Andrew Chong

I oversee a network of youth workers across the North Shore, Vancouver, and Richmond. We care for the wholistic health (mental, physical, social, emotional, and spiritual) of many young people. The staff in our region have created a myriad of partnerships with local schools, government, churches, businesses, and community organizations. Part of my role is on the ground in North Vancouver, a city near and dear to my heart—I was born and raised in Lynn Valley. One of my first ever projects with Youth Unlimited was creating a lunchtime floor hockey league at the high school I went to as a teen (Sutherland). I...

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Not many men can say they enjoy housework, but for Calvin, it is the perfect way to unwind. “I love to cook and do it for creative expression and stress relief. For me, cooking and housework and the perfect podcast are relaxing.” Calvin’s love for creative expression also played into his past careers as an art glass blower and web designer before meeting his wife who threatened to dump him if he didn’t join Youth Unlimited. They were dating at the time and she didn’t want to commit to a guy who would abandon the obvious. She could see YU...

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Cecil has been working with Youth Unlimited since he was recruited, fresh out of bible school, 31 years ago. With some persuasion from the Executive Director at the time, he quickly realized it was his calling to serve the youth of Vancouver through YU, and he signed on as a field worker.

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“I was motivated to work with teens in crisis. I wanted to be preventive by working with young people before they got stuck in destructive ruts of addiction.” Having faced his own rocky teen years, Dave knows the value of mentorship and support through the younger years of life. That’s why in 1994, Dave joined YU and has since been working to create “relationships and opportunities where youth workers can mentor and disciple vulnerable young people that do not know Jesus.” With YU, Dave and his team have used creative ways to reach different cultures. In recent years, he and...

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