This page includes resources for young adults to grow closer to God and the Catholic Church
Here, on this page, you will find ministries, organizations, and apostolates with resources geared towards young adults ages 18 to 39. Additionally, a list of select Catholic podcasts, digital resources, and books produced for young adults has been provided.
Disclaimer: Links to external websites are provided solely for the user’s convenience. USCCB assumes no responsibility for these websites, their content, and/or their sponsoring organizations. References to these sites do not imply and are not to be used as official endorsement by the USCCB of the site or those associated with it. They are solely intended as a resource that might be of interest to USCCB website visitors.
If you find there are additional resources that are being used in ministry with youth with some regularity but are not listed below, please feel free to send the suggestion(s) to yyam@usccb.org.
Angelic Warfare Confraternity
Contact: Dominican Province of St. Joseph
401-865-2101
1 Cunningham Square, Providence, RI 02918
https://www.angelicwarfareconfraternity.org/
Asociación Jóvenes Para Cristo
Contact: Deacon Guillermo Torres
714-282-3050
2811 E Villareal Dr., Orange, CA 92867
gtorres@rcbo.org
https://ajpc.org/
Blessed is She
Contact: info@blessedisshe.net
https://blessedisshe.net/
Bon Secours Young Adults
Contact: (410) 442-1333
1525 Marriottsville Road, Marriottsville, MD 21104
https://bonsecours.us/youngadults/
Busted Halo
Contact: Jen Sawyer, editor-in-chief
(212) 265-3209 ext. 205
@email
405 W. 59th Street, New York, NY 10019
https://bustedhalo.com/
Catholic Volunteer Network
301-270-0900
6930 Carroll Ave. Suite 820 Takoma Park, MD 20912
https://catholicvolunteernetwork.org/
Catholic Young Professionals
Contact: 469-607-3090
6060 N. Central Expy. Suite 500, Dallas, TX 75206
national@youngcatholicprofessionals.org
https://www.youngcatholicprofessionals.org/
Chastity Project
Contact: Jason Evert
717-468-1972
events@chastityproject.com
https://chastity.com/
Corazon Puro
Contact: Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR
718-841-6575
info@corazonpuro.org
https://corazonpuro.org/index.html
Courage
Contact: 203-803-1564
6449 Main Street, Trumbull, CT 06611
https://couragerc.org/contact-courage/
https://couragerc.org/
Eden Invitation
Contact: Anna Carter
P.O. Box 510438, Milwaukee, WI 53203
contact@edeninvitation.com
https://edeninvitation.com
Encourage
Contact: 203-803-1564
6450 Main Street, Trumbull, CT 06611
https://couragerc.org/for-families/
Endow (Women)
Contact: info@endowgroups.org
6160 S Syracuse Way, Suite 150, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
https://www.endowgroups.org/
Exodus 90 (Men)
Contact: support@exodus90.com
PO Box 10053, Fort Wayne, IN 46850
https://exodus90.com/
Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS)
Contact: Curtis Martin
303-962-5750
603 Park Point Dr. Genesee, CO 80401
info@focus.org
https://www.focus.org/
Instituto Fe Y Vida
Contact: Carmen Cervantes, Executive Director
(209) 951-3483
info@feyvida.org
https://feyvida.org/
GIVEN Institute (Women)
Contact: Rachel Harkins Ullmann
202-697-7724
PO Box 103, Upper Falls, MD 21156
https://giveninstitute.com/contact/
https://giveninstitute.com/
Ignatian Young Adult Ministries
Contact: 443-921-1336
8600 LaSalle Road, Suite 620, Towson, MD 21286
contact@ignatianyoungadults.org
https://www.ignatianyoungadults.org/
Knights of Columbus College Councils (Men)
Contact: 203-752-4000
1 Columbus PlazaNew Haven, CT 06510
https://www.kofc.org/en/who-we-are/about-membership/college-councils.html
Loyola Institute for Ministry
Contact: 504-865-3728
6363 St. Charles Avenue, Campus Box 67, New Orleans, LA 70118
lim@loyno.edu
https://cnh.loyno.edu/lim
Loyola Institute for Pastoral Studies
Contact: Mariclare Kanaley
312-915-7484
mkanaley@luc.edu
820 North Michigan Avenue, Lewis Towers 630, Chicago, IL 60611
https://www.luc.edu/ips/
Melkite Association of Young Adults
Contact: 617-323-9922
3 VFW Parkway, West Roxbury, MA 02132-7722
https://melkite.org/maya
National Advisory Team on Young Adult Ministry
Contact: Diana Hancharenkod
hancharenko@youngstowndiocese.org
https://www.usccb.org/topics/youth-and-young-adult-ministries/national-advisory-team-young-adult-ministry
Saint Meinrad Young Adult Initiative
Contact:(812) 357-6221
yai@saintmeinrad.edu
200 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad, IN 47577
https://www.saintmeinradyai.org/
UPRISE (Be Generous)
Contact: Colleen Mitchell
617-224-8400
P.O. Box 366, Ferrysburg, MI 49409
BeGenerous@CatholicUprise.com
https://catholicuprise.com/
Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Movement
Contact: Dr. Duong Hoang, president of national executive committee
714-603-7586
1811 E. Center St, Anaheim, CA 92805
headquarters@veym.net
https://veym.net/
Villanova University Center for Church Management
Contact: 610-519-4500
800 E. Lancaster Ave. Villanova, PA 19085
https://www1.villanova.edu/university/business/faculty-and-research/centers-of-excellence/church-mgmt.html
