How can I get involved?
There are many ways to get involved: mentor, committee member, financial partner, childcare volunteer and so much more. There is a place for YOU in YoungLives!
If you find that your passion for adolescent moms and the needs of Nashville YoungLives overlap in any way, please do not hesitate to contact us at nashvilleyounglives@gmail.com. We would love to stack hands and partner with you in ministry or answer any additional questions!
mentoring
Mentoring forms the heart of YoungLives. Mentors build relationships with adolescent moms, offering guidance in matters of faith, parenting, and self-worth. This investment of time and heart has empowered positive, sustainable change in the lives of these beautiful families for more than 20 years. Mentors are required to have a relationship with Jesus, spend 3-5 hours per week with teen moms and their babies, come to club once a month, attend mentor meetings once a month, and provide transportation to and from YoungLives events. Additionally, a mentor can choose to attend a monthly YoungLives bible study and a weekly parenting class.
committee member
The committee's purpose is for its’ members to share ownership of the ministry with the YoungLives local staff and volunteer leaders. The committee is the foundation for a successful ministry as each member commits to praying, strategizing, funding, evaluating, networking, and growing the ministry alongside the local staff and volunteer leaders. A committee member will attend meetings, support the ministry financially in some capacity, attend a ministry event once a year, and help put on the spring fundraiser.
fooD donations
One of the ways we get to display the extravagant care and provision of Christ to our adolescent mom friends is by helping to provide for their physical needs. From providing breakfast or lunch for one of our parenting classes in the high schools to providing food for our monthly club and campaigners, we are always looking for volunteers who feel passionate about helping us love our girls in this way.
Interested in volunteering, donating, or hearing more? Fill out the form below and someone will be in touch!
childcare volunteer
We are always looking for volunteers who get excited about holding babies! Our childcare workers are a key component of our ministry, allowing us to focus on presenting a fun, memorable experience for our girls that invites them to know Jesus on a deeper level. We are looking for childcare volunteers to serve at club, bible studies, and we take a handful of childcare workers to camp with us for one weekend during the spring and one week during the summer. If you need further convincing of the important role our childcare workers play in the lives of our teen mom friends, check out the video below of childcare workers in action!
financial support
YoungLives could not exist without the generous hearts of our financial partners who have been called by God to walk alongside our ministry and pour out their support so that we can walk into the schools and lives of adolescent moms across Nashville. If you feel led to support YoungLives in this way, you can click on the "donate" button at the top of this page.
Chelsea Long - YoungLives Director
Jalina Martinez - YoungLives Staff
