Who are we?
We are a certified non-profit
We are a 501c3 and operate entirely on local donations. Aside from camp all our activities on and off island are paid for by community donations.
We are Jesus Led
Our organization is run and operated by followers of Jesus who are committed to sharing Jesus’ unconditional welcome. It is important that each kid that joins feels welcome regardless of faith background.
We are unique to Lopez
Living on a small island it can be tough for youth to find community. While we are modeled after other youth organizations, 3V’s has adapted to fill the specific needs of Lopez Youth.
Helping our youth
Creating a place of unconditional welcome for the youth of Lopez Island
Keeping it FUN
3V’s hosts activities like weekly game nights, off-island trips and summer camp, in order to create memories and build meaningful and consistent community for Lopez youth
Diving Deeper
We offer weekly discussion time for youth. We discuss topics relevant to the lives of young people, getting kids thinking about how they interact with themselves, others and God.
Welcoming Unconditionally
3V’s is a place where any Lopez Island youth ages 11-17 interested in having fun with friends and being part of an authentic community can come be themselves.
The 3Vs stand for Via, Veritas, and Vita, which is Latin for the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
At the last supper Jesus told his disciples, "I am the way (via), the truth (veritas), and the life (vita). Nobody comes to the Father except through me." (John 14:6)
Jesus was a man of radical speech, radical ideas and a radical person for his and our time alike. The most radical of this was his acceptance and love toward those said to be unlovable. When he said he was the way for anyone to reach God he meant that we were to follow his example of loving the loved and unloved alike. When he said he was the truth he meant in him and only him is the truth of who we are. And when he said he was the life he meant that in him we were offered life abundant and full.
Ultimately, this is what the 3Vs wants to model. Because we have been welcomed unconditionally, because we have been shown who we truly are, and because we have life abundantly we are examples of this in our relationships and program.