Save Our Youth Help Them Prosper

09/02/2026

Here is a fun way to have a nice dinner at a local restaurant and also support Save Our Youth Help Them Prosper! We will also be selling 50/50 tickets that evening! COME OUT & JOIN US!!
www.saveouryouthjackson.org

08/27/2026

Our Youth Lives Matter Playground has been closed temporarily as we work to have a water line installed for our raised beds. If you have books to donate for our onsite Give-A-Book, Take-A-Book library, please contact the office at 517-962-4033 or email us at [email protected] for arrangements. Thanks for your support and patience.

08/23/2026

Do you want to help youth succeed as adults? We have served Jackson area youth for over 22 years with evidence based programs! To learn more or to donate please go to our website: www.saveouryouthjackson.org

08/21/2026

“Where are these guns coming from?”: Jackson residents seek answers amid rise in shootings
Source: WILX-TV

JACKSON, Mich. (News 10) - A recent wave of gun violence in Jackson has neighbors and community activists demanding solutions. A 24-year-old man was shot i

08/19/2026

Our founder Thomas Burke was awestruck when a young author presented him with a copy of her newly released book " I Want to Be Just Like You".

What is unique about the book, Faith Strohl, wrote her story.
Faith wrote a dedication in her book that states:
" To Thomas Burke, thank you for directing the Save Our Youth foundation and for believing in me from the beginning. You inspire me with your ideas and show me what real support looks like. You saw what I was trying to do when I was still figuring it out myself. Your work gives kids like me hope that there are adults who actually listen, who care and who show up to help us build something better. Thank you for being that person".

08/15/2026

Here is an opportunity to learn a little bit about financial responsibility… open to everyone!!

08/15/2026

Thank you to the many volunteers who helped with fair parking! Just a couple pictures to see. Also thank you to Grand River Brewery and Chick Fil A for donating dinners for our volunteers. It truly does take a village!!

08/14/2026

The evolution of Save Our Youth since 2004!