Vision
Our Holy Father is calling us all to participate in the evangelization of the Church, an evangelization beginning with young people and those who influence them. The vision of Partnership for Youth is to help youth discover their reason for being, through their relationship with Christ within the fullness of the Catholic Church.

Mission
Awaken and strengthen young people in their relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church by providing Catholic programs

  
Testimonials

This conference has deepened my faith by again experiencing that I am not alone in my Catholic faith and it makes me not want to survive my hectic life, but to live it. I was reminded that even when it seems like there’s no one there for me, Jesus is, and He loves me, and He holds me in His arms and my heart in His hands. I learned to find the true beauty in myself and really believe that I am beautiful. I will live out the ‘Above All’ theme by letting God into every area of my life and accepting that He has a plan for everything and it’s a whole lot better than mine. Youth Participant

It was a great pleasure and joy to attend both of the Steubenville North events this year. I attended the Rochester conference as a chaperone, and by seeing the good work being done, and by promptings of the Spirit, signed up to volunteer for this past weekend’s Steubenville North in St Paul. . . I know that the fruits of these weekends will echo in this life, and the joys will be multiplied in heaven.
Chaperone and Volunteer

My favorite part of the entire experience is actually all the building up to Saturday’s adoration. . . When you get to experience a teen saying, ‘I want to be next to Him’, ‘I want to lead others closer to Him’ and ‘I want to be closer’ there is something special about that experience. Christ amongst His church and being adored like a rock star! 2000+ teenagers longing for Christ to be present in their lives and then leaving wanting every single one of their friends and family members to have the same experience. . . That’s why I go to Steubenville youth conferences and encourage others to experience at least one for themselves.
Youth Minister

During the Steubenville youth conference, these blessed young people not only had an opportunity to learn about our faith, but also experience the richness of our tradition. They had a positive experience with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, had a wonderful opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and participated in two powerful Liturgies. It doesn’t get much more Catholic that this. And, all of these powerful experiences were woven into the event in an age-appropriate way that steered young people toward active participation in their faith. Mark Nuehring, Director of Lifelong Faith Formation Diocese of Winona

I was really blown away by the 1250 young people and chaperones! I was equally blown away by the emphasis upon the Mass, Eucharistic Devotion, prayer, confession and witness living and fearless missionary outreach. God bless you for all you do especially for these young people.
Retired Priest

   
History
Beginning in 1999 and coordinated by John Crudele, focus groups, including priests, youth ministers, laity, and representatives from other local Catholic youth organizations were assembled to explore what it would take to make a local youth conference possible. Franciscan University of Steubenville had written letters to the Archbishop of St Paul and Minneapolis and he welcomed them to organize a conference, but there was no local organization willing to take on this huge project. So with the blessing of the Archbishop, John Crudele Presentations partnered with Covenant Ministries, a local non-profit, to host the first two Steubenville North Youth Conferences in St Paul, MN. Upon their success, John Crudele, along with a small group of dedicated faith-filled individuals, formally founded Partnership for Youth, in September of 2002. The goals were to host, support and expand the Steubenville North Youth Conference as well as develop and offer other large, dynamic, Catholic youth conferences and training.

Since it’s inception in 2002, Partnership for Youth as continued to grow, adding a second Steubenville North Youth Conference in Rochester, MN as well as developing and hosting a variety of one-day events and trainings, with a record of providing high quality, professionally delivered events and event planning experiences.

Today Partnership for Youth is governed by a Board of Directors and led by Executive Director, Amy Cummings. Amy, along with a small staff and a dedicated core group of volunteers organize and host our various events serving youth in the Midwestern United States and Canada.