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A BIG belated thank you to Upper Room Church and their wood-working congregant extraordinaire, Merlin, for creating the interactive art display used at Building on Dreams. The giant house was constructed, painted, and adorned with decorative detail so that Avenues could engage supporters in a fun manner.  The house was used at…

The community of customers and staff at Topline have tirelessly supported Avenues for Youth for the last four years, with drives for school supplies, bedding, bikes, toys, hygiene products, and more.   This last week the Topline team really went above and beyond and collected over 1,400 diapers, 50 boxes of baby…

One of the most engaged and effective youth-led organizations, Bound with Pride, came through with an important contribution for youth at Minneapolis Avenues. The organization led an in-kind donation drive, purchasing multiple pairs of pants (work pants, jeans, exercise joggers, etc.) and sweatshirts for specific youth living at Avenues.   Bound…

On a beautiful Sunday afternoon, eleven adults and two committed kids from Moms Demand Action spent four hours cleaning the grounds of Minneapolis Avenues. The group picked up all the trash, broken branches, and raked out all the garden beds, resulting in two giant piles of sticks, five bags of garbage, and…

Longtime community partner, Synchrony Financial, has donated Avenues for Youth with so many office supplies, we may never need to buy another pen, stapler, or ream of paper again! Three car loads of boxes contained hundreds of items big and small to make our professional lives that much easier.  Additionally,…

Over the last several weeks the Pride ERGs at Boston Scientific (in Maple Grove and Arden Hills) have gone above and beyond in partnership with LGTBQI+ youth experiencing homelessness and provided direct supports to the ConneQT program.  The Pride ERGs hosted a joint “Lunch and Learn” zoom call with 68…

Thank you to Anita and Samanda for supporting Brooklyn Avenues! Samanda and her Mom Anita contacted Avenues to learn more about youth homelessness as a part of a school project and to raise resources for Brooklyn Avenues. Thank you for the towels and the commitment to continue supporting the needs of…

Thank you to an incredible community partner, Bound with Pride, for helping celebrate a special young person’s birthday at Avenues for Youth.  Bound with Pride is a volunteer group of young people is dedicated to supplying resources to LGBTQ+ youth that are experiencing homelessness. Armed with a cake, cupcakes, balloons, party…

On Sunday March 20th, Avenues’ community partner extraordinaire Upper Room Church spent the day shopping and cooking for the youth and staff at both Brooklyn and Minneapolis Avenues! The Upper Room team put together a delicious and nutritious meal of fajitas, beans and rice, seasoned beef and chicken, along side…