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Connection Portal

This page will list all the ways you can connect your teen! We partner with schools,
​churches, youth ministries and put on weekly youth nights in urban neighborhoods.
We hope you can find the right place to plug In your teenager. 

On-Campus Clubs

Weekly Campus Life clubs have returned this school year!
2025-2026

Weekly Campus Life Clubs
​
During Lunch Clubs
​Mondays:
Davis Highschool - Room 208


Tuesdays:
Cesar Chavez - every other week on Tuesdays
First Lunch - Room 502
Second Lunch - Room 103

Wednesdays:
Waterford Highschool Lunch- Room 204

Thursdays:
​Blaker Kinser Junior High 
1st Lunch - Room 401
2nd Lunch - Room 903
​
After-school Clubs

Tuesdays:
Roosevelt Junior High After school 3pm-4pm - Room 41

Wednesdays:
N/A

Thursdays:
N/A

Fridays:
​Mae Hensley Junior High - Room 602
We've got plenty of opportunities for you to serve!
Volunteer Today!

Neighborhood Outreach

Weekly Neighborhood Youth Nights
​
Available at both sites.
During this hour, teens will focus on their homework, ask for
academic 
help, ​or receive wisdom/counsel from a mentor or leader.
​
Eastside Modesto:
Tuesdays at 6:00PM-8:00PM
Hope Commons Church
300 Trask Ln. Modesto, CA

South Modesto:
Thursdays at 6:00PM-8:00PM
Calvary Pentacostal Church of God
2101 Ustick Rd, Modesto CA, 95358. 


​Dinner is always provided during City Life
​youth nights.
We've got plenty of opportunities for you to serve!
Volunteer Today!

Mentoring Opportunities

For Justice Involved & At Risk Youth

​
JJM: Religious Services in our local Juvenile Detention Facility
If you know a young person who is incarcerated and want to connect them to us, have them ask for Youth For Christ or contact us to let us know who the youth is you would like us to connect with. 
Volunteer Opportunities
Sunday's: 2:30 - 4:00 PM
Monday's: 8:30 - 10:00 pm
Tuesday's: 8:30 - 10:00 pm
​
After-Care Mentoring: Post Incarceration Mentoring Services 
If you serve as one of our JJM volunteers, you have the opportunity to continue volunteer mentoring services when youth are released from incarceration. This can take place at one of our City Life sites, on-campus at a High School, or taking a youth out for lunch, fun activity, etc.
Contact Mylton Cruz at [email protected] for more information.

​School Counseling Opportunities

Family Concern Counseling

Elementary:
Adkison Elementary
Carroll Fowler Elementary
Caswell Elementary
Hickman Charter (TK-8)
Connecting Waters Charter (K-12)
Don Pedro Elementary

Whitmore Charter (K-8)
Hidahl Elementary
La Rosa 
Elementary
Lucas Elementary
Lucille Whitehead Intermediate ​(4-6)
​Richard M. Moon Primary School
P.K. Beaver Elementary
Samuel Vaughn Elementary
Sinclair Elementary
Virginia Parks Elementary
Walter White Elementary
Westport Elementary
 Junior High Schools:
Blaker Kinser Junior High
Cesar Chavez Junior High
Connecting Waters Charter (K-12)
​Mae Hensley Junior High

Whitmore Charter (K-8)
High Schools:
Argus High School
Ceres High School
Central Valley High School


Youth Ministers & Leaders

Youth Minister/Leaders Group
If you are a youth minister or leader, we have a community group you can join!
​
​Sometimes youth ministry can be hard, we get it!
​We meet once a month to connect with other
 youth leaders ​and it's a blessing to know we are not alone!
Please contact Ken Sylvia for more info!
Email:ksylvia@cvyouth.org Phone:(209) 522-9568 ext.127

​Church Partnerships

Big Valley Grace Community Church
4040 Tully Rd, Modesto, CA 95356

https://bigvalleygrace.org/

​
Celebration Center
945 McHenry Ave, Modesto, CA 95350
https://www.celebration-center.org/

Central Presbyterian Church
1920 Canal St. Merced, CA 95340

https://cpcmerced.org/

Ceres Christian Church
 3502 Roeding Rd, Ceres, CA 95307
https://www.cereschristianchurch.org/​

Crosspoint Community Church
1301 12th St, Modesto, CA 95354

https://cpmodesto.org/

Grace Community Christian Church
3754 Service Rd, Ceres, CA 95307

https://graceceres.org/home/welcome

Gateway Community Church
353 E Donna Dr. Merced, CA 95340

https://www.gatewaymerced.org/

Harvest Presbyterian Church
 1813 Moffett Rd, Ceres, CA 95307
​https://www.harvestpres.org/
​
Immanuel Christian Reformed Church
517 Orange Ave, Ripon, CA 95366

https://www.immanuelcrc.org/

​
Modesto Covenant Church
913 Floyd Ave, Modesto, CA 95350

https://www.mcclife.net/

New Life Christian Center
2918 W Tuolumne Rd, Turlock, CA 95380
https://newlifecc.com/​

​One Church - 7 Campuses
2361 Scenic Dr, Modesto, CA 95355

https://onechurch.com/

​
Renew Church
4825 Stoddard Rd, Modesto, CA 95356
http://www.renewmodesto.com/

Rooted Church
3731 Woodland Ave, Modesto, CA

https://www.rootedchurchmodesto.com/

​Shelter Cove Community Church
 4242 Coffee Rd, Modesto, CA 95357

https://sheltercovelive.com/

​Trinity United Presbyterian Church
1600 Carver Rd, Modesto, CA 95350
​
https://www.tupc.org/
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