Rich Melzer with Mike Max on WCCO Radio
March 17, 2021: YouthLink CEO Rich Melzer with Mike Max on WCCO Radio
March 17, 2021: YouthLink CEO Rich Melzer with Mike Max on WCCO Radio
This month, YouthLink is celebrating Black History Month by showcasing some of the amazing women in our community. Hi, my name is: Queen Porsha I identify as: Black Royalty, but since America doesn’t always recognize that as a category then I guess you can say that I am a black female. What I do at…
We’re celebrating the five-year anniversary of the Youth Opportunity Center (YOC)—a collaboration of over 30 agencies providing services to young people all in one location to help break down barriers youth face. To celebrate, we’ve asked our partners to share a little bit more about what they do, after all, the YOC wouldn’t exist…
Sarah Breyette, MSW, LGSW, prefers to talk about her work at YouthLink as “skill building” rather than “counseling.” That’s because so many of the young people she works with have become dependent on short-term survival habits born out of trauma and desperation. To move forward, she believes, they must replace those go-to habits with new,…
Even though the nursing profession dates back to ancient times, these skilled and empathetic caregivers have been in the spotlight over the past couple of years as a result of their tireless work during the COVID-19 pandemic. At YouthLink, one of the services we offer to young people experiencing homelessness is access to low barrier…
As the Voices of Youth Advisory Council, we are heartbroken by the loss of more young people in our community at the hands of police and community violence. True justice would be for Amir Locke, Jahmari Rice, Deshaun Hill and so many others to still be here with us today. We stand with their families…
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] This Holiday Season, YouthLink and its employees received a very special gift… This time of year can be difficult for many people, especially those who are experiencing loneliness or are in the cold without shelter. When the days are shorter and darker, it’s the outpouring of generosity that…