Stories
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Tuning to God’s Direction with the Internship Program Zaneta knew she was going to take time off from university, but she didn’t know what exactly would be next—that’s when she found YU. Part way through her u …
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Walking Together for Youth Transformation What do bikes, strollers, running shoe key chains and race bibs have in common? Together they all played a role in the Gain Ground with YU walkathon …
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Youth Experiencing Homelessness Recognize and Share His God-Given Gifts Sometimes serving at YU means showing up to work in a giant yellow banana suit. In October, Paula Castrucci, a Light Patrol outreach worker, donned …
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Intern Finds a Clear Purpose at YU Stephanie Ierullo started at YU as an intern through the Internship Program in January 2023 because she knew she had a heart to serve others. After …
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Young Parents Cultivates Turning Points This year, YU's Young Parents team has focused their learning and discussion around the idea of turning points. A ‘turning point’ indicates a moment whe …
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Rahab Carolling Spreads Hope and Joy This past December, three YU interns took the opportunity to learn more about Rahab ministry by signing up to go carolling. YU's Rahab carolling is a …
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Safe Space, Grace and Patience Lived Out at The Shop Recently, I was detailing a car with one of the youth in our program named Jared*. Jared is only fifteen, the youngest age we accept into our …
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Young Adults Envision Goals and Hopes at Light Patrol's Hotel Program At last month's hotel program run by YU's Light Patrol, we had a good turnout with ten youth joining us despite the long gap since our Christmas …
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Young Dads' Experience Freedom in Healthy Self-Image Through Story-Listening at 25th Celebration Our recent Young Parents 25th anniversary celebration was such a memorable evening that really highlighted the goodness of God. One of them was a …