Torch is an introductory two-day program for youth 13 - 18 years of age who live in a juvenile detention center. The weekend is a combined effort of an ecumenical Torch Team with the Chaplaincy to provide for spiritual need of the youth and to lay the groundwork for the youth's spiritual life during the term of the detention and beyond.

The weekends will be followed with a mentoring program matching one to two adults with each youth, both by gender and race. The Torch weekend, combined with mentoring, is designed to build the self-esteem of each participating youth and to give each a greater hope and plan, apart from gangs and crime, for their lives.