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After meeting my local area director, it was one of the first times I witnessed an unconditional love in human form. - Casey
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Interesting Facts and Figures

  • 610 million people in the world have a disability. If that number of people were a nation, it would be the third largest.
  • This population leads the nation in homelessness and poverty.
  • 18 million people in the world need wheelchairs and don't have them.
  • There are 54 million Americans with disabilities.
  • 20 percent of the teen population has a disability.
  • Only 10 to 15 percent of churches in the United States have a disability ministry or are planning one.

In Young Life there are:

  • 94 Capernaum ministries;
  • 1,280 kids participating in Capernaum ministries weekly;
  • 13.62 kids in attendance at an average club; and 
  • 369 Capernaum kids involved in Campaigners (small group Bible studies).