A few weeks ago, I called three of our residents over with sincere question to ask them… “What could I do, as the leader of Youth-Reach, to make the program better?” It appeared that my question stunned them, but their answers stunned me...
The Youth-Reach Houston Olympics were born last year when we saw cabin fever increasing during the Covid lockdown. The games and contests span a full week and include games that are physical, mental and even scholastic, in both individual and team contests. This year's winner is...
After the horrible winter storm hit Houston, the challenge to care for 26 acres has now been ramped up. The good news is… We have a lot of boys. We are teaching the long-term benefits of work every day here at Youth-Reach.
Though all of our boys attend school right here on our campus, we do like to take a pause and give them a really great Spring Break experience.
Last year at Christmastime, five of our staff members tested positive for Covid-19. We had to postpone the much-anticipated day after Christmas shopping trip, but all of the boys were safely able to go to the mall and spend their gift cards on January 27...
Both Youth-Reach Houston and Youth-Reach Gulf Coast finished 2020 strong, and thanks to many of you who provided critical support in what was a very exceptional year, our bills were paid, and we cared for more boys than we have in years.
My name is Trevor Burton, and this is my story. I was adopted at a few days old by loving missionary parents. My parents served in Youth With A Mission (YWAM), and I was constantly [...]
By: Curt Williams, Founder & Executive Director As many of you may know, we do things a little differently here at Youth-Reach. We are not a boys’ home, a rehab, a detox center or a [...]
Few experiences are as American as camping. People can take out an RV or stay in a log cabin, but nothing beats encountering the outdoors like setting up camp with tents and poles. Because of COVID-19, off-campus trips have been very limited. Luckily, Youth-Reach knows of a small campground that was only allowing one group to camp at a time.
In the next few months we are going to be launching some new opportunities for our supporters (and new supporters) to partner with Youth-Reach in some interesting ways. After finding a very large and very healthy colony of honeybees on our campus (and interpreting this to be an opportunity) we contacted Pastor Kent Wilson who we know to be a local beekeeper.
