Our quarterly newsletter for friends of Save Our Youth
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.
This July 2025 edition of The Good News celebrates the power of mentors who simply show up, including a touching Father’s Day story that reminds us mentoring is about presence, not perfection. It also highlights Security Central’s five-year investment in young adults, Park Church’s creative support and mentor recruitment, Evan’s journey from refugee camp to college student, and Angela Maher’s 10-year milestone with Save Our Youth.