Youth Unlimited/YFC TriCity
333 Elgin Street N N1R7H9 Cambridge, ON, Canada

Thanks in advance for you generous support!! visit our website: www.yfctricity.com/donation/giving-tuesday/ to learn more

Giving Tuesday is in 6 days but our giving page is already live! If you don't want to wait til December 1st you can help us reach our goal now by visiting https://yfctricity.com/donation/giving-tuesday/ Thank you to those who have already donated! Your generosity means so much to us and the youth that we serve!

Confused by our system? Want to give but aren’t quite sure how? Caitlyn has put together a tutorial for you of how to donate to our giving Tuesday campaign!! Follow this link to give: https://yfctricity.com/donation/giving-tuesday/ Each square when clicked reveals our logo, each donation leading us towards more and more upward conversations.

We love having Roy on our team because he is fun! Roy not only is an incredible artist (check out some of his work by following his program Paint with Purpose on Instagram @paintwithpurposepwp or Facebook) but he understands the importance of having fun as a team. As someone who grew up going to Youth Unlimited/YFC centre in Listowel he has a deep understanding of the impact we can truly make in the lives of the youth we work with. Roy is relatable, charismatic and lovable an...d has spent almost 10 years with YFC mentoring many students. He excels at one-on-one conversations and mentorship (preferably over breakfast). If you would like to learn more about the work Roy does, we encourage you to reach out to him at [email protected]. If you would like to support his work and partner with him, you can donate through this link: https://yfctricity.com/donation/roy-verbeek/ (Also today happens to be Roy's Birthday so make sure to comment on this post and give him some bday love!)

Here’s an update from Lauren on one of the youth groups we’re involved in: We’ve been continuing to meet online and have been working through the Sacred Pathways, but instead of us just teaching, we’ve been facilitating different activities for them to experience and explore each one. So far, I have lead an art therapy exercise for contemplatives, driven all over town delivering treats and gifts youth sent each other for caregiving, gone on a masked hike for naturalists, and we played a rousing game of Yoda or Proverbs (as well as a more serious activity) for intellectuals. Online youth ministry can be a lot more work but we are making the most of it and praising God for the technology that is keeping us connected.

The best thing we get to do as YFC staff is support and mentor youth 1:1, especially when it's over coffee! These moments allow space for meaningful conversations and provide the greatest opportunities to build into the lives of the youth we work with. We are thankful for each and every donation, and coffee is proof that even the smallest donation can have a huge impact! Visit https://yfctricity.com/donation/giving-tuesday/ this #givingtuesday and help keep the coffee and conversation flowing!

We love being able to bless our students, volunteers and community partners with gifts, and one of the best we have to offer is YFC SWAG! It might seem silly, but having a sweatshirt, hat or t-shirt from a program or place that feels safe to you builds a sense of belonging and community that we believe is very important! Not only that but it provides youth the opportunity to share about our programs with their friends. Last year one of our Cave students told us they were able to connect with someone new at school because they recognized the Cave swag they were wearing. Will you join us this #givingtuesday to continue blessing our students and volunteers, and raising awareness for these great programs? https://yfctricity.com/donation/giving-tuesday/

This summer @paintwithpurposepwp held graffiti workshops at the legal wall at Riverside Park, which was a great way to meet up with current (and new!) youth while still following health guidelines. Since we already need to be wearing masks, why not paint something?! Covid has also provided opportunities to paint murals at other YFC locations while they were closed and our hope is that they spark conversations with the youth accessing those spaces in the future. Paint with Purpose is a program that aims to help youth discover their potential one spray paint can at a time and we hope you’ll join us this Giving Tuesday and help continue this great ministry! To give or learn more about PWP visit https://yfctricity.com/donation/giving-tuesday/

One thing we have the privilege of doing Is purchasing bibles for youth. We believe having your own Bible is so important in developing your relationship with Jesus! For many young people it is the first Bible they’ve ever owned, for others it’s an upgrade from a childhood Bible that no longer suits them. Partner with us this Giving Tuesday to continue sharing the written word with youth in this region! https://yfctricity.com/donation/giving-tuesday/

In just over a week we're hosting a small spikeball fundraising event at Churchill Park! To learn more or register, email Roy at [email protected]

Unfortunatly we can't meet in person this year for a banquet, but we still wanted to let you know a little bit about what's been going on here at YFC TriCity and what the future looks likes. You can donate online at: yfctricity.com/donate... or mail in to 94 Graham St Suite 4 Woodstock ON N4S 6J7 Cheque's and cash accepted by mail indicate "TriCity YFC General Fund" in a note or on the memo line.

