Denver Urban legacy fund
YOU WERE MADE FOR THIS.
DENVER METRO YOUNG LIFE
Letter From the Metro Director Young Life
is traditionally funded by the support of parents and other concerned adults in the community that it serves. However, within financially-challenged communities, such support is not as readily available. While we have sought creative partnerships with churches, businesses and foundations, there sill exists an ongoing struggle to provide the quality ministry we are committed to. It is crucial that we find individuals to partner with us so we can thrive in communities that are financially-challenged. With this desire, we ask you to consider building a legacy of changed lives and communities with us. It is my prayer that we can be an advocate for kids in these communities, as we join in the work of watching God raise up a new generation of leaders for His kingdom.
Art Williams
our
goal
The Denver Urban Legacy Fund will raise $3 Million to develop healthy ministry in the present, while maintaining the funding capacity for years to come. We will allocate the invested returns on an annual basis for: • Developing new ministries in both Denver and Aurora Urban areas. • Providing affordable Young Life camping experiences for kids in disadvantaged and financially-challenged communities. • Providing funding for Young Life operating budgets in disadvantaged and financially-challenged communities.
Misson Statement Young Life
is a world-class organization for adolescents where our staff and volunteers enter the
world of kids, focusing on what matters to them—fun, adventure, friendship and a sense of significance. We believe that every kid, every where has the right to hear about the amazing person of Jesus Christ. In the metro area, we minister to adolescents from different socio-economic and cultural backgrounds that are located in communities all over the city of Denver. We do this by staying true to our core values. Radical Faith, Radical Community and Radical Ministry.
“Young Life has mastered the techniques for reaching contemporary young people with the gospel and has provided a model that is being imitated by youth workers everywhere. — Tony Campolo, Eastern College, PA
Denver Urban Young Life
Methods Contact Work
D Group
Young Life leaders invest time with kids, get involved in their activities, take a genuine interest in them, build relationships with them and model God’s love for them. Young Life leaders also encourage school attendance, promote education, help kids find jobs and assist in family emergencies.
D-Group is a small group interaction time including Bible studies, asking tough questions, discussing challenging life issues and learning what it means to grow in a relationship with Christ and as an individual. A meal is served at every D-Group.
Camp Young Life Club and WyldLife Club Clubs are weekly meetings within a local area that are open to any kid who wants to attend. Young Life clubs are for high school students, and WyldLife clubs are for jr. high students. Kids attend club each week to sing, laugh, play games and hear a leader share great news about God’s love in terms they can understand.
Young Life owns 27 premier properties nationwide for the purpose of giving kids the opportunity for the purpose of giving kids the opportunity to get away from their usual surroundings, enjoy spectacular scenery, participate in new and exciting activities and experience unconditional acceptance while coming face to face with one who created them. Camp is commonly referred to as “the best week of my life” by thousands of kids each year.
changed WORLD
changed LIVES
“I am deeply committed to Young Life because of the impact it is having in the lives of our urban young people. Young Life is improving the quality of life for children in the city— they are worthy of support.” — John M. Perkins; John M. Perkins Foundation
the
big vision
Teacher Staff
Latino Student Staff
Area Directors
Young Life College
The goal is to hire 17 teacher staff over
Latinos are the second largest demographic
The goal is to hire one Area Director
The goal of YL College is to further disciple,
the next 5 years to help sustain current
in the state of Colorado. In Denver, Aurora
for each of the 8 areas that the Denver
outreach and develop young adults from the
ministry. We believe teachers are a
and the surrounding communities there are
Metro area oversees. It is of great value
city. We hope to create a leader pipeline to plug
key component in reaching an urban
approximately 400,000 documented Latinos,
to have a staff person creating ministry
indigenous leaders back into the communities
community. Teachers provide instant
roughly 22% of our states population. Our
vision, direction and support in reaching
where they come from. The goal is to hire staff
credibility for Young LIfe in the schools
goal is to hire 10 LSS participants over the
their local community’s youth. Our goal
to oversee the development of leaders, church
and communities we are reaching.
next 5 years with the hopes of providing
is to hire the remaining 4 Area Directors
partnerships and community connections.
leadership in the Latino Community.
over the next 5 years.
