{"id":5,"date":"2020-10-19T18:08:53","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T22:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youthforchrist.flywheelsites.com\/chapter-starter\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2025-06-13T12:24:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T16:24:46","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/bancroft\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n<section class=\"y-chapter-banner  guten-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"y-chapter-banner--bg\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"y-chapter-banner--bg--overlay\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"y-chapter-banner--bg--img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/bancroft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/06\/SY-Building-June-2024-scaled.jpg);\"><\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"y-chapter-banner--inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"y-chapter-banner--title\">Welcome to The Switch Yard<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-chapter-banner--content\"><h4>Bancroft Youth Unlimited<\/h4>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n<section class=\"y-intro guten-block \">\r\n\t<div class=\"y-intro--upper\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--upper--row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--upper--left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"y-intro--title\">Thank you!<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--content\"><h6 dir=\"auto\">THANK YOU! We are extremely grateful for everyone who attended our Family BBQ and Lawn Games on Friday, June 6th. It was a fun evening of enjoying one another\u2019s company and celebrating the great year we\u2019ve had at The Switch Yard.<\/h6>\n<h6 dir=\"auto\">We are overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity of our community once again.\u00a0We have raised close to $11,000 so far of our $15,000 goal.<\/h6>\n<h6 dir=\"auto\">If you missed the BBQ, but still want to support the work we do with local youth, it&#8217;s not too late! Click the button below to donate!<\/h6>\n<h6 dir=\"auto\">Thank you for investing in The Switch Yard and the youth of Bancroft!<\/h6>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--buttons\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button primary\" href=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/bancroft\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\">Donate Here!<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--upper--right\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-img contain\">\n\t\t<div class=\"y-c-img--extend \" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/bancroft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/06\/BBQ-thanks-2025-scaled.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"y-c-img--contain\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/bancroft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/06\/BBQ-thanks-2025-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"y-intro--lower\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--lower--left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n<section class=\"y-vfbc  guten-block thirds white \">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--thirds left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--thirds--img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/bancroft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/04\/20240227_192347-scaled.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--thirds--bg light-grey\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--container type-one-narrow color-default bg-transparent\">\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--container type-one-narrow color-default bg-white\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--content\"><h3>Our Programs<\/h3>\n<p>Thanks for stopping by! Check out the programs at The Switch Yard here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button primary\" href=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/bancroft\/our-programs\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n<section class=\"y-vfbc  guten-block thirds white single-col-align-left\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--thirds right\">\n\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--thirds--img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/bancroft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/04\/20240131_134240-2-scaled.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--thirds--bg light-grey\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--container type-one-wide color-default bg-white\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--content\"><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Switch Yard Youth Centre is a place youth in Bancroft can come, feel loved, safe and know that the volunteers care and are genuine in asking about our weeks and how we are doing.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Switch Yard Youth<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n<section class=\"y-columned-content white one center  guten-block\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"y-columned-content--title y-color-responsive-text\">New Decade. New Look. Same Great Switch Yard!<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-columned-content--inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-columned-content--column y-color-responsive-text\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To celebrate 30 years of serving youth in Bancroft, the Switch Yard has a new look! In order to stay with the railway theme, the new icon is inspired by a railroad switch stand. This fun new logo will not replace the Bancroft Youth Unlimited logo, but rather will compliment it even better than the former \u2018Switch Yard tracks\u2019 logo did. New Decade. New Look. Same Great Switch Yard.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n<section class=\"y-single-image wide  guten-block\">\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wide\" src=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/bancroft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/04\/Switch-Yard-Entrance-Sign-96x48-reference-.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n<section class=\"y-vfbc  guten-block thirds white single-col-align-left\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--thirds right\">\n\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--thirds--img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/bancroft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/04\/20230429_102439-scaled.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--thirds--bg light-grey\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--container type-one-wide color-default bg-white\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--content\"><h3>Support Our Ministry<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button primary\" href=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/bancroft\/donate\/\" target=\"_self\">Donate<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n<section class=\"y-vfbc  guten-block thirds white \">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--thirds left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--thirds--img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/bancroft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/04\/helena-lopes-459331-1024x673-1.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--thirds--bg light-grey\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--container type-one-narrow color-default bg-transparent\">\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--container type-one-narrow color-default bg-white\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--content\"><h3>Volunteer<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button primary\" href=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/bancroft\/volunteers\/\" target=\"_self\">Volunteer Opportunities<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n<section class=\"y-columned-content white three   guten-block\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-columned-content--inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-columned-content--column y-color-responsive-text\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Who We Are<\/h4>\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\">Bancroft Youth Unlimited is a satellite of Kawartha Youth for Christ, working together with local residents, businesses, churches, schools and government for the youth of our community.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-columned-content--column y-color-responsive-text\"><h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Our Vision<\/h4>\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Through strategic partnerships and our own endeavours, it is our vision to see the lives of youth in Bancroft and surrounding area attain their full life potential as God designed it.<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-columned-content--column y-color-responsive-text\"><h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Our Hope<\/h4>\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\" style=\"text-align: center;\">We aim to lead and support projects in Bancroft that build community within our town and provide key opportunities for the personal and spiritual development of our youth. 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