“We see the hope and potential in every young person.”
Youth Unlimited YFC Mitchell has been reaching young people in West Perth since 2007. This mission is essential, because the youth are struggling daily with damaged relationships, addictions, recovery from a global pandemic, loss of community, and for many, life without hope.
Core Ministries
Critical Care: Supporting youth experiencing systemic vulnerability.
- “Treats & Eats” at the West Perth Youth Centre
- Mental Health Supports
Community Outreach: Connecting through team & mentoring relationships.
- Schools
- Mentorship
- Literacy / Homework
- Youth Advocacy
Innovation Centres: Through our volunteer support at the West Perth Youth Centre, we pursue shared interests in inspiring environments.
- Drop-in / Hangout
- Video and Traditional Gaming
- Arts / Crafts
Leadership Development: Growing and discovering God’s purpose for life.
- Girls with a Purpose
- Youth Alpha
- Youth Week
- Sports Camp
Trips, Camps & Events: Sharing experiences, adventure & social impact.
- Muskoka Woods
- One Night
- Change Conference
- Weekend Retreats
As part of Youth Unlimited YFC Southwestern Ontario, we implement procedures through Plan to Protect® to provided the “highest standard of abuse prevention and protection for organizations serving the vulnerable sector”. Our staff and volunteers must pass a criminal record check and staff receive training in various courses to be prepared to address today’s issues. Those courses include: “Standard First Aid” AED / CPR C, “Mental Health First Aid”, “ASIST” (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) and “The ASK Workshop” (Assessing for Suicide in Kids).
Youth Unlimited YFC Mitchell is part of Youth for Christ, a worldwide Christian movement working with young people around the globe. Motivated by our faith in Jesus Christ, we share the good news of God with young people. It was born in the mid-1940s through an impulse from the heart of God that simultaneously touched dozens of leaders in different places with a concern to reach young people normal church channels were missing. This led to dynamic young evangelists, using revolutionary methods, conducting lively mass rallies in dozens of cities under the name of Youth for Christ. In 1944 Chicago pastor Torrey John was elected Youth for Christ’s first president, with Billy Graham as its first full-time evangelist. The first Canadian rally was held on December 30, 1944 in Toronto’s Massey Hall.
