Tacoma Youth For Christ

Tacoma Youth For Christ A presence. 👇 Learn how to partner with us We believe transformation doesn’t happen through quick fixes or programs. It happens through consistent presence.

Transforming lives of underserved youth in Pierce County through Christ-centered relationships 🤝✝️ We show up week by week, until hope takes root. 🌱
Not a program. Tacoma Youth for Christ builds Christ-centered, relational mentoring relationships with underserved youth across Pierce County. Week by week, trusted adults show up in schools, juvenile facilities, and community spaces to walk alongside

young people, listen to their stories, and point them toward hope. We partner with churches, volunteers, and community leaders to create a safety net of care, meeting youth where they are and staying with them for the long game. Not a program. A presence. Week by week. Until hope takes root. 🌱

✨KEYNOTE SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT✨He grew up right here in Tacoma. Now he’s taking the stage to help us celebrate 80 years o...
08/21/2026

✨KEYNOTE SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT✨

He grew up right here in Tacoma. Now he’s taking the stage to help us celebrate 80 years of showing up with Jesus. 🙌

Christian Paige, Emmy-nominated spoken word poet and Tacoma’s own poet laureate, is joining us as our keynote speaker for Celebration of Hope. 💛

80 years of Tacoma YFC. One unforgettable auction night.
Mark your calendar for October 24th at 6 PM. ✨

🎟️ Grab your tickets now, link in bio.

08/21/2026

🎤 KEYNOTE SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🎤

He grew up right here in Tacoma. Now he’s taking the stage to help us celebrate 80 years of showing up with Jesus. 🙌

Christian Paige, Emmy-nominated spoken word poet and Tacoma’s own poet laureate, is joining us as our keynote speaker for Celebration of Hope. 💛

80 years of Tacoma YFC. One unforgettable auction night.

Mark your calendar for October 24th at 6 PM. ✨

🎟️ Grab your tickets now, link in bio.

Here are five facts about me, Mary, your new Executive Director. 👇Of course, we have to start with seriousness because I...
08/19/2026

Here are five facts about me, Mary, your new Executive Director. 👇

Of course, we have to start with seriousness because I'm professional, right? 😏

✅ I became a mom at 17, and God used that experience to grow me in practical ways. He also used that experience to lead me a woman named Andi who walked me through life and my faith journey.

✅ I am not athletic AT ALL 😅 but I once climbed to the top of Dunns River Falls, but needed help getting past some steep and slippery rocks. Also, I once caught an 8-foot sturgeon 🎣 but needed help to reel it in (so…I am not afraid to ask for help) 💪

✅ I experienced both significant privilege, and then foster care, during my childhood, two very different realities that profoundly shaped every aspect of who I am today, from how I view and treat others, to my commitment to finding and providing resources and equipping, to an abiding knowledge that God is sovereign always and everywhere, even when circumstances make it hard to feel His sovereignty in the moment. ✨

✅ I was the Drug Free Minute Girl in an 📺 ad campaign in San Diego in the 1980's.

✅ I love clothes 👗 but I'm cheap, so one of my favorite activities is thrifting for clothing.

✅ My favorite Bible 📖 verse is Luke 1:37 in the NIV "For no word from God shall ever fail" and all of Psalm 91, taken as a whole (okay that was two, but who only has one? 😂)

My hope for the future of Tacoma YFC is that our community of believers would come together to meet the needs of every kid in the Tacoma Area.

Whether those kids are in school, out of school, teen parents, incarcerated, or living in what looks like privilege. 🙌

That we will see every person as God sees them: Made in HIS image, by Him, on purpose, with purpose, for a purpose.

Also that we will simply LOVE them where they are and have the honor of seeing the Holy Spirit move and grow the seeds that we plant to a beautiful ongoing harvest of new believers, growing believers, supported and nurtured believers. 🌱

We are all God's beloved people.

And I can't wait to connect with each one of you and serve this community well. ❤️

Introducing our new Executive Director, Mary Tipps Smith! 🎉If you didn't catch it in your inbox yesterday, here it is 👇M...
08/18/2026

Introducing our new Executive Director, Mary Tipps Smith! 🎉

If you didn't catch it in your inbox yesterday, here it is 👇

Mary comes to Tacoma YFC with 18+ years of executive leadership in faith-based nonprofits, public service, and healthcare, plus previous YFC ministry experience of her own.

On paper, she'll impress you. In person, she's the compassionate leader, friend, shepherd, go-getter, and champion Tacoma YFC needs in such a time as this. 💛

She leads with the love of Jesus. She believes our mission. She's lived our mission. And she's ready to walk it out with our team, our partners, and this community, every single day. 🙏

We are not just a Program. We are a Presence. And we cannot wait for you to meet her.

Want to get to know Mary a little more? Keep an eye out, we're sharing five fun facts about her soon! ✨

08/12/2026

If no one had poured into his life, Atwood says he'd have stayed stuck. So now he shows up. 🙏

Atwood Robertson serves with Tacoma YFC, coming back again and again for young people caught up in the system.

His message is simple.

They're lovable. They're good. And with Jesus, you can start over at any time.

We show up because Christ showed up first.

Be the adult who stays. Link in bio to serve with us.

Your story is part of ours. Literally. 📖Eighty years of presence were built one relationship at a time, and yours is par...
08/10/2026

Your story is part of ours. Literally. 📖

Eighty years of presence were built one relationship at a time, and yours is part of it.

Were you ever a student, mentor, volunteer, or friend of Tacoma YFC?

We want to hear your story. We’re collecting them for a time capsule at Celebration of Hope, our 80th anniversary gala, so the whole room can see how decades of individual journeys add up to one bigger picture. 🕰️

Share yours 👉 comment “Story” to share.

Real change is slow. Here’s why we stay. 💛
08/06/2026

Real change is slow. Here’s why we stay. 💛

08/04/2026

Tacoma YFC has been showing up for youth for 80 years.

Now we're celebrating the history and casting the vision for the next 80. 🥂

Live auction. Great meal. A keynote from Emmy-nominated poet Christian Paige. 🎤

This is your invitation. Buy a ticket. Bring a table. Bring the people who care about the next generation. ❤️

📅 Saturday, October 24 · 6 PM
🔗 Link in bio and first comment to get tickets

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Tacoma, WA
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