Walking With Purpose
Contact: 844-492-5597
15 E. Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06830
https://walkingwithpurpose.com/
WINE - Women in the New Evangelization
Contact: wine@catholicvineyard.com
3500 Vicksburg Lane N, Suite #400-172, Plymouth, MN 55447
https://catholicvineyard.com/
Young Adult Empowerment Community
Contact: YoungAdults@Maryknoll.us
https://www.maryknoll.us/home/young-adult-empowerment-community
Young Catholic Professionals (YCP)
Contact: 469-607-3090
national@youngcatholicprofessionals.org
6060 N. Central Expy. Suite 500, Dallas, TX 75206
https://www.youngcatholicprofessionals.org/
Canavox
Contact: 609-688-8779 ext. 307
info@canavox.com
https://canavox.com/
Hope Undimmed by Paradisus Dei
Contact: 281-974-3541
info@paradisusdei.org
paradisusdei.org/hope-undimmed/
i.d. 9:16 by Renewal Ministries
Contact: intentionaldisciples@gmail.com
https://www.id916.com/
Verso Ministries, Pilgrimages
Contact: 574-383-9396
hello@versoministries.com
P.O. Box 986 Notre Dame, IN 46556
https://versoministries.com/
esteem by the National Leadership Roundtable
Contact: Katie Diller, National Coordinator
esteem@theleadershiproundtable.org
https://www.esteemleadership.org/
Freedom to Love by Christopher West
Contact: Ascension Press
1-800-376-0520
support@ascensionpress.com
https://ascensionpress.com/collections/freedom-to-love
Tecum Young Adult Ministry
https://tecumministries.com/
Theology on Tap by Renew International
Contact: 908-769-5400
ministrye@renewintl.org
https://renewtot.org/en/
Journeying Together
A National Intercultural Encounter Process for Ministries with Young People
Sponsored by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
https://www.usccb.org/journeytogether
Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love
A Pastoral Letter Against Racism
Written by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
https://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/racism/upload/open-wideour-hearts.pdf
Study Guide on Open Wide Our Hearts
Written by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
https://www.usccb.org/resources/open-wide-our-hearts-study-guide
The Call to Address Racism in Our Hearts and Communities
Written by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
https://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/racism/upload/open-wideour-hearts-bulletin-insert.pdf
Practical Steps for Eradicating Racism
Written by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
https://www.usccb.org/resources/action-steps-to-eradicate-racism.pdf
Backgrounders
Prayer Resources
View our diocesan list below to see if your diocese has a young adult ministry and how to contact them.
Please note that not every diocese has a webpage, or sometimes even an office appointed for young adult ministry. For such dioceses on this list, the links provided direct you to the office that currently handles young adult ministry (e.g. adult faith formation, evangelization, youth ministry, etc.)
Note (Sept 2019): This document is temporarily unavailable for needed updates.
*If you notice that your diocese's information is incorrect or needs to be updated, please contact our office at @email or 202-541-3044.
Busted Halo Ministries. . . , in collaboration with the national and diocesan young adult ministry leaders, has developed a collection of the best practices in young adult pastoral ministry and evangelization called "Young Adult Ministry in a Box." This resource includes easy-to-follow young adult activities, tips from experienced veterans, and a guide giving an overview and basics of the ministry field.
Learn more about the resource and sign up at: youngadultministryinabox.com. . . .
The National Advisory Team on Young Adult Ministry hosts gatherings for all in the Church interested in improving ministry to and with young adults in the Church. Resources from these gatherings are available at the following links.
National Young Adult Ministry Summit
September 17-19, 2019
National Leadership Forum on Ministry with Young Adults
December 5-6, 2018
National Leadership Forum on Ministry with Young Adults
November 30 - December 1, 2016
Visit the USCCB's Action Center to get involved and answer the call to discipleship.
Human beings are themselves considered consumer goods to be used and then discarded. We have created a “throwaway” culture which is now spreading. It is no longer simply about exploitation and oppression, but something new. Exclusion ultimately has to do with what it means to be a part of the society in which we live; those excluded are no longer society’s underside or its fringes or its disenfranchised–they are no longer even a part of it. The excluded are not the “exploited” but the outcast, the “leftovers”. -Pope Francis (11/24/13)
Several U.S. Bishops read verbatim from their letter, "Dear Young Friends," which is the preface element to Listen, Teach, Send: A National Pastoral Framework for Ministries with Youth and Young Adults, released by the USCCB in 2024.