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The 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…
Read MoreGlobal talent acquisition and management company, SHL, normally known for the psychological industrial workplace solutions, took off their thinking caps on June 15th and put on some work gloves as over a dozen volunteers cleaned up the grounds at BA. Braving uncertain weather, the SHL team were happy workers, pruning,…
Read MoreThe MN Pride Rotary Club is not only fun, but also super effective in coming up with creative fundraising ideas. At every meeting, they pass a special decorative hat and each Rotarian throws in some cash with a couple of words about what they are thankful or happy about. This…
Read MoreOne of the most long-standing community partners to Avenues for Youth, Prince of Peace in Brooklyn Park, never fails to show up to help our youth show out. Amy, Brent, and the POP congregation made sure that the graduating youth at Brooklyn Avenues get to celebrate their successes. Cake (an…
Read MoreBound with Pride, a local youth LGBTQ+ organization that supports and partners with youth experiencing homelessness, delivered a fabulous party pack for the graduates at Minneapolis Avenues. The group donated pies and ice cream, cards and gifts, and a fabulous assortment of decorations so our grads can truly celebrate their…
Read MoreThe 3M Pride ERG played host to Avenues for Youth for a presentation on LGBTQ+ homelessness. Ryan Berg, Program Director for ConneQT’s LGBTQ+ in-home hosting network, led a conversation on the disproportionate rates of homelessness amongst LGBTQ+ youth, the root causes, and what we as a community can do together…
Read MoreOn June 1st, North Hennepin Community College (NHCC) graciously hosted Avenues for Youth’s Ryan Berg, Program Manager for the ConneQT LGBTQ in-home host program. Ryan presented on the disproportionate rates of homelessness amongst LGBTQ youth, 120% higher than their hetero peers, and what we as a community can do to…
Read MoreEven though it felt like we crossed over to a new day in the fight for Queer rights, here we are fighting “don’t say gay” and countless erasure attempts that target LGBTQ people. These acts of hate are uniquely damaging to young people. Around 40% of the 2,500 youth living without…
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