Miami & Broward Youth for Christ History

Miami& Broward Youth for Christ works together with other like-minded partners to help young people make good choices, establish a solid foundation for life, and positively impact the world around them.  We are committed to empowering the children, youth, and families of our community by providing faith-based services that enhance their emotional, spiritual, physical, and educational well-being through our educational and outreach programs.

Since 1948, Miami & Broward YFC has had a distinctive history of youth outreach in Miami-Dade County. The YFC organization was incorporated in 1945 and the Miami chapter was incorporated three years later with the mission of positively impacting young people everywhere by working together with the local community. In 2024, Broward YFC merged with us, bringing their own rich history of youth outreach. Together, we continue to serve and positively impact the youth in both Miami-Dade and Broward counties.

Miami & Broward Youth for Christ provides free educational and outreach programs that are inclusive and accessible to all children and youth throughout Miami and Broward County. Through its programs, Miami & Broward YFC seeks to provide an environment for positive youth development, thereby enabling these students to reach their full potential in life. There are five programs under the umbrella of Miami & Broward YFC: MYLI (Miami Youth Leadership Initiative), Campus Life, Catalyst Hip-Hop, Juvenile Justice Outreach, and City Life KIX.

In total, Miami & Broward YFC offers 35 programs per week at 12 different sites throughout Miami-Dade and Broward County, serving over 6,000 students per year.

Miami & Broward YFC programs effectively engage children and youth of all ages and all social, religious, cultural, and economic backgrounds. 

Mission

Miami & Broward Youth for Christ exists to help young people develop a relationship with Jesus and reach their God-given potential.

Miami & Broward YFC is committed to empowering the children, youth, and families of our community by providing faith-based services that enhance their emotional, spiritual, physical, and educational well-being through our educational and outreach programs. 

MIAMI & BROWARD YOUTH FOR CHRIST

• Runs 39 programs weekly at 19 ministry sites
• Serves over 6,000 youth annually
• Partners with 52 churches and organizations
• Trains 170 church youth leaders in outreach
• Mobilizes 48 staff and 150 volunteers
• Need $3.5 million annually

MIAMI-DADE FACTS AND STATS

• 254,000 youth in Miami, ages 11-19
• 40% of Miami's youth are living in a single parent home
• Miami-Dade County is the 4th largest school district, with 64 high schools and 50 middle schools
• Single greatest challenge for teenagers is lack of positive adult involvement in their lives

BROWARD COUNTY FACTS AND STATS

• 220,000 youth in Broward, ages 11-19
• 40% of Broward youth are living in a single-parent home
• Broward County is one of the largest school districts in Florida, with 32 high schools and 35 middle schools
• One significant challenge for teenagers in Broward County is the lack of positive adult involvement in their lives

VISION FOR 2021-2025 

We will raise up an army of adults to invest in Miami's youth that will:

• Establish programs for probation youth in Liberty City and South Miami
• Provide mentors for all probation youth
• Establish Campus Life Clubs on 25 campuses
• Start 3 new City Life KIX Clubs
• Purchase Hip-Hop Youth Center
• Resource 100 church youth leaders