Youth
MovementUnder NCMN 5K

NCMN 5K · Youth Movement

Care begins
within your
5 km.

Together, we care for neighbors facing poverty or hardship within 5 km of where we live, study, or gather. 5K Youth helps students listen, lend a hand, and turn care into everyday action.

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Students. Neighbors. A shared purpose.

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High school studentsCollege studentsUnited States & beyond

A place to begin

From care to everyday action.

The movement begins with a personal commitment: I will care for neighbors who are poor or need help within my 5 km. Students learn to act on that commitment together.

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01 / UNDERSTAND

Get to know 5K.

Explore the 5km focus and how young people can put care for neighbors into practice.

Explore the foundation
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02 / BEGIN

Start where you gather.

Use the 5K Youth group guide to plan your first meeting, find an advisor or youth leader, and build a student team.

Open the 5K Youth group guide
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03 / CONNECT

Grow together.

Follow the journey from Silicon Valley to youth groups in Nepal and India, and the vision for more communities.

Explore our global journey
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Love in action, close to home.

Caring for neighbors.
Within 5 km.
Together.

5K YOUTH

Our global journey

Across borders.
Close to home.

From a beginning in Silicon Valley to youth groups in Nepal and India, one commitment connects us: caring for our neighbors within our own 5 km.

The places in our story

One mission. Local beginnings.

Select a place to explore.

5K Youth connections around the worldThe movement began in Silicon Valley in the United States and helped high school youth groups form in Nepal and India. Select a map marker or use the country buttons below. Markers show approximate regions, not school locations.

Where we began

A beginning in Silicon Valley.

5K Youth began in Silicon Valley, California, with a desire to help young people put the NCMN 5K movement into practice in their own communities.

Connected & growing

Young people connecting in Nepal.

5K Youth has helped high school students in Nepal form 5K Youth groups, sharing the movement with a new community of young people.

Connected & growing

Young people connecting in India.

5K Youth has also helped high school students in India form 5K Youth groups, creating another connection across borders.

Our vision

Our hope is to help young people in more countries start 5K Youth groups in their schools, churches, and campuses.

Explore our global journey

Our foundation

Rooted in NCMN’s
5K movement.

5K Youth is the youth movement under NCMN 5K. Students learn from the headquarters’ teaching and put care for neighbors into practice.

Explore the 5km focus and the four ministries through official sources.

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Part of the NCMN 5K movement.
Shared with the next generation.

Explore the 5K movement

Across campuses & borders

Different places.
A shared conversation.

5K Youth brings students together on Zoom to share the movement and help it grow beyond the United States.

Recurring online gatherings

Want to take part? Email us for the next gathering and joining instructions.

Ask about the next gathering

Before you begin

Curious? You’re welcome here.

Who is 5K Youth for?

High school and college students in the United States and other countries who want to learn about the 5K movement and form a 5K Youth group at their school, church, or campus.

Do I need a 5K Youth group to join a gathering?

You can contact the 5K Youth team before starting a 5K Youth group. Ask about the next Zoom gathering or how to begin at your school, church, or campus.

How is this connected to NCMN?

5K Youth is the youth movement under NCMN’s 5K movement. Explore NCMN’s 5K teaching on The movement page and visit the linked NCMN headquarters website.

Where do I ask a question?

Email 5kyouthm@gmail.com with your question. Please do not send sensitive personal information.