{"id":1563,"date":"2026-04-01T15:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/okanagan\/?page_id=1563"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:37:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:37:37","slug":"new-downtown-club-fundraiser","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/okanagan\/new-downtown-club-fundraiser\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW! Downtown Club Fundraiser"},"content":{"rendered":"\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\">SAVE THE DATE!<\/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\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">JUNE 14th<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1439 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/okanagan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/01\/1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/okanagan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/01\/1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/yfc.ca\/okanagan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/01\/1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/yfc.ca\/okanagan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/01\/1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/yfc.ca\/okanagan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/01\/1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/yfc.ca\/okanagan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/01\/1-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Join us for an evening of <strong>live music, creativity, and community<\/strong> at our <strong>Fundraiser Concert &amp; Silent Auction.<\/strong> This night will feature performances from youth in our program, talented students from local Christian schools, and local musicians sharing original work. During intermission, enjoy a <strong>silent auction<\/strong> and browse our <strong>bake sale<\/strong>\u2014all in support of local at-risk youth.<\/p>\n<p>Come be part of a night that celebrates young voices, builds connection, and invests directly into the lives of youth in our city.<\/p>\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\/okanagan\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\">Donate to the Downtown Club Fundraiser (*select Downtown Club in the fund menu)<\/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\/okanagan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/04\/Downtown-Club-Fundraiser-Graphic-New-scaled.png);\">\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\/okanagan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/04\/Downtown-Club-Fundraiser-Graphic-New-scaled.png\" 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<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\">THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN CLUB<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-cig--intro\"><h6 dir=\"auto\"><strong>Downtown Club exists to show up consistently for youth so they know they are seen, heard, and deeply valued.<\/strong><\/h6>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We meet immediate physical needs by providing meals, access to basic necessities, and practical support in moments of crisis. We walk alongside youth in one-to-one mentorship, offering steady, relational support rooted in trust and care. We also help connect youth to additional resources in the community\u2014whether that\u2019s housing supports, counseling, education, or other services they may not have the capacity to access on their own.<\/p>\n<p>Through drop-in spaces and partnerships with local programs, we create safe, welcoming environments where youth can build community, share their stories, explore faith, and experience a sense of belonging.<\/p>\n<p>We believe that connection leads to restoration. As trust is built, youth are empowered to find their voice, step into healing, and move toward new beginnings\u2014knowing they are worthy of love, purpose, and hope.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">~ <strong>Lea Speed<\/strong>, Critical Care Coordinator<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">YFC Okanagan \/ Youth Unlimited<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a class=\"button primary\" href=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/okanagan\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Support Lea Speed HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\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 contain\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery--sticky\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery--slick tall\">\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\/okanagan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/02\/Lea-Speed-small-logo-jpeg-scaled.png);\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/okanagan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/02\/Lea-Speed-small-logo-jpeg-220x300.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":44,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1563","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/okanagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/okanagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/okanagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/okanagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/okanagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/okanagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1563\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/okanagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}