Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat.

Blessed Mother Theresa of Calcutta

Each one of them is Jesus in disguise.

Blessed Mother Theresa of Calcutta

Advocacy is the act of looking after and speaking on behalf of a person, persons or a cause. It can also be the act of helping others find their own voice and assisting them to speak out for their own needs or the needs of others.

For more information on the ministry of advocacy in the youth ministry context, go here.