We Are a Ministry Dedicated To Helping Young Men
Our faith-based long-term, residential ministry offers a healthy and stable environment to receive emotional healing and valuable life skills.
Testimonials of Lives Changed
“I believe that the people God has placed here at Youth-Reach really care and want to know about your story, hurts and heart.
Never have I felt more at home in my life. This is what God designs family to be.“
“The YRGC community meant so much to me. It’s one you can’t really find anywhere else and it was a stepping stone
to where I am today: working hard with a promising career, painting, discipled, and in community.”
Healing Past Wounds & Restoring Families
Facilitated by experienced and respected counselors, Youth-Reach Gulf Coast is a faith-based, long-term home intended to heal past wounds, break generational curses, and restore families. Young men ages 18-22 receive intensive counseling and support for developing character, responsibility, and a strong work ethic on our 81-acre campus in rural Summerdale, Alabama.
The healing that occurs reaches far beyond the lives of the residents. Families are restored and as these young men grow and become husbands and fathers, their wives and children also benefit from the important lessons these young men learned while at Youth-Reach Gulf Coast. Not only do we facilitate emotional healing and healthy relationships, but practical skills for daily living as well, such as gardening, home care, auto maintenance and carpentry.
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Blaine’s Story >> Community Helps Break the Cycle
Blaine was trapped in a cycle of drugs, juvenile detention, and getting help. Even after graduating YRGC's program, his life wasn't one of wholeness and relationship with the Father. But now, God's built a community of other believers around him that he didn't think was possible.
Restoration Cycles Update >> “Destruction Became Beauty”
Two of our staff members are hundreds of miles into their cross-country bicycle trip, "Restoration Cycles," an extension of the Youth-Reach Gulf Coast (YRGC) Transitional Living initiative. Now, they've been pedaling for two weeks, have seen the Pacific Ocean, the desert, forests... and the miraculous.
Thank You 9th Annual Golf Tournament Sponsors
We are tremendously grateful for all those who invested in [...]
Smith & Jessica Prestwood >> Nothing Is Wasted
Our volunteer staff are a tremendous blessing, and Smith Prestwood and his wife Jessica have been faithfully blessing Youth-Reach Gulf Coast (YRGC) with their volunteerism for years.
Restoration Cycles >> Helping Young Men Come Full-Circle
While the Covid pandemic has presented challenges for our [...]
Andy’s Story >> Love Tears Down Walls
Through Andy's experiences with others, he had grown to associate “love” and “trust” with pain. He didn’t know I needed to unlearn those buzzwords and relearn what they really mean. But God gave Andy a close glimpse of His heart, and he's been in love ever since.