Dean Klassen

It’s a really good thing that Dean likes working with numbers. After all, his role at Youth Unlimited is overseeing the infrastructure that keeps the organization operating! His role encompasses a wide variety of areas including human resources, finance, administration, and supervision. We think it is safe to say: he’s a multi-talented man! Dean’s unique gift set allows him the ability to work with extremely detailed tasks as well as provide big-picture thinking with large projects! Dean isn’t all numbers, however. His love for people goes deep as he is continually relating and encouraging youth workers and those around him....

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“Everyone needs to know that someone has their back, that someone is looking out for them and will be there. Growing up without that steals life away. Giving that to a teen gives life back.” Ken was a hurting teen that had his life changed by an encounter with a loving God and knew then that he wanted to help other hurting teens. Fast forward a few years later to when he was offered a job as a youth pastor with a combined role in Youth Unlimited. “I really didn’t know what I was getting myself into, but I am...

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In 1995, Mark’s life path went in a different direction than expected He was newly married, pursuing a second university degree and working for the Winnipeg No. 1 School Division when the call to serve vulnerable youth became undeniably strong. Months later, Mark quit his job and began fundraising to work for YFC in Winnipeg. Then in 2000, he and his wife moved to Vancouver to serve with Greater Vancouver Youth Unlimited and by 2014, he had accepted the role of Executive Director! Mark can’t imagine his two boys walking through life without hope and with no caring adult to...

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