Help us improve school communites.

Your support is critical in underwriting the costs of retreats and helping us further respond to the growing needs of the schools we serve. Together we have the opportunity to build positive school communities and strengthen student character.

Each day 160,000 students skip school because they’re afraid of what they’ll face in the hallways. Without the support of a positive school community, students have a greater challenge in front of them each day.

School budget cuts are a critical funding challenge we face. The cost of a retreat competes with daily curriculum, expanded testing requirements and school operational expenses. To keep retreats affordable for schools, Youth Frontiers works hard to seek financial support from generous donors like you: 40 percent of all of our revenue comes from donors like you. Our goal this year is to reach 100,000 students and educators through 700 retreats. To do that, we need to raise $1,085,000.

Listen to the voices of student participants.

Donate to Youth Frontiers online using Network for Good.

Visit a Retreat

Visit a retreat and experience the impact of your donation. Call Rebecca Haddad, Director of Donor Relations, at 952.922.0222 to schedule your visit.

Learn More

Download our Annual Report, which highlights Youth Frontiers’ goals, successes and financial operations.

Why Does Youth Frontiers Exist?

Download our Logic Model to understand how we impact school communities and promote respectful, safe classrooms for students and educators."

Why give to Youth Frontiers?

Youth Frontiers is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the Charities Review Council "Meets All Standards" Seal indicating that we meet all sixteen of the Council's Accountability Standards.

The Charities Review Council addresses a nonprofit organization’s performance in four critical areas: Public Disclosure, Governance, Financial Activity and Fundraising. By participating, nonprofit organizations can demonstrate responsibility, integrity and transparency to their constituents.

Youth Frontiers is listed as a reviewed organization in the online Giving Guide of the Council's Smart Givers Network, and the Council's Smart Giver newsletter distributed to more than 18,000 subscribers in Minnesota. The listings help a nonprofit organization demonstrate its commitment to accountable ethical practices to the public and that it is a trustworthy organization. The Council's Smart Givers Network is the source of unbiased information where smart givers come for help and resources on responsible giving. The giving public can investigate an organization's mission statement and programs, so they can be sure of what their money supports and determine whether it meets widely accepted standards.