Enjoy and share our November update!

From all of us at Youth Unlimited /YFC TriCity Sending warm thoughts of thankfulness from our hearts to yours. We pray blessings of health, joy and peace to you and your family this year.

Bikes have been a great way to connect with youth outside through the summer and so we are excited to welcome @vernsbikes as the latest YFC program! Located at our 333 Elgin location, Vern’s Bikes teaches bike repair and maintenance for youth ages 13-19. Hands on programs like this are great opportunities to teach practical skills and help highlight a youth’s potential. Bike stands are an essential tool for teaching bike mechanics, and their portability makes this ministry even more versatile! Youth can come to the shop to work on their bikes, but we can also bring the shop to them and do repairs at the bike tracks! To learn more about the program, contact Josiah at [email protected] or visit https://yfctricity.com/donation/giving-tuesday/ to help reach youth in this region, one bike repair at a time!

Catalytic Converters is up and running again!

Roy & Josiah give an update on what they've been up to this summer. Check it out!

PWP has done it again. Here’s their latest work of art at a local church.

This staff highlight is bitter sweet because this week marks Evan's last week with us at YFC. In his role as ministry staff, Evan was involved in multiple schools and community programs. He consistently shows tremendous empathy toward every youth he works with and always brings energy and humour into everything he does. Please join us in showing Evan some love this week and wishing him all the best as he transitions to his new job. Congrats Evan, you'll be greatly missed!

This weekend we'll be at Team Legacy's Show and Shine car show here in Cambridge! If you know of any similar events we could participate in, we'd love to get involved!

We’re super excited that our new Satellite Director, Tanya Seiling, has raised 63% of her required support. Please be sure to pray for, and consider partnering with Tanya to help her reach her goal of achieving 75% by September 16th. To support Tanya, click the link below: https://yfctricity.com/donation/tanya-seiling/ To connect with Tanya, you can email her at [email protected]

We love having Caitlyn on our team because of the enthusiasm and energy she brings to everything she does. As Campus Life Director, Caitlyn primarily spends her time working in local schools, running a drop-in program, and facilitating a Christians in Action student group. She is also heavily involved in her youth group and does a lot of the behind the scenes work here at TriCity. Caitlyn is passionate about helping youth dive deeper into their faith and walking with them on their spiritual journey. If you would like to learn more about the work Caitlyn does, we encourage you to reach out to her at [email protected]. If you would like to support her work and partner with her, you can donate through this link: https://yfctricity.com/donation/caitlyn-foertsch/

"The other week I got to bring two youth from my church's youth group out to the spray paint workshop at Riverside Park. None of us had tried graffiti before so we had a great time just experimenting on the legal wall. I love that we can have so much overlap with our programs, allowing more opportunities for youth to connect and to be able to witness and participate in the great things my co-workers do." - Lauren

Thank you Youth Unlimited/YFC TriCity for sending us @roy Verbeek and the paint with purpose crew to do this incredible mural of Jesus for us!! Paint With Purpose - PWP Stage 1 of 3 of our graffiti mural project!! Stay tuned for more adventures!

Last week Paint With Purpose - PWP held another workshop at the legal wall in Riverside Park. If you're interested in joining us we will likely be running it again August 18th & 25th. Follow YFCtricity and PWP on instagram for updates and more info.

Please join us in praying for our YFC family in Lebanon

Here's the second update we sent out to churches to be played at this past Sunday's services. If your church didn't recieve this and would like monthly updates from us, please email us at [email protected]. Our last two videos have highlighted Catalytic Converters and our need for support, if you would like to get involved and give you can do so by following this link: https://yfctricity.com/donation/catalytic-converters Thanks to everyone who has partnered with us already!

Check out the latest mural from PWP!

While working on the legal wall at Riverside one of the youth decided to paint their skateboard!

Paint With Purpose - PWP has recently paired up with our new bike program that Josiah is leading to help get students’ attention at the park as well as attract some new students to PWP. Nick, Evan and Roy ran a free graffiti workshop at the Riverside park legal wall recently (a legal wall is a wall the city/community has dreamed legal to paint on). We saw lots of new faces and a few of the current PWP crew as well. The legal wall is right beside the skatepark and bike park so it just makes sense for the two programs to work together. We have more of these planned throughout the summer so stay tuned for more details!

With most of our usual summer programming canceled many of our staff are planning on investing more time in small group discipleship over the next season. If you know of any good bible studies or books geared toward youth we'd love to hear your suggestions in the comments below.

