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Longtime community partner, Mark Schneider, always knows how to throw a fun fundraiser. From running a 6K to ‘Pulling for Pride’ this Twin Cities based work-out pioneer connects the value of healthy bodies to a healthy community. On Sunday June 26th Mark turned the open house for his fabulous new…
Read MoreA HUGE thank you to Emily and everyone at Farmstead Bike Shop in South Minneapolis for their pro-bono bike repair. After getting a big bike donation, it became apparent that three needed new tires and a quick tune-up. Farmstead wasted no time in getting these wheels operational so we could…
Read MoreCommunity ally, One Voice Mixed Chorus, is MN’s LGBTQ+ community chorus. In late June this assemble choir performed for the first time in two years and lifted the LGBTQ community up through songs of celebration and recognition. One Voice featured Avenues for Youth and Reclaim as they put a spotlight…
Read MoreHillside United Methodist Church out of Duluth sent a youth group confirmation class down to the Twin Cities to support local non-profits. Over a dozen teenagers labored under the hot sun to make sure the grounds at Minneapolis Avenues looked fantastic. The group picked weeds, raked the yard, spread mulch,…
Read MoreUpper Room Church out of Edina has been an all-star supporter of Avenues over the last two years. From hosting conversations about LGBTQ youth homelessness, donating Thanksgiving meals, giving significant financial resources, supporting youth birthdays, cooking up some fajitas, and now sponsoring a 4th of July celebration at both houses.…
Read MoreOur friends leading the charge in fintech, Total Expert, rallied together for an in-kind drive to support the youth at Avenues. Total Partners generously gathered dozens of basic needs items Avenues can never get enough of, underwear, tooth paste, razors, laundry bags, deodorants and more. Avenues partners with 250 to…
Read MoreGlobal engineering company, Danfoss, known for manufacturing cooling systems, is helping Avenues to beat the heat with a fun swimsuit drive. The MN team delivered swimsuits (personally picked out by the youth), beach towels, and sunscreen for ethnic skin for our Brooklyn Avenues house. As temps are regularly hit 90…
Read MoreThe law firm of Faegre Drinker annually puts together hundreds of “pride packs” for charitable partners, like Avenues, to distribute at the LGTBQ+ Pride festival in Loring Park. For Minnesota’s 50th anniversary of Pride they went all out packing each bag with sunglasses, pride flags, chap sticks, bracelets, beads, masks,…
Read MoreIn a recent email, we mentioned that there isn’t a single reason why someone experiences homelessness: it’s intersectional. So what does that mean to a young LGBTQ person without a stable home? Intersectionality is a framework that thinks about our gender, race, political identity, social identity, gender identity, sexual orientation,…
Read MoreCommunity partner extraordinaire, Topline Federal Credit Union, has come through with a huge donation of bikes for the youth at Avenues. This perennial partner has been so generous with diapers, school supplies, bedding, hygiene needs and more, but this donation of bikes takes the cake! The dozen bikes were collected…
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