Striving to Reach • ___________ Middle school and high school students • Impact 41 high schools • Impact 45 middle schools • Current ministry reach 17 schools
the
big vision
30 Longmont
36
25
287
Key
85
Denver Public Schools Free & Reduced Lunch : 72%
Erie Boulder
Lafayette
Schools
NORTHWEST DENVER:
119
Front Range
Rocky Mountains
Louisville
36 Superior
No
ar st P we h t r
Brighton
kway
76
E470
Broomfield
Bello Valley
Northglenn
North HS 2960 N Speer Blvd, Denver, CO 80211 West Generation Middle School- 951 Elati Street West Leadership Academy Middle School- 951 Elati Street La Academia Middle School- 910 Galapago St, Denver, CO 80204 Bryant Webster- 3635 Quivas St Denver, CO 80211
36 Westminster
93
CENTRAL DENVER:
East HS- 1600 City Park Esplanade, Denver, CO 80206 Manual HS- 1700 E 28th Ave, Denver, CO 80205 DC-21- 1690 Williams St. 80218 Smiley MS- 2540 Holly St, Denver, CO 80207 Metro College Campus: 777 Lawrence St, Denver, CO 80204
Commerce City
Golden
DENVER
Central Denver
6
SOUTH DENVER:
Aurora
70
Thomas Jefferson HS: 3950 S Holly St, Denver, CO 80237 Hamilton MS- 8600 E Dartmouth Ave, Denver, CO 80231
Lakewood
BELLO VALLEY:
Collegiate Prep Academy 5290 Kittredge Street Denver, CO 80239 MLK Early College High School 19535 E.46th Ave, Denver, CO 80249 MLK Early College Middle School 19535 E.46th Ave, Denver, CO 80249 Evergreen DCIS- 5000 Crown Blvd, Denver, CO 80239
Morrison
Glendale
E470
Englewood
Sheridan Littleton
South Denver Greenwood Village
C470
SOUTHWEST DENVER:
Centennial
25
Abraham Lincoln High School- 2285 S Federal Blvd, Denver, CO 80219
North Aurora:
Highlands Ranch
285
North Aurora
225
Southwest Denver
• • • • Bennett
70
Lone Tree
85
Parker
Hispanic - 58% White - 20% Black - 14% Other - 8%
Aurora Public Schools Free & Reduced Lunch : 70%
270
Wheat Ridge
6
Denver International Airport
Thornton Federal Heights
Northwest Arvada Denver
Edgewater
• • • •
Hispanic - 55% White - 17% Black - 18% Other - 10%
where we are GOING
Our vision is to build and sustain significant ministries to young people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds around the Denver Metro area. The Denver Urban Legacy Fund will allow us to accomplish this vision as we develop culturally-indigenous staff and volunteer leaders who will: • Introduce young people to Jesus Christ • Encourage teenagers to grow in a relationship with Christ • Provide kids with positive adult friends and mentors who will walk through adolescence with them • Help kids learn the skills, assets and attitudes they will need to reach their God-given potential
to reach
OUR VISION we will:
• Develop Young Life in new communities. • Sustain ministries in communities with existing Young Life programs • Expand our outreach to more junior high/middle school students • Establish strategic alliances and partnerships with like-minded organizations • Recruit and train more staff and volunteers (YL Beyond) • Provide safe meeting places and meaningful camp experiences for kids
Jeremiah 29:7... Seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the Lord for it; for in the peace of it shall you have peace.
what it
TAKES
TO RAISE a $3 million legacy fund • Lead gift $500,000 • Matching $500,000* • 4 Gifts of $250,000 • 10 Gifts of $100,000 • Total $3 Million *Completed! We have already severed a dollar-for-dollar matching gift for the first ____________ raised.
how it will be
Invested
• All money raised will be professionally managed by Atlantic Trust Company, through the Young Life Foundation (performance data available upon request)
how the fund will be
changed LIVES
Utilized
• After we raise $3,000,000 we will allocated between 7% to 10% of the total account balance on an annual basis
PROJECTED LIFE CYCLE of the Legacy fund = 25 years
changed WORLD
OUR TEAM
for the denver young life urban legacy fund
Denver Team Metro Denver Art Williams, Metro Denver Becky Jo Fisher, City Administrator Adult Committee
Northwest Denver Lacey Kingston, Area Director Volunteer Leaders: 21 Adult Committee: 14
Southwest Denver Pablo Otaola, Area Director Volunteer Leaders: 10 Adult Committee: 8
Central Denver Eric Ebel, Area Director Volunteer Leaders: 16 Adult Committee: 8
South Denver Josh Thrash, Associate Area Director Volunteer Leaders: 8 Adult Committee: 2
Bello Valley Daniel Rose, Associate Area Director Volunteer Leaders: 7 Adult Committee: 3
Leprino Foods Terry Leprino
Advisory Committee Alec Rhodes Managing Director, Principal Cassidy Turley
Jeeva Ratnathicam Vice President of Finance Teletch
Ken Philbrick Partner Adam James
Wessel Booysen CFO Molson Coors International
David Larson Partner Legend Retail Group LLC
Marcos Stephens Training Manager Northrop Grumman
contact us • To make a lasting donation to the Denver Urban Legacy Fund, please send to:
Denver Urban Legacy Fund National Young Life Information P.O. Box 520 Colorado Springs, CO 80901-0520
• To speak with someone regarding the fund, please contact
Art Williams: 303.332.6122 Mailing Address P.O. Box 40916 Denver, CO 80204
Denver Urban legacy fund
YOU WERE MADE FOR THIS.
DENVER METRO YOUNG LIFE www.younglife.org