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Guest Post: A Mile In My Socks
ByDanae Hudson July 18, 2017July 18, 2017

[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”] Guest post by Michael Mader, CEO of Hippy Feet The idea of being homeless is a difficult concept to grasp. Yet, on any given night in the state of Minnesota, over 6,000 young people must face the reality of not having a bed to sleep…

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Photo Gallery: Congratulations to the Class of 2017!
ByDanae Hudson June 15, 2017July 12, 2017

[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 June 14th, over 40 young people participated in a graduation ceremony to celebrate the completion of their GEDs and various programs across the Twin Cities. Commander Charlie Adams of the Minneapolis Police Department was the commencement speaker with a young person also speaking at the…

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Photo Gallery: Groundbreaking for the Downtown View
ByDanae Hudson April 20, 2017April 1, 2018

[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…

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Running in the Same Direction
ByDanae Hudson February 1, 2017August 17, 2018

Mishka Vertin and Mike Jurasits, founders of Mile in My Shoes (MiMS), know first-hand about the joy of helping people become comfortable, confident runners. “Before we moved to the Twin Cities, we ran with a program in New York City that paired an experienced runner with a person staying in a shelter who had likely…

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Partner Post: Kulture Klub Collaborative
ByDanae Hudson October 20, 2016August 17, 2018

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…

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Thank You For Making the 2016 Night of Hope a Success!
ByDanae Hudson October 10, 2016

[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 September 25th, 122 passionate and determined business leaders who want to make a difference spent the night outside at YouthLink’s 3rd Annual Night of Hope: Executive Sleep Out and raised over $115,000 for YouthLink’s programs and services. Leaders participated in housing and shelter tours,…

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Partner Post: A Lifetime of Serving the Community
ByDanae Hudson September 16, 2016August 17, 2018

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…

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Partner Post: Women Wear Hard Hats Too
ByDanae Hudson August 16, 2016August 22, 2018

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…

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Congratulations to the 2016 Graduates!
ByDanae Hudson July 27, 2016July 27, 2016

On June 17th we had one of our favorite events – our annual graduation ceremony to celebrate youth who received their high school diploma, earned their GED, or completed a postsecondary certification or training course while experiencing homelessness. It was a moving ceremony complete with graduation march, certificates of achievement, youth and community speakers, and…

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Congratulations to the 2016 Street Soccer USA Social Change Cup Champions!
ByDanae Hudson June 17, 2016June 20, 2016

Photo Credit: Street Soccer USA On May 29, 2016, the “Up Top” Street Soccer USA team won their fifth national tournament in Philadelphia. Coming from behind, they were able to pull through and win the championship—but it wasn’t easy. On top of everything else, this soccer team that brings young people experiencing homelessness together also…

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