YouthHope’s Mission is to bring at-risk children and teens from low-income areas into life-changing relationship with Christ by encouraging, equipping, and empowering them at Youth Centers, Camp Summit, and Community Outreach Programs.
YouthHope Values: Authentic Relationships, Pursuing Kids, Create Healthy Community, Growth in Christ!
Small groups help support YouthHope staff and regular volunteers to run great programs!
- Clean Youth Centers: Moline & Rock Island locations
- Maintenance of buildings or vehicles
- Work Days at Camp Summit
- Serving meals
- Fundraising Events
- Material provision (collect monthly materials needed ex. School supplies in July)
- Prayer Partners
- Encouragement of staff and volunteers
- Administrative projects
- Facilitating games during regular programs
- Food Pantry: Monday, Wednesday, Fridays (9am-12pm), Tuesday Truck Delivery (9:30am-11am)
- Mailing Crew: 2nd Tuesday each month (9am-11:30am)
- Program Support: Monday-Saturday programs offered each week (see below)
- Super Saturday Support/plan (see below and talk to Stacy about it)
- Special programs or work days for special projects
- Back to School Bash (July/August)
- Thanksgiving Baskets & Operation Christmas
Program Support
- Help supervise and engage kids in activities during free time
- Prepare Meal (need food service license)-2 adults
- Clean play area and organize toy rack (1-2 adults)
- Serve Food (need food service license) (2-3 adults)
- Vacuum/clean vans & bus (2 adults)
- Sub for missing Kids Club Coaches
- Participate/Lead worship music
- Participate/Lead game
- Help with check-out and load kids in vans
- Cleaning after program
Super Saturday Ideas
- Prepare a monthly event for YH kids or teens (could be a one-time event)
- 20-24 kids at YouthHope or at your Church
- Include Meal, Craft, Games
- Kids: 11am-1pm
- Teens: 6pm-8:30pm
