Colleen Drew (CA560)

Hello! Many of you already know I've been part of North OC YoungLives since 2012. These last three years, I've had the incredible privilege of being on staff as the Area Office Admin. My heart has always been part of this ministry but I can honestly say that the closer to the ministry I've gotten while on staff has only made my belief in YoungLives grow exponentially! Hoping you will join me as we bring our Annual Baby Bottle Fundraiser to YOU virtually this year.

STILL CHANGE-ING YOUNGLIVES

Due to COVID-19, we have brought one of our annual fundraisers to a virtual platform. Our baby bottle fundraiser typically raises approximately $18,000. As a team we would like to meet this goal and moreso that we can continue to come alongside young families in our area. Although this year we aren't able to get an actual baby bottle in your hands to fill with your coins, cash, and checks, we still need your help!

We have an army of volunteers ready to deliver groceries, diapers, and baby wipes to teen families across Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Costa Mesa, Santa Ana, Anaheim, and adjacent cities. 

With the help of your donations we can continue supplying essentials and sharing the love of Christ - one porch at a time. 

Together, we are all still change-ing YoungLives.

YoungLives is focused on building relationships with teen moms and dads by entering their world, modeling unconditional love, and encouraging them to become the men and women, and fathers and mothers, God created them to be. 

Watching our volunteers step onto high school campuses to teach Parenting Classes, seeing them show up at Club Nights to build a safe and encouraging community for the teens and their little ones, and among so many other things, plan and help carry out special events & camp adventures so that the young families get to broaden their experiences, grow in their faith, and know that they are known and loved. 

During the COVID-19 situation we have been able to come alongside approximately 100 families on an ongoing basis providing:

-Diapers/Wipes

-Baby Formula

-Groceries

-Virtual meetings including parenting lessons, Bible Study, and peer support 

-Continued individual support from mentors

Thank you for helping us continue to do this work in Orange County!!!