Your Investment Delivers
Measurable Results

Every dollar you invest in urban leaders reaches youth across urban communities.

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7000+

Leaders Trained

314K+

Youth Enganged

$3,500

Per Leader

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Investment Levels & Impact

Choose the Level of transformation you want to sponsor.

We’re committed to developing healthy leaders to create longevity, high-capacity leaders to expand reach, and high-impact leaders who generate transformation.

One equipped leader can reach up to 100+ youth annually. Leaders who complete our programs increase impact by 50-500%. When leaders thrive, youth thrive. When youth thrive, cities change.

$150

provides one leader access to digital resources that begin their journey toward health, capacity, and impact, creating the foundation for 15+ years of sustainable ministry.

Build Foundation

$500

funds coaching for one leader that transforms leadership immediately, helping leaders address short-term challenges while expanding their gospel reach to significantly more youth.

Accelerate Impact

$1,500

sponsors core leadership foundations training that builds a leader's health and resilience, the bedrock for long-term ministry effectiveness and community transformation.

Build Resilience

$2,500

provides ministry development that dramatically increases a leader's capacity and impact, generating exponential kingdom returns through enhanced skills and strategic thinking.

Multiply Capacity

THE FUTURE IS YOUNG, URBAN & MULTIETHNIC

Soon, minorities will be the majority for ages 18-27. As of 2020, minorities became the majority of the U.S. population under age 18. The leaders you sponsor today will be positioned to reach this generation with the Gospel.

1/3

1/3 Population under Age 20

82%

82% Live in Urban Cities

500

500 Leaders Need Training

20,000

20,000 Youth to be Reached

THE WORLD NEEDS URBAN LEADERS TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL.

URBAN LEADERS NEED UYWI, Gospel-centered urban leadership training to most effectively reach the next generation.

UYWI NEEDS RESOURCE PARTNERS to support the development of urban leaders & to transform the next generation with the Gospel.

Reach the Next Generation

UYWI Resource Partners support UYWI to provide leadership development to Urban Youth Workers so that youth are transformed by the Gospel.

Annika & Josef John

Annika & Josef John

We are Urban Allies, because we understand the grit and perseverance it requires to stay in the game. We want to offer as much support as we can so that urban leaders like ourselves can thrive and be sustained in their leadership for the long-haul.

2025 Annual Report

Here’s a look at what UYWI, along with you, our partners, and leaders, accomplished in 2025.

We are grateful for God’s faithfulness and your prayer and support through this impactful year. We invite you to join us as we continue to develop urban leaders so that urban youth have the role models they need to live transformed lives by the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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Tommy Nixon
Chief Executive Officer

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