Seeing True Change through Jesus
Our Outreach
Impacting Teens in Five Detention Centers throughout Central Ohio
Franklin County Juvenile Intervention Center
Columbus (since 1996)
Multi-County Juvenile Detention Center
Lancaster (since 2004)
Central Ohio Youth Center
Marysville (since 2012)
Perry Multi-County Juvenile Facility
New Lexington (since 2012)
South Central Ohio Regional Juvenile Detention Center
Chillicothe (since 2017)
Life As An Incarcerated Teen
Join the Mission
Ways to Support Juvenile Justice Ministries
CHAPLAIN – Talk with youth detained in a detention facility. Teach Bible studies for small groups of detained teens.
DRIVER – Take teens to and from weekly Youth for Christ Bible studies.
BRIDGEBUILDER AFTERCARE MENTOR – Mentor and assist young people who have been released from a detention facility.
NOTE WRITER – Write notes of encouragement for teens who are serving a sentence in detention.
If you are interested in learning more, contact Steve Telfer at stelfer@coyfc.org.
