February 6, 2026 NEWS + NOTES SCD/SED Assigned Teams Open positions are marked as such. Regions may email A.J. with staff eligible to fill these positions — we will coordinate with the Southeast Division to fill spots first come, first serve. Men’s Work Crew Boss, Carolina Point 1, single Men’s Assistant Head Leader, Windy Gap 2, can be married no kid Men’s Assistant Head Leader, Southwind 2, can have a famil Men’s Assistant Work Crew Boss, Crooked Creek 2, singl Men’s Work Crew Boss, LoneHollow Ranch, singl Women’s Base Camp Coordinator, Wilderness Ranch 1, can have a family Work Crew Coordinator, Trail West 3, can be Male or Female, was married with  Summer 2026 Work Crew Officially, the Work Crew season has begun. Regional Administrators have begun receiving and reviewing Work Crew recommendations and applications, and if not already, will begin placing candidates into regionally-allocated and assigned team spots over the next couple of months. Feb 13: Work Crew & Summer Staff with disabilities application and recommendation due Feb 25: Assigned Team Work Crew spot assignments due from Camp Directors via google sheet. – 2026 A-Team Work Crew Placements Mar 13: Regional Work Crew placement period ends at 11:59 PM MST February Financial Timeline Feb 5: January financial close (projected) By Feb 9: Online deficit reports updated, emails sent to regions/divisions (from Stephanie Bowers)By Feb 10: Notifications sent to staff with deficit actions. Feb13: SVP-approved deficit exceptions due to Financial Services (email Stephanie Bowers) by 12:00 PM MT (Colorado time) By Feb 20: Month end campership deficit transfer notifications sent to cost center managers of impacted cost centers. By Feb 28: SVP-approved exceptions to the campership deficit transfer due to Financial Services (email Stephanie Bowers) by 5:00 PM MT (Colorado time) Volunteer Screening Update As a division, we have work to do with our volunteer screening. 79.3% of our leaders are compliant. Please use the links below and let A.J. know how he can help your region continue this work. U.S. Field Screening Report.  U.S. Volunteer Screening Matrix Need Regional Input for 1YL 2028 Our 1YL Planning Team is hard at work for 2028! In 2024, regions had the opportunity to host dinners off-site one night, or stay at the hotel and eat in one of the ballrooms with the larger group. As the team dreams about 2028, they want to know your thoughts! ACTION ITEM: Regional Directors and Regional Administrators, talk to your regional team and provide feedback to the 1YL Planning Team by February 20 via this survey: 1YL 2028 Dinners. Accommodations Assistance Fund We’re pleased to share the new Accommodations Assistance Fund (AAF) policy with you and excited about the opportunity it provides to better serve our staff and ministries needing this support. The AAF is designed to provide financial assistance to eligible employees and areas of Young Life for costs associated with reasonable accommodations. The fund supports efforts to ensure a successful and appropriate work experience for qualified employees, and to promote inclusive participation for Young Life participants — including leaders, volunteers, contractors, campers, and others engaged in Young Life ministry activities. Rooted in our commitment to Jesus and our love for one another, the Accommodations Assistance Fund reflects our commitment to fostering accessibility and support across the Young Life community. Please see the attached policy and link, and feel free to share it with your teams and departments for awareness, or with any area or individual who may benefit. LINK: https://younglife.sharepoint.com/sites/StaffResources/Mission-Services/Human-Resources/Pages/AccommodationsFund.aspx (PS the link only works for me if you cut and paste to browser) LoneHollow Ranch Building Dedication From Kristi Gholson for all SCD staff:You are invited to the LHR Building Dedication! LoneHollow Ranch is hosting a Building Dedication on Tuesday, April 28th for the new Dining Hall and Club Room. All staff, donors, committee members and friends of YL are invited to attend. See the invitation for event details and to register. We want your videos! As part of the celebration for the Building Dedication we are compiling videos and would love people from your area to be heard!  In order to paint the full picture, it’s important to hear from campers, work crew, summer staff and leaders.  Please see the details below and submit videos by Friday, February 27th. Ask them 1-2 of these questions: – What is your favorite part of camp? – What did you learn about God at camp? – How has going to camp impacted your life? – Why do you like Young Life? – What do you like most about your leader? Here are the instructions for the videos: – Maximum 60 second video – Can be filmed on a phone **Film horizontally (turn your phone!)** – Have individual speak in complete sentences For example: CORRECT: “My favorite part of camp was the lake inflatables” INCORRECT: “The lake inflatables” Videos can be uploaded to this folder. IMPORTANT LINKS + DATES TO NOTE Dates in red = in-person events | Dates in green = calls/zooms  Feb 9-12; Mosaic Conference, Orlando, FL Feb 16; YL Holiday – Presidents Day Feb 18; SCD Ministry Call, RDs & RAs (ZOOM, 9-10:30am)  Mar 3-5; Assigned Team Training, SharpTop Cove & Trail West Mar 23-25;  Major Cities Experience, Dallas, TX Apr 8; SCD Ministry Call, RDs (ZOOM, 9-10:30am)  Aug 18-20; SCD Fall Meeting This newsletter goes to SCD Reg Directors, Reg Admins, and Div Coords.

SVP Frank Ivey frankiveyjr@gmail.com Div Ops Mgr A.J. Chambers ajchambers1@gmail.com Div Admin Mariah Pressley mariahfpressley@gmail.com younglifesouthcentraldivision@gmail.com  8960 Armstrong Ct. Benbrook, TX 76126