Financial Accountability
Central Ohio Youth for Christ was founded in 1981 as a locally governed and chartered affiliate of Youth for Christ USA. COYFC is registered in the state of Ohio as a tax-exempt, non-profit organization. A full and independent audit is available upon request. Management of COYFC is overseen by the Executive Director and an independent Board of Trustees.
Dear Ministry Partners,
Without a doubt, 2009 presented many challenges
for our team at Central Ohio Youth for Christ.
However, we can also reflect on how God blessed
our efforts in amazing and surprising ways.
Despite decreased resources, we had our best year
of evangelistic ministry to date! And thousands
more teens and their families were impacted in various ways by the
loving interactions of our staff and volunteers.
Here are a few examples of our impact from this past year:
n Five teen moms earned their high school degree through our
Teen Parents program. Two moms are now taking classes
through Columbus State and the others are employed by local
businesses. The exciting part is that as a group these moms are
starting to see that they can aspire to more in life than being a
single parent on government assistance.
n We are seeing an emerging core of 20-25 young adults
from our urban ministry who are committed to Christ and
desire to seve the younger teens in the neighborhood. This
emerging group is significant in its impact with the younger
neighborhood teens who see living examples of Christ’s impact
in the lives of these young leaders.
n More than 2,000 teens have visited “YFC Discovery Island”
located in an internet based 3-Dimensional world called
Teen Second Life. This site is a cutting edge destination
for thousands of teens on the internet. About 25 young
people have made decisions for Christ and many more have
recommitted their lives to Him. Many of these teens are
homebound and state that this the only means available to
them to study the Bible with kids their own age.
n WellSpring Counselors served 1,135 new clients and totaled
10,107 counseling sessions. In addition, WellSpring recently
earned accreditation to provide Continuing Educational Units
for counselors and social workers in Ohio.
God has definitely given COYFC great opportunity to serve Him in
Central Ohio. We see quantitative and qualitative evidence that
we are truly changing lives, strengthening families and impacting
the communities in which we serve. We are deeply grateful to our
many partners who have helped make this happen this year. Thank
You! We look forward to what He has in store for us in 2010.
Scott ArnoldExecutive Director
Board of Trustees
Beverly Fox (Chairperson) Teacher, Life Skills Academy
Doug Lambert (Vice Chairperson, Acting Treasurer)Community Volunteer
Chip Aschinger (Secretary)CSC Worldwide
Kelley King Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Karl FoxLithik Systems, Inc.
Doug KarlKarlNet, Inc. (retired)
Thomas Mallory, Jr.Mallory Law Office, LLC
Scott ArnoldCentral Ohio Youth for Christ
Jet Hawthorne (Emeritus)Pressure Connections
Eddie Soles (Emeritus)Music Man Sound Co.
How You Can Get Involved
PRAY – Join one of our prayer teams and receive communications regarding specific prayer requests on the work and for particular teens.
VOLUNTEER – Work directly with young people, help with events, administration, fund-raising and leadership opportunities.
DONATE CASH AND ASSETS – Make a monthly pledge or one-time gift as well as gifts of stock, real estate, and other non-cash assets.
DONATE YOUR CAR – Donate a car to our YFC WHEELS program and help equip young people with job and life-skills training.
DONATE GOODS OR SERVICES – Make gifts-in-kind such as office equipment, supplies, etc.
Administrative Office3630 N. High St.Columbus, OH 43214614-848-4870e-mail: [email protected]
YFC City Life Center40 Chicago Ave.Columbus, OH 43222614-410-1898
WellSpring Counseling1115 Bethel RoadColumbus, OH 43220614-538-0353www.wellspringcolumbus.org
2009 Financials
REVENUE
n Contributions 853,357
n Grants 124,778
n Government Contracts 576,904
n Program Service Fees 262,990
n Counseling 536,153
n Interest 1,807
n Events 129,404
TOTAL REVENUE 2,485,393
EXPENSES
n Programs 2,087,871
n Administration 368,815
n Fund Raising 165,495
TOTAL EXPENSES 2,622,181
Total Assets 2,160,723
Total Liabilities 1,195,665
Net Assets 965,058
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Our Mission
YFC reaches young people everywhere, working
together with the local church and other
like-minded partners to raise up lifelong followers
of Jesus who lead by
their godliness in lifestyle,
devotion to prayer and the
Word of God, passion for
sharing the love of Christ
and commitment to social
involvement.
