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Help us raise money for Give to the Max Day by creating a Peer to Peer Fundraiser on our GiveMN page: https://www.givemn.org/organization/Avenues-For-Youth Download the file below for tools and language to use for your fundraiser, as well as instructions on how to build one or watch this great video put…
Read MoreThe holiday season can be a tough time for the young people staying Avenues. It is a season defined by being in a cozy home with family, sharing meals and giving gifts and affection. While we cannot replace or recreate this dynamic exactly for every young resident, but with your…
Read MoreThank you, again, to an incredible community partner, the 3M Pride Alliance out of Cottage Grove. This division of the 3M Pride Alliance contacted Avenues with the inspiration to support LGBTQ youth in the ConneQT host-home program. Over a month they collected items to build apartment kits for youth leaving…
Read MoreThank you to the Downtown Minneapolis Trader Joe’s for your generous pumpkin contribution. Both Minneapolis and Brooklyn Avenues are feeling autumn vibes and are ready to carve jack-o-lanterns!
Read MoreA community favorite, the Women’s Circle at Brooklyn United Methodist Church contacted Avenues wanting to know what they could do to treat the youth to a spook-tacular Halloween! They showed up with decorations and candy and the Brooklyn Avenue house has never been as boo-tiful! Thank you Shelia and Carolea…
Read MoreEvery year Topline Financial Credit Union brings a committed crew to Brooklyn Avenues for Youth to make sure the grounds are a usable extension of the house. The dozen Topline team members raked, trimmed, weeded, and mulched the lawn into a beautiful landscape. They not only brought the their helping…
Read MoreTo recognize and celebrate National Coming Out Day, the dedicated team at Synchrony Financial came over to Minneapolis Avenues to not only talk about the importance of coming out of the closet, but also literally helped clean one out. For three hours the Synchrony team helped clean out, inventory, re-categorize…
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