{"id":9455,"date":"2025-10-03T11:48:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T15:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/highlands\/?p=9455"},"modified":"2026-05-14T16:28:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T20:28:53","slug":"fall-season-in-collingwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/highlands\/2025\/10\/03\/fall-season-in-collingwood\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Season in Collingwood"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"y-cig  guten-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"y-cig--inner content-left vert-top\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-cig--left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"y-cig--title\">Spring Ministry<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-cig--content\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear friends,<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This season has been centered on building consistent, meaningful connections with youth\u2014both in person and increasingly in online spaces.<\/p>\n<p>We continue to invest in one-on-one mentorship and personal training, creating environments where young people can grow in confidence while opening the door to deeper conversations around life, identity, and purpose. These moments of connection remain at the core of our work.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve also had opportunities to support youth in practical, tangible ways. Recently, we were able to help a young person get access to a bike, giving them greater independence and the ability to stay connected within the community. It\u2019s a simple step, but one that can make a significant difference in a young person\u2019s day-to-day life.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, we\u2019re placing a growing emphasis on connecting with youth in the spaces they already spend time\u2014online. Through consistent content creation, we\u2019re engaging youth with short, relevant videos that reflect their world and invite conversation. This has become an important extension of our ministry, allowing us to stay present and connected beyond face-to-face interactions.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside this, we\u2019ve been developing our\u00a0\u201cThe Deal With\u2026\u201d\u00a0series, designed specifically for ministry partners and supporters. This content helps unpack current youth culture trends, challenges, and questions in a clear and accessible way, giving greater insight into what young people are navigating today and how we can better support them.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, we are preparing for this summer\u2019s project:\u00a0The Long Road Between: Discovering Our Neighbours.\u00a0This initiative will take us by bike into nearby communities, including Mennonite communities and Christian Island, with the goal of learning, listening, and building relationships. As we document the journey, we\u2019ll be sharing these stories with the youth we serve\u2014while also creating opportunities for those communities to better understand and connect with young people.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your continued support of the work happening in Collingwood. It allows us to keep showing up\u2014in person and online\u2014in the lives of youth in meaningful and lasting ways.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With gratitude,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aaron White<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-cig--right\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery extend\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery--sticky\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery--slick medium\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery--slide\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/highlands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2021\/01\/3-1.png);\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/highlands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2021\/01\/3-1-300x191.png\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1259,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-collingwood"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/highlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/highlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/highlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/highlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/highlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/highlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9455\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/highlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/highlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/highlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/highlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}