YouthLink today announced that Daniel Bubna will be joining the organization as its Director of Youth Services on Monday, December 27. YouthLink, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit providing supportive resources to teens and young adults experiencing homelessness, has been serving the community for more than 45 years. Mr. Bubna brings more than 15 years of experience in…
YouthLink today announced that Shennika Sudduth will be joining the organization as its Senior Director of Program Administration on Monday, December 13. YouthLink, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit providing supportive resources to teens and young adults experiencing homelessness, has been serving the community for more than 45 years. Ms. Sudduth, a long-time resident of North Minneapolis, brings…
Did You Know? Every night in Minnesota more than 6,000 youth are homeless and our state only has enough beds for less than 25% of them – the rest are on the streets, couch hopping or staying in unsafe relationships to survive On any given night, there are about 425 unaccompanied young people under the…
Sometimes life comes full circle. Following the recent retirement of Dr. Heather Huseby, the YouthLink Board of Directors named Michelle Basham, a former YouthLink client and longtime nonprofit executive, as its interim executive director. After leaving home at age 15, Basham was declared independent at 16 and took advantage of services YouthLink has provided for…
Everyone should have someone in their life that believes in them. For Derek*, who came to Minneapolis four years ago, that person was his aunt. “I grew up in Chicago and she was the one who was always telling me to never give up – to just keep working and apply myself,” he said. After…
Minneapolis, MN – Melvin Tennant, President/CEO of Meet Minneapolis and former YouthLink board member, will be honored with the Todd Klingel Star of Hope Award at YouthLink’s Signature Event, Stand Up for Youth, on Tuesday, September 14. For more than 45 years, YouthLink has provided support services to young people (16-24) experiencing and/or at risk…
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…
Every night while most of us are going to sleep, there is a group of empathetic and persistent employees at YouthLink endeavoring to help some of the most vulnerable members of our community – teens and young adults experiencing homelessness. “Youth come in at all times,” said Perris Johnson, YouthLink’s Overnight Supervisor. “From providing a…
Written by Kate Lucas and Sarah Johnson “You are amazing.” These simple words of encouragement, on a present given from a YouthLink client to a dedicated staff member, demonstrate the impact an adult can have on a young person’s life. Tanisha*, age 21, was three months pregnant when she first came to visit Kelsey, YouthLink’s…