{"id":3,"date":"2020-10-19T17:57:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T21:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youthforchrist.flywheelsites.com\/timmins-region\/about\/"},"modified":"2022-01-27T20:17:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T01:17:15","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/timmins-region\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"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\">About Youth Unlimited &#8211; Timmins Region<\/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\"><p>As a Christ-centered organization, we pursue genuine, trusting and respectful relationships with youth to give them the freedom to express their greatest needs and offer to help in practical ways.<\/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\/timmins-region\/our-programs\/\" target=\"_self\">Explore our Programs<\/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 extend\">\n\t\t<div class=\"y-c-img--extend medium\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/timmins-region\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/01\/about-us-picture.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\/timmins-region\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/01\/about-us-picture.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\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--lower-content\"><h2>Forward TOGETHER<\/h2>\n<h3>WHY DO WE EXIST?<\/h3>\n<p>We exist to see <strong><em>every<\/em> <\/strong>young person living fully in Christ.<br \/>\nJohn 10:10<\/p>\n<h3>\u200bHOW DO WE BEHAVE?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\u200bCentered on Christ<\/li>\n<li>Called to the Mission<\/li>\n<li>Committed to Relationships<\/li>\n<li>Seriously Fun<br \/>\n\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>WHAT DO WE DO?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Engage and equip youth to know and follow Jesus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>HOW DO WE SUCCEED?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Being Saturated in Prayer<\/li>\n<li>Equipping Staff and Volunteers<\/li>\n<li>Contextualizing Youth Ministry<\/li>\n<li>Developing Programming Partnerships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\r\n\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 fifths white single-col-align-left\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--fifths right\">\n\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--fifths--img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/timmins-region\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2020\/11\/LD-Church-Partnerships-small.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--fifths--bg primary\"><\/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-white\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-vfbc--content\"><h1>Our Team<\/h1>\n<p>Meet our team and explore work opportunities with Youth Unlimited &#8211; Timmins Region<\/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 secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/timmins-region\/our-team\/\" target=\"_self\">Meet Our Team<\/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<section class=\"y-columned-content off-black one left  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\">Help write our story<\/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>Support our mission with your prayer and financially. Our programs are dependent on prayer to our gracious, loving and involved God, and are 100% funded by the generous contributions from our partners.<\/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\r\n<section class=\"y-icons-callout black  guten-block\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"y-icons-callout--title y-color-responsive-text\">Get Involved at YUTR<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-icons-callout--list\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-icon-callout\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-icon-callout--inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"y-icon-callout--img\" src=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/timmins-region\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/11\/YUTR3-e1636512971306.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"y-icon-callout--title y-color-responsive-text\">Prayerfully Give<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"y-icon-callout--content y-color-responsive-text\">We rely on volunteer and financial support from partners who resonate with our vision for youth. We need your help to deliver sustainable programs and support initiatives to local youth. Your financial contributions shape and nurture the future of the local youth community.<\/p>\r\n\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 y-icon-callout--button y-color-responsive-button\" href=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/timmins-region\/donate\/\" target=\"_self\">Donate<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-icon-callout\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-icon-callout--inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"y-icon-callout--img\" src=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/timmins-region\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/11\/YUTR1-e1636513105645.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"y-icon-callout--title y-color-responsive-text\">Faithfully Serve<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"y-icon-callout--content y-color-responsive-text\">See your positive influence at work in young lives as they come to realize their full worth and potential. Invest your time in our youth by becoming a volunteer or seeking employment.<\/p>\r\n\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 y-icon-callout--button y-color-responsive-button\" href=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/timmins-region\/join-us\/\" target=\"_self\">Join Us<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-icon-callout\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-icon-callout--inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"y-icon-callout--img\" src=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/timmins-region\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/11\/YUTR2-e1636513123273.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"y-icon-callout--title y-color-responsive-text\">Connect<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"y-icon-callout--content y-color-responsive-text\">Get regular updates on chapter programs and activities so you can pray with clarity and purpose on our current needs.<\/p>\r\n\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 y-icon-callout--button y-color-responsive-button\" href=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/timmins-region\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_self\">Contact Us<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\t<section class=\"y-accordion white narrow  guten-block\" >\r\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"y-accordion--title y-color-responsive-text\">We believe in&#8230; <\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-accordion--inner narrow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-accordion--single y-color-responsive-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"y-accordion--single--title narrow\">&#8230;  prayer and Biblical principles.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-accordion--single--content narrow\"><h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Youth for Christ is a Christian organization.<\/span> <\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>We aim to help people to know God and receive all that God intends for each of us. We put our hope in a loving God who wants relationship with us all and that being attentive to His Word is part of that. This is why YFC staff and the volunteers operate according to Biblical principles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-accordion--single y-color-responsive-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"y-accordion--single--title narrow\">&#8230; access &amp; availability.