Deceptive - Anonymous employee Young Life Employee Review

Young Life and its staff create a culture of secrecy. Leaders and staff are not allowed to disclose the organization's policies and they often fear questioning the policies or even discussing them. Leaders are encouraged to use deceptive methods to attract vulnerable teens and get them involved. Area Directors and staff lie to their communities and donors about what they are doing, highly exaggerating in order to create the appearance of being more effective than they really are so that donors will see value and donate more.