The Bridge for Youth Homeless Shelter

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A Safe Place for All Youth

When you can’t go home, when you feel shut out, when you just need a break, The Bridge for Youth is a safe and welcoming place that’s open and available whenever you need us—24/7/365.

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Vision

All youth feel safe, accepted, and supported.

Mission

The Bridge for Youth centers youth voice, justice, and equity in all we do, and empowers youth experiencing homelessness through safe shelter, basic needs, and healthy relationships.

Values

  • Patience
  • Love and Caring
  • Communication
  • Integrity
  • Co-Creation
  • Community
2022–2024 STRATEGIC DIRECTION

We need your support now more than ever.

Your donation helps provide safety and stability for the more than 6,000 youth experiencing homelessness in Minnesota each night.

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Volunteers play a crucial role at The Bridge.

Volunteers and interns contribute over 10,000 hours of service to help youth in crisis. Learn more about how you or your group can volunteer at The Bridge.

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Services & Programs

Emergency Shelter

The Bridge for Youth is a safe and accepting place that’s open and available whenever you need us—24/7/365.

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Supportive Housing

Site-based transitional living for pregnant and parenting youth ages 16-20; and affordable supportive housing for youth ages 18-22.

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Outreach and Support

Outreach and Support services connects with youth in the community through street, site and mobile outreach.

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Gratitude

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, and confusion into clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today,Continue Reading

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Celebrating All Holidays This Season at The Bridge

Diwali ¤ Bom Om Touk ¤ Hanukkah ¤ Winter Solstice ¤ Las Posadas ¤ Christmas ¤ Kwanzaa ¤ Chinese New Year Spread some holiday cheer for youth at The Bridge this holiday season!  Purchase items off holiday wish lists created by youth at https://www.target.com/gift-registry/gift/bfyholiday-drive or contact [email protected] for more information. Once you make your purchase, simply select the option toContinue Reading

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Love Filled the Room at commUNITY

So much love filled the room during commUNITY. Thank you to our sponsors, speakers, donors, and everyone who joined us in commUNITY to celebrate the voice of LGBTQ+ youth. Our MC for the evening Nina DiAngleo provided energy to a room packed full of love and support for our youth who identify at LGBTQ+. SpeakersContinue Reading

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