Access for all, Young Life Camp

photo courtesy to Jamie Kendall
Lafayette student Lyndsey Guiseppi poses with her Young Life leader at camp

Young Life is a non-profit organization supported through the generosity of individuals, churches, foundations and businesses that care about kids. Their lives are dramatically influenced when caring adults come alongside them. Without the love and support of others through Young Life, getting kids to camp for a week in places all over the U.S wouldn’t be possible.

Imagine not having the support or the finances to pay for “The best week of your life,’’ Its crushing. A lot of kids spend their summers home anxiously waiting for something to do. Twiddling their fingers spending all their days sitting on their phones. Kids who don’t live in safe neighborhoods are sometimes scared to go outside. Wishing there was a way to reach their goal of getting to camp.

Fortunately, with the constant support from Young Life leaders and high school students, generous donations and fundraising make it possible for kids to make it to camp. These kids genuinely come back changed and overjoyed with the love they receive. Each year, more than 100,000 kids around the world spend a week or a weekend at Young Life Camp.