Emerald Youth is focused on developing 200 young adults annually who are engaged in a faith community, giving back, and on schedule with their post-secondary education or training.
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Meet Preston and learn about his story.
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This year’s camp hosted 90 children, ranging from 1st grade to 12th grade
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You can help celebrate Christmas in July with Emerald Youth!
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Meet Qki and learn about her story.
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One of our favorite weeks of summer is JustLead Camp which just wrapped up. This week we had 230+ kids, 50+ adults, 10 buses and vans, and lots of new experiences and memories made across town.
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Meet Bella and learn about her story.
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The 25th annual Emerald Youth Breakfast on May 4 was attended by its biggest crowd ever that gathered together to hear how God is moving in Knoxville through Emerald Youth Foundation.
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Emerald Youth’s renewed commitment to prayer.
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Our administrative office has moved to Heiskell Avenue.
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Learn more about Emerald Youth’s staff.
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Read about the importance of learning how to swim and the difference our swimming program its making in the lives of the kids we serve.
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Our Calling and Career ministry celebrated six of their college-bound students with the ministry's very first Signing Night.
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Longtime urban sports director impacted thousands of children in urban Knoxville.
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Our volunteers are essential to carrying out Emerald Youth’s mission. We are grateful this week and every day for the dedicated service of our volunteers who are positively connecting with and impacting the lives of city kids.
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Our coaches and volunteers go above and beyond - Not only do they coach and invest in kids on the court or field, but they also are investing in many lives outside of sports.
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Our Wednesday volunteer meal teams are AWESOME! Two teams - one serves at Emerald UMC Church and the other serves upstairs in the Emerald Youth building on N. Central Street - have been planning, buying, and preparing meals for years!
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