Your support is more than a gift. It changes the lives of youth.
Annually, The Bridge provides housing for over 300 youth while providing holistic support and outreach services for an additional 6,650 youth experiencing homelessness. It’s your support that makes our mission possible.
When you donate to The Bridge, you help young families dream big, inspire youth to become leaders, and spark hope throughout our commUNITY. Walk alongside us as we support youth experiencing homelessness through emergency shelter, supportive housing, outreach, and more. Together we can ensure all youth are safe, accepted, and supported.
Explore the ways you can be part of our commUNITY of support. Scroll down for more ways to donate. For inquires please contact [email protected].
“Nothing can fully compare to the experiences I had at The Bridge. It was a safe and comfortable environment that knew what I needed as a young
parent. Everything was provided right there, from diapers and food to therapy and medical care. I knew I didn’t have to fight alone anymore.”
-Cierra, A Former Youth at Gloria’s Place, emergency shelter for pregnant or parenting youth at The Bridge for Youth.
You can help in many ways:
2026 Holiday In-Kind Donations
Can you believe it’s that time of year again? The holidays are coming, we we’re calling on our BFY commUNITY to help ensure youth in shelter are safe, accepted, and supported. Spread love and care to youth in shelter by helping us fill our holiday store.
The Bridge’s holiday store gives youth in our programs an opportunity to pick out gifts that spark joy for them. Your contribution will make a huge impact as we ensure all youth experiencing homelessness have a happy holiday.
This year The Bridge is hosting three unique holiday registries. Shop our wishlists to send holiday gifts directly to The Bridge!
-Kohls (This wishlist is tailored to young families and babies)
Click here for a general holiday wishlist.
Interested in sponsoring a specific youth wishlist? You can shop for a specific youth in supportive housing or aftercare! Email [email protected] to learn more.
Current In-Kind Wishlists
The Bridge strives to make youth feel comfortable, loved, and at home – whether they stay at The Bridge for a day, or a couple of weeks. We do that by providing all basic needs, and hopefully, a little bit more than just the basics.
We are currently in need of the following items:
Winter Kits: Click here for a list of what goes in our winter kits!
Hygiene Kits: Click here for a list of what goes in our hygiene kits!
The Bridge is not currently accepting donations of snack kits, used clothing, or tie blankets.
We can only accept items by appointment only. We are unable to accept unscheduled drop-off donations. We are open for drop-offs Mondays – Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and require at least 24-hours noitce. To schedule a donation delivery in advance, please email [email protected].
Donate Stocks and Other Property
For gifts or charitable contributions made via stock transfer, please contact The Bridge Development Department in advance at (612) 230-6685 or [email protected] with donor name, name of the stock, amount of shares, and purpose of gift. This will ensure that donors are properly credited and receipted for their gifts and ensure proper stewarding of donations.
Organization Name: The Bridge for Youth
EIN/Tax ID: 41-0983062
DTC# 0075
Account# 16606455
Account Name Bridge for Youth
Broker/Dealer LPL Financial
Donate by Mail
Mail your donation to:
The Bridge for Youth
Attn: Development Department
1111 West 22nd Street
Minneapolis, MN 55405
Donor Advised Funds
Through careful planning you can maximize your charitable giving to The Bridge, amplify your impact, and minimize your tax burden through Donor Advised Funds. Getting set up today will allow you to make a charitable contribution, receive an immediate tax deduction and then recommend grants from the fund to The Bridge for Youth over time.
For More Information
Contact the Development Department at (612) 230-6685 or email [email protected]
50,000+ youth impacted since 1970
46% of Minnesota homeless are youth
6,000 MN youth homeless on any given night
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