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October 1, 2022

Games, Activities, Costumes, Candy and More  Enjoying the cooler weather? Eager to spend more time outside? Excited about the upcoming autumn holidays and all their traditions? Well, we’ve got an event for you:  Youth Horizons’ annual Fall Festival!  Save the date. The 2022 Fall Festival is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15 at...

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June 5, 2022

Youth Horizons staff joined Eastminster Presbyterian Church Mentors and Washington Elementary School officials on May 19 to celebrate student Proteges in an inaugural "Lunch Buddy" program. The celebration featured  playtime, banjo music, singing, ice cream, gift bags and more. Washington counselor Maggie Onstott smiled as students enjoyed the celebration, engaged with their Mentors and...

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October 5, 2021

Coming To a Church Near You Youth Horizons may be soon coming to a church near you. In recent months, with our community prayerfully re-opening amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Youth Horizons staffers have been meeting with church partners in a series of engagement lunches at our downtown office. September was busy as well, with our staff taking...

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October 5, 2021

Justin Moody Named Chaplain at McConnell   Congratulations to longtime Youth Horizons supporter Justin Moody, who is the new full-time Chaplain for the 184th Wing at McConnell Air Force Base. McConnell’s good news means Youth Horizons will lose Moody as its Executive Director of Residential Programming and Church Relations, a position he held from Aug. 2020, to...

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June 7, 2021

Youth Horizons takes Optimist Approach   As the Wichita-Sedgwick County community continues to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, Youth Horizons staff is looking for opportunities to share our youth-mentoring ministry with local groups. Last month, YH Vice President Van Williams was a guest speaker at the West Wichita Optimist Club. It was an opportunity to raise awareness...

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June 7, 2021

Matches End, Friendships Begin   This time of year is always bittersweet at Youth Horizons. Every summer, we say farewell and thank you to Mentor-Protégé matches coming to a formal close in our program. While mentoring relationships formally close under Youth Horizons’ supervision at age18, we are thrilled when these matches continue to be involved in each...

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May 11, 2021

Hoopin’ For Youth Horizons Youth Horizons is grateful to be the benefactor of a new memorial fundraiser, “Hoop for Noah (formerly Noah Macias Medical Fund).” In honor of the late Noah Bruce Macias who had a passion for basketball as a player and coach. Noah, who believed it was his mission to connect with young men...

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May 3, 2021

Easter Sun Run Success We want to thank all who participated in the Virtual 2021 Easter Sun Run (ESR). Our vision, “Divided by Distance, United in Mission” turned out to be evident with how participants, churches and sponsors came together to support Youth Horizons. Three churches even held their own race event, which created a fun...