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Mentoring, Newsletter, Staff Highlight
January 4, 2021

A New Addition to The Mentoring Team Hello, I am Kimberly Collins. I recently joined the Youth Horizons Family as a Mentor Coach. Before this, I worked for USD 259 for 8 1/2 years as a Paraeducator at Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet School. I am an Associate Minister at Tabernacle Bible Church under the...

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Newsletter, Staff Highlight
December 1, 2020

Meet Angela!   [caption id="attachment_19186" align="alignright" width="300"] Angela Lee, Admin. Assistant[/caption] Hi, I am Angela Lee. I recently joined Youth Horizons as an Administrative Assistant. I previously worked at a local independent investment firm for seven years. My amazing husband, Jonathan, and I have two beautiful daughters; Jacey and Jordyn, a preschooler and toddler, respectively. We enjoy being...

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Mentoring, Newsletter, Residential, Staff Highlight
November 3, 2020

Personnel Update from the President Greetings, There is so much excitement happening at Youth Horizons. Most of the excitement stems from the development of a committed staff and a new leadership team. God’s favor on the organization is so apparent. We continue to focus on what matters most even in the midst of COVID. My Pastor often says,...

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Mentoring, Newsletter, Staff Highlight
August 31, 2020

CAYM Mentoring Program Training   [caption id="attachment_19023" align="alignleft" width="300"] Donnovan Karber, CAYM National Field Director[/caption] Youth Horizons’ Mentoring Program is enjoying updated training during a time of transition. This training is being provided by The Christian Association of Youth Mentoring (CAYM). CAYM supports faith-based, youth-mentoring organizations across the country. Its training focuses on best practices, relationship-building, overcoming mentoring...

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Newsletter, Residential, Staff Highlight
July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_18892" align="alignright" width="300"] Robert Garner, President[/caption] Greetings, I hope this newsletter finds you safe and healthy. It seems as though the circle of Covid19 is drawing closer to all of us. I pray that we all continue to exercise social responsibility in order to keep the Wichita Community safe. At Youth Horizons, we will continue to...

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Newsletter, Residential, Staff Highlight
June 26, 2020

[caption id="attachment_18892" align="alignright" width="300"] Robert Garner, President[/caption] Covid19 and the tension we are facing in the context of social justice have drawn me inward causing me to reflect. I find myself leaning on God like never before. As I draw from the abundance of God’s grace and mercy, I find peace and comfort. My confidence in...

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Newsletter, Residential, Staff Highlight
June 2, 2020

written by Deb Shirkey, mentor [caption id="attachment_18873" align="alignright" width="300"] Katelin and Deb, 2010[/caption] In the summer of 2010, Earnest Alexander approached the church I was attending at the time, and asked us if we would consider being a part of a new type of Youth Horizons’ match program. It was going to be “church based” instead of...

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Newsletter, Residential, Staff Highlight
June 1, 2020

[caption id="attachment_18866" align="alignright" width="300"] Jeff Busenitz, TLP Supervisor[/caption] For now, two apartments on the south end of Kinloch Price Boys Ranch sit empty, occupied only by furniture, a desktop computer and appliances. Soon, though, the properties resting on Woodlawn in rural Valley Center, will bustle with the presence, purpose and promise of teenage boys eager to...

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Newsletter, Residential, Staff Highlight
May 1, 2020

It's been an exciting time at Kinloch Price Boys Ranch, we recently reopened up house 4 and are now able to house 28 residents at our facility. We have currently hired 6 new staff and are waiting for the okay from the Fire Marshall to open up our independent living apartments to serve some of our...