What is Young Life?

​Young Life is run by staff and volunteers. We as a staff train college students from Rutgers to develop meaningful relationships with kids, mentor them, and help them grow in their faith.

​Young Life is characterized by a few components:

Club - Young Life Club is a weekly or monthly (depending on which club you attend) "party with purpose." Kids will sing, play games, and hear a message about Jesus.

Campaigners - This is a weekly or monthly time for students to go deeper in their faith in a small group setting.

Camp - Perhaps the greatest gift Young Life has to offer is camp. Every summer we take a group of students to a Young Life camp for a week. Young Life has dozens of premier properties around the country where kids can wakeboard, play frisbee golf, go rock climbing, hang out with friends, and hear the Gospel in a relatable way, with the guidance of a Young Life leader. 

​We believe every kid in the Rutgers area - every kid in New Jersey - has the right to hear about Jesus Christ. Young Life is currently at Rutgers University and in 2 high schools and 2 middle schools in the surrounding area. We have a dream that Young Life, and thus, an opportunity for kids to be cared about and know who Jesus is, will be in every high school and middle school in Middlesex & Somerset Counties.