Mission, Vision, & Values
Our Mission:
“To extend God’s love and mercy to Iowa’s high-risk youth.”
Our Vision:
“To equip volunteers from an expanding network of congregations to provide high-risk youth with resources and relationships where God’s hope and healing are shared.”
Our Values:
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Genuine Relationships
Serve Our Youth Network supports positive, healthy relationships between adults and youth; our staff and local churches; & our staff and supporters. We believe these relationships are an outgrowth of the most fundamental relationship: the relationship each human may have with God through Jesus Christ. -
Biblical Stewardship
Serve Our Youth Network pursues utmost integrity in the management of time, finances, talents, and other resources as provided by God through volunteers, donors, and staff. -
Christ-like Love
Serve Our Youth Network highly values the servant lifestyle as exhibited in relation to youth, volunteers, churches, and the greater community. SOY promotes Christ-like love as we meet emotional, physical and spiritual needs of youth through both word and deed.