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-accordion--single--content narrow\"><h5><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>We are not a church and do not require people to believe a certain way to be involved.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Our services and programs are available to all young people. YFC does not discriminate involvement in our programs based on religion, race, sexual orientation or in any other way. Teenagers naturally seek friendship, support and fun. Happily, we are able to offer the encouragement, direction and counseling that comes from authentic and real youth opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-accordion--single y-color-responsive-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"y-accordion--single--title narrow\">&#8230; role models &amp; long-term relationships.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-accordion--single--content narrow\"><h5><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>We believe that life is a journey that we need to walk through together.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>That&#8217;s why we are committed to long-term relational support with young people. We know that it is through friendships <em>AND<\/em> services that young people will find hope.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-accordion--single y-color-responsive-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"y-accordion--single--title narrow\">&#8230; partnership &amp; participation. <\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-accordion--single--content narrow\"><h5><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>We seek and support those who model honesty, enthusiasm, respect, forgiveness and a love for God.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>The involvement and support of volunteers is essential to the effectiveness of socially and economically responsible programs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-accordion--single y-color-responsive-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"y-accordion--single--title narrow\">&#8230; family foundations.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-accordion--single--content narrow\"><h5><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>The family is a young person\u2019s primary social network.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>It has the potential to be the most influential context in which learning and value formation can occur. Our support of the caring role in this process is imperative.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-accordion--single y-color-responsive-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"y-accordion--single--title narrow\">&#8230; support &amp; services.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-accordion--single--content narrow\"><h5><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Not everything that happens in life is easy or fair, and too often we as people turn to dangerous coping mechanisms. <\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Where, or what, are young people turning to for help? We need to support each other and stand up for each other. The rise in youth violence, substance use, and family troubles necessitate strong help. Our programs and staff advocate positions and actions which further the common good of children, families and the communities we live and work in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/section>\r\n\n\n\t<section class=\"y-accordion white narrow  guten-block\" >\r\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"y-accordion--title y-color-responsive-text\">Our Values<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-accordion--inner narrow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-accordion--single y-color-responsive-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"y-accordion--single--title narrow\">We believe in the spiritual journey of people.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-accordion--single--content narrow\"><p>Youth for Christ is a Christian organization and seeks to assist people to know God and receive all that God intends for each individual. We are not a church and do not require people to believe a certain way to be involved. YFC is open to all young people. YFC does not discriminate involvement in our programs based on religion, race, sexual orientation or in any other way. YFC staff and the organization operate according to Biblical principles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-accordion--single y-color-responsive-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"y-accordion--single--title narrow\">We care about young people.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-accordion--single--content narrow\"><p>YFC services are available to all young people. Teenagers naturally seek friendship, support and fun. Happily, we are able to offer the encouragement, direction and counseling that comes from authentic and real youth opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-accordion--single y-color-responsive-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"y-accordion--single--title narrow\">We believe in role models and long-term relationships.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-accordion--single--content narrow\"><p>We are committed to long-term relational support with young people because we believe that life is a journey that we need to walk through together. It is through offering friendships AND services that young people will find hope.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-accordion--single y-color-responsive-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"y-accordion--single--title narrow\">We believe in volunteerism.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-accordion--single--content narrow\"><p>We seek and support those who model honesty, enthusiasm, respect, forgiveness and a love for God. The involvement and support of volunteers is essential to the effectiveness of socially and economically responsible programs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-accordion--single y-color-responsive-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"y-accordion--single--title narrow\">We believe in the value of the family.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-accordion--single--content narrow\"><p><strong>The family is a young person\u2019s primary social network.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It has the potential to be the most influential context in which learning and value formation can occur. Our support of the caring role in this process is imperative.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-accordion--single y-color-responsive-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"y-accordion--single--title narrow\">We believe in advocating for young people.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-accordion--single--content narrow\"><p><strong>Not everything that happens in life is easy or fair, and too often we as people turn to dangerous coping mechanisms. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Where, or what, are young people turning to for help? We need to support each other and stand up for each other. The rise in youth violence, substance use, and family troubles necessitate strong help. Our programs and staff advocate positions and actions which further the common good of children, families and the communities we live and work in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/timmins-region\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/timmins-region\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/timmins-region\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/timmins-region\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/timmins-region\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/timmins-region\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/timmins-region\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}