Our staff's transcontinental bike ride was a test run for part of our transitional living initiative. Now that Cole and Tony have conquered the 4,228-mile TransAmerica Bicycle Trail, they envision some next steps in order to take the first resident on the first trip of "Restoration Cycles"...
One of the most effective ways that supporters of Youth-Reach Gulf Coast (YRGC) continue to make a difference is through prayer. Please take a moment to lift up everyone in the YRGC family in prayer, and pray for these four wonderful residents...
Kayla met Zach on Easter Sunday in April 2015. At the time, he was a resident at Youth-Reach Gulf Coast (YRGC) and on a break spending time with his family. Kayla didn't know much about him and certainly didn't know that he would be her future husband. She later learned that he had been court-ordered [...]
Thanks so much to everyone who came out to celebrate Independence Day 2021 with us! Although we battled the rain, we still had a great time enjoying food, games, and the opportunity to spend time with so many Youth-Reach Gulf Coast friends...
In 2014, Keith and Phyllis Smith were coming to terms with their son's self-defeating behavior. This is their story of faith, prayer, and redemption as God used YRGC to change their son Austin's life...
One of our treasured friends, Josiah Holmes, blessed us at YRGC for years by serving on our staff. Now, he and his family plan to move to the Middle East to pursue God's call on their life as missionaries...
I'm from a Christian household in Orlando, Florida. Growing up, my dad was handy. He built our house and was always teaching me things. I even had summer gigs in construction. My parents always taught me right from wrong and in my teenage years, I knew I was on the wrong path.
When you give to Youth-Reach Gulf Coast (YRGC), you’re not only supporting the life-changing 24/7, 365 day-a-year services we offer young men, but you’re also positively impacting our local communities in the name of Jesus. We stretch every dollar given by our supporters to make the most change possible in our own YRGC family as well as in our own backyard. Here are some of the ways we’re bringing the glory of God to our local community...
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.
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.
