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Photo Gallery: Groundbreaking for the Downtown View
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] On Tuesday, April 18th, 2017, a groundbreaking ceremony was held at YouthLink to celebrate YouthLink and Project for Pride in Living‘s (PPL) joint building project – Downtown View. The project will develop 46 housing units for young people experiencing homelessness, ages 18-24. The five-story structure…
Welcome to our new website!
We’re so excited to share our new website with you! An online presence is an important way to reach our community and the young people we serve. But we recognized there was a better way to reach our audiences than what we had before. YouthLink’s previous website was outdated— it wasn’t easy for young people…
Possibilities Abound at Nicollet Square
“Every day I just keep pushing to get better,” says Marshall*, a YouthLink client and resident at Nicollet Square, who has come a long way in a short time since being introduced to the Minneapolis nonprofit 1 ½ years ago. “I grew up in St. Paul and was never around an environment where people took…
Letter from Our CEO
This spring, YouthLink stands at a crucial crossroads. In nearly 50 years in operation, we have faced numerous economic and societal challenges, but this moment is like nothing we have seen before, and we urgently need your help. There is good news, and we’ll get to that in a minute, but with looming reductions in…
Leading with Purpose: Celebrating Leadership Guided by Experience and Grounded in Community
At YouthLink, we believe that leadership should reflect the communities we serve. As a Black-led, youth-centered organization, our commitment to equity isn’t just a value—it’s a lived practice. With 93% of the youth who come through our doors identifying as BIPOC, it matters deeply that our leadership understands their journeys firsthand. Our CEO, Rich Melzer,…
Dr. Heather Huseby Announces Retirement Effective at the End of December 2021
Dr. Heather Huseby, Executive Director of YouthLink for the past 17 years, today announced her retirement effective at the end of December 2021. YouthLink, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit providing supportive resources to teens and young adults experiencing homelessness for more than 45 years, serves nearly 2,000 young people annually. The YouthLink Board of Directors will soon…
