Our quarterly newsletter for friends of Save Our Youth
Celebrate the Class of 2026, hear Lala’s powerful story of perseverance, explore our 2025 Impact Report, and see how mentors and community partners are creating a legacy of hope across generations. You’ll also meet the people and partners whose faithful support is helping young people step confidently into their futures.
This April 2026 edition of The Good News highlights the heart of Save Our Youth mentoring through stories of staff mentors and their mentees, showing how relationships create joy, trust, faith, and hope over time. It also shares a prayer request for more male mentors in Aurora, celebrates longtime supporter Don Piltser and Jedi Balancing, and recaps the connection-filled “Great SOY Bake Off” match activity.
This January 2026 edition of The Good News honors the life and legacy of mentee Julio Ivan Vasquez Gonzalez, celebrates the impact of 2025 with 296 youth served and 96 new mentor-mentee matches, and highlights the joy of the annual Match Christmas Party. It also shares how Save Our Youth is expanding hope through new partner organizations in Colorado, New Mexico, and Missouri, while offering a heartfelt farewell from longtime Mentoring Specialist Darcy Burge.
This October 2025 edition of The Good News celebrates the hope represented by more than 120 youth on the waitlist, showing how each name reflects a young person ready for a caring mentor. It also highlights the impact of the TYL Golf Tournament, shares powerful match stories of Marcus & David and Ethan & Mark, and honors the legacy of late mentor Kimary, whose faithful love continues to ripple through Save Our Youth.