62	Average Ministry Size
692	Campaigners	699	Campaigners

College		Young Life Military
57	Schools and Other Outreach Ministries	17	Schools and Other Outreach Ministries
2,850	Kids in College Ministries/Week	690	Kids in Military Ministries/Week
50.00	Average Ministry Size	40.59	Average Ministry Size
2,317	Campaigners	415	Campaigners

"Other"		Overall U.S. Ministry
41	Schools and Other Outreach Ministries	1,041	Areas with Ministry
850	Kids in "Other" Ministries/Week	20,125	Volunteer Leaders
20.73	Average Ministry Size	11,141	Committee Members
304	Campaigners	43	Regions with Active Ministries

U.S. Summer Camping		U.S. School Season Camping
38,271	High School Outreach Campers	26,138	High School Campers
12,604	Junior High Outreach Campers	6,674	Junior High Campers
526	Young Life Campers at Non-Young Life Properties	2,231	Young Life Campers at Non-Young Life Properties
663	Leadership Campers	3,869	Leadership Campers
2,164	Work Crew	6,299	Work Crew
2,013	Summer Staff	402	Wilderness and Creative Camping
1,731	Wilderness and Creative Camping	96,625	Guests at Camps Run by Non-Young Life Groups
18,914	Guests at Camps Run by Non-Young Life Groups

International Mission Statistics
High School		Junior High
741	Outreach Ministries	141	Outreach Ministries
36,363	Kids in High School Ministries/Week	4,614	Kids in Junior High School Ministries/Week
49.07	Average Ministry Size	32.72	Average Ministry Size
10,635	Campaigners	1,034	Campaigners

"Other"		Young Life Military
87	Outreach Ministries	46	Outreach Ministries
4,134	Kids in "Other" Ministries/Week	1,210	Kids in Military Ministries/Week
47.50	Average Ministry Size	26.30	Average Ministry Size
838	Campaigners	499	Campaigners

Overall International Ministry		International Camping
76	Countries	34,117	Young Life Campers
1	U.S. Territory	2,016	WyldLife Campers
969	Total Ministries	9,867	Leaders Accompanying Campers
205,144	Est. Total of Kids We Minister to Each Year	1,498	Young Life Expeditions
		47,498	Total

Training School Attendance		Personnel
160	New Staff Training	3,209	Total Young Life Staff
258	Winter Training	1,140	Full-Time Field Ministry/U.S.
57	Apologetics	93	Field Ministry/International (U.S.-based Staff Only)
89	Area Director School	332	Field Administrative
25	Centurion Project	661	Part-Time Field Ministry/U.S.
295	Other Training

Financial Highlights (10-11)		Camps in North and Central America
$181,331,766	Total Contributions	Beyond Malibu	Carolina Point²
$245,342,509	Total Revenues	Breakaway Lodge	Rockbridge
177,193	Active Donors	Buttercreek Lodge	Saranac Village
		Castaway Club	SharpTop Cove
		Clearwater Cove²	Southwind
		Crooked Creek Ranch	Timber Wolf Lake
		Frontier Ranch	Trail West
		Lake Champion	Wilderness Ranch
		Lost Canyon	Windy Gap
		Malibu Club	Woodleaf
		Oakbridge	Washington Family Ranch - Canyon
		Pico Escondido	Washington Family Ranch - Creekside

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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