We love having Josiah on our team because he has such a caring heart for the team, this community, and the youth that we serve. He is compassionate, empathetic and a very strong leader. Josiah is passionate about creating opportunities for meaningful conversation and relationships, and above all, seeing each youth in the region know and follow Jesus. He is currently a core team member of The Cave, leads Salt (a leadership course for young men), is the host of a new weekly vid...eo series, and much more. Currently, Josiah has a deficit in his fundraised support, and is looking to add to his support team. If you’d be willing to partner with Josiah with a financial investment toward his ministry, you can do so through this link: https://yfctricity.com/donation/josiah-veurink/ If you would like to learn more about the work Josiah does, or would like to speak with him about this current need for support we encourage you to reach out to him at [email protected].

We have been hitting up the bike parks in the area shredding up some gnar! Hit us up next time we go out for a rip! Tomorrow we'll be at McLennan Park at 2!

Since we can't be out doing church presentations we decided to make short videos each month to highlight different programs and share how we've continued ministry throughout this pandemic. This video was emailed out to some local churches to share in their Sunday broadcast and we are so thankful to those who did! If your church did not recieve our video, please contact us at info@yfctricity so we can include you on our list for next month's update.

Check out what PWP did yesterday! Follow Paint With Purpose - PWP on Facebook and Instagram to get updates on future pop-up workshops happening this summer

#FlashbackFriday

Our updated fundraising video is up on YouTube! It would mean so much to us for you to share it and join us in helping spread hope here in this region! Thank you to everyone who joined us live in June and to those who have donated toward our continuing ministry so far. If you are still interested in partnering with us please visit our website www.yfctricity.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29Eiww6g0rs

We’re excited to add Nick to the team this summer! In addition to helping out with Paint With Purpose - PWP programming Nick will mainly focus on working with Lauren at Catalytic Converters. We are so excited about the energy and passion Nick has already brought to the team and look forward to seeing the impact he will have on the future of these programs. Join us in welcoming Nick to the team as our summer student!

Our YFC team is like family and we are so excited that it's growing by THREE this summer! Congrats Renée and Everett! We can't wait to meet these incredible kids! "This will be my last social media post for a few months as my husband Everett and I are taking a parental leave from our jobs to welcome our 3 kids home through adoption. Please keep us in your prayers as we go through this time of transition! I’m SO fortunate to work with an incredible team who support and encourage me. I look forward to returning to them and youth ministry in the fall!" - Renée

The other week Roy got to hang out with one of our former students Ross over lunch on a patio. It was a bittersweet day because we're saying goodbye for a bit as he moves west to get ready for school in the fall. He's been one of our most exciting and outgoing youth we've had pleasure to watch grow up within our YFC circle. He's headed to BC to attend Lifeteams, a school connected to YFC Canada that teaches young adults how to work in urban/city settings and how to reach the ...young people there with the gospel. At Lifeteams School of Youth Outreach our mandate is unique: to build a force of young urban missionaries who step into the world of marginalized and vulnerable youth across Canada with the life-changing love of Jesus. Lifeteams: School of Youth Outreach This is a dream come true for us at TriCity YFC! To see our students grow up to have a passion to reach others with the gospel! For those of you that know Ross you know his energy and passion is contagious! Ross is always the first to try and involve a student that may not feel they have a place, the first to bring the students together and move forward as a team/group and always the first to offer to pray! Ross has this way of praying that can only be explained as a team cheer and pre-game pep rally. The energy and excitement as this guy prays is infectious! Everyone would throw their hands in a circle as Ross would belt out prayers, finishing each one with "Alright guys,(everyone together would shout) 3-2-1 A-MEN!" We can only imagine what God has in store for this guy as he goes forward. Please be in prayer with us for Ross as he goes out west.

New Video is up! Hope you enjoy! Often times we hope and desire for a big moment of change. In fact, the basis of the lottery system preys on that desire. I too have thought change only happens with one big moment. But in reality, change does not come with one big moment. Lottery winners often lose all financial security they won even though they received more money then they would have ever earned in their life. That's because true change comes from 1000 little steps and not one giant leap. Story Time this week is discussing this and other things! If you would like to discuss more, send us a message, we would love to talk to you! https://www.youtube.com/watch

Evan joins PWP part 2!

Evan joins PWP! Check out his first mural and the highly advanced ways they maintained social distancing

Tune in tomorrow (Monday) at 8PM for Tanya's live event! She'll be sharing ministry updates, her own passion for ministry, as well as how to partner with her as she joins the team as our new un Director. We are so excited for her to join us here at TriCity and pray this event encourages and inspires hope for the future of ministry in this region. Follow this link to learn more: https://www.facebook.com/events/258592275558118/