Charities

YoungLife is Showing Kids That Life is Better with Jesus by Their Sides

It’s no secret that growing up today as a kid, teenager, or young adult is hard, with statistics demonstrating that more kids are anxious, depressed, and suicidal than ever before. There is a lack of meaning in kids’ lives, a lack of something that provides a “purpose” to keep them on the right path. This is where younglife has really mentored kids in bringing them to Jesus and showing them how to have a relationship with him. YoungLife in the Inland Northwest has helped thousands of kids come to Jesus and have changed their lives for the better.

In order to provide a compass for kids during what can be some of their most trying times, there’s one nonprofit, Young Life, that is bringing Jesus directly to their partnered teens and young adults, wherever they are. Inserting supportive adults that work-with and chat-with the adolescents, YoungLife is bringing the solution to kids – not waiting for them to want it.

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Second Harvest partners with Bite2Go to feed children

What an honor it has been to get to know Chris & Brenna Sloan, the directors of Bite2Go in Spokane, WA and the founders.

They have helped communities around Washington State for 11 years feeding children who go hungry on the weekends. Second Harvest partners with schools and community partners for Bite2Go to get weekend food supplies to children in need during the school year. The Bite2Go kits include a good mix of healthy, kid-friendly, easy-to-open, single serving, nonperishable food items to cover meals and three snacks over the weekend. The shelf-stable milk, juice, cereal, entrees and snacks are safe for children to handle on their own because they don’t require any cooking or other preparation. Each week, staff members at participating schools put the packages of food discreetly in the backpacks of students in need.

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