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2009 Ministry Outcomes
Central Ohio Youth for Christ served more than 4,000 teens and families through the commitment of 77 paid staff and counselors and more than 180 volunteers.
WellSpring Counseling provided 10,107 counseling sessions and awarded nearly $500,000 in counseling scholarships for more than 2,000 clients
COYFC records spiritual responses in five areas:
n 1,562 non-Christian teens were presented with the Gospel
n 335 made first-time decisions for Christn 40 completed an extensive follow-up programn 30 youth committed to participate in a mentor/
discipleship relationshipn 314 joined a church
Social outcomes for students involved in our urban work are measured as follows:
Total number of students 510____________________________________________Regular participants (attend two or more meetings for two or more months in a row) 218____________________________________________No involvement with juvenile justice delinquency program 208 (95%)____________________________________________Remained in school, graduated, obtained GED or obtained full-time employment 215 (98%)____________________________________________ No drug or alcohol use 186 (85%)____________________________________________ Females who did not become pregnant and males who did not become parents 215 (98%)
Central Ohio Youth for Christ believes that every young person has value and
potential to be a successful, well-adjusted adult. Our staff and volunteers are
committed to working with these youth over the long haul to this end. In our
29 years of ministry we’ve successfully engaged many youth from diverse and
challenging backgrounds and helped them make positive life choices. We do
this by focusing on building quality relationships with the teens because these
relationships are what help create the context for real life change.
WellSpring believes life can be different!
Through our more than 40 counselors, coaches,
and masters student interns we are able to
make professionally-trained, biblically-sound counseling and coaching
affordable. Through our 28 satellite offices throughout Central Ohio we are
able to make sound, caring counsel for children, teens, adults and families easily
accessible. WellSpring also works with churches to provide workshops and
training in marriage, parenting, grief, finances and much more.
YFC Online program director Christy Talbert
facilitates virtual Campus Life club meetings
through a site called Teen SecondLife. This
is the only YFC meeting in the country that
is held completely via the internet. New
youth visit the site every week, and many
of them come back to learn more about
Christ. Teens from all over the world
participate, and many of them say it
is the only means available to them
to study the Bible due to health or
logistical reasons.
Five Ministry Strategies – Real Life Change
Campus Life workers build mentoring relationships with junior and
senior high school students on the East side of Columbus including
Bexley, Reynoldsburg and Johnstown. Our staff and volunteers
equip teens with the skills they need to live in a turbulent world, and
introduce them to the person of Jesus Christ and the truth of the
Bible. Teens are challenged to consider life from God’s perspective in settings such as
after-school club meetings, one-to-one relationships with caring adults, retreats and
community service opportunities.
Our Juvenile Justice program provides emotional and spiritual
support for youth being held at the two juvenile detention centers in
Central Ohio. Staff and volunteers meet individually with interested
youth to answer questions and provide relevant help. They also
provide inspirational messages through large group meetings.
Juvenile Justice staff also help to connect youth who are exiting the detention centers
with positive adult mentoring opportunities through our BridgeBuilders program.
Our City Life program focuses on Columbus’s urban
neighborhood of Franklinton. Franklinton teens are clearly
in need of positive adult role models and peer groups who
will offer unconditional acceptance while helping to equip
them to make healthy and productive life choices. Our City Life program is structured
so as to provide as much relational time with the youth as possible. City Life provides
mentors, job and life skills instruction, community service opportunities, sports and
recreational activities, faith-based programming and leadership training for more than
600 Franklinton teenagers. All of these services take place at our City Life Center at
40 Chicago Ave.
CHANGING Lives – STRENGTHENING Families – IMPACTING Community
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