Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO BE A COMMUNITY IN WHICH ALL YOUTH, WITHOUT REGARD TO THEIR LIVING SITUATION, HAVE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE AND ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS AND DREAMS. THE AGENCY DOES THIS BY SUPPORTING AND EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE ON THEIR JOURNEY TO SELF-RELIANCE.
TO SUPPORT AND EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE ON THEIR JOURNEY TO SELF-RELIANCE.
DROP-IN / OUTREACH / BASIC NEEDS: THE JOURNEY OF YOUTH TOWARD A FUTURE OF HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY IS SOLIDIFIED AT THE BASIC NEEDS/DROP-IN CENTER. THIS CRITICAL FIRST STEP SERVICE GIVES HOMELESS YOUTH THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME OFF THE STREETS AND INTO A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT WHERE COMPREHENSIVE BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR YOUTH TRANSITION IN TO INDEPENDENCE AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY ARE PROVIDED. Youth have access to meals, showers, laundry facilities, personal hygiene products, clean clothes, lockers and computer stations. They also have access to legal advice, system advocates, case management, referrals and other social support. YouthLink has served over 1700 unduplicated youth a year for the last two years. Education and Employment Support: The agency believes education is a key out of poverty for young people served. To this end, YouthLink provides a holistic, integrated approach to education directly linked to career and job aspirations. "Learning and earning" is a core model of service delivery; young are directly involved in setting their future pathway. This includes simultaneous education and career readiness assessment, developing education and career competencies through instruciton in independent living skills, individualized tutoring to prepare for the GED, guidance to re-enroll and stay in local schools, first level pre-career internships linked to education training, post-secondary application assistance and fee assistance, financial aid form assistance, classes on personal finance and budgeting, resume building, job search, cooking classes, and ongoing employment subsidy support for youth employed. Youth Opportunity Center: YouthLink hosts and operates the Youth Opportunity Center (YOC) onsite. The YOC brings together multiple nonprofits, services and resources in one place, providing a "one-stop shop" for homeless youth. At present, 32 partnering agencies provide a comprehensive array of support services at the YOC to nearly 2,000 youth annually. These partners are on site at different times throughout a month. At the core of the YOC is the full-service crisis drop-in center -- a low-barrier, basic needs service operating year-round, Monday thru Friday, from 9am to 9am; Saturday - Sunday, 6pm to 9am. Drop-in / Extended Hours Overnight Services: Thanks to a major gift from the Frey Foundation in 2020 ($700,000), YouthLink has now extended day-time drop-in hours to be open overnight. On weekdays, the drop-in is open 24/7, during the weekends it is open from 6pm-9am. Basic needs, food, showers, washers/dryers and staff navigators are all available to young people. Additionally young people are connected to resources for long-term stability support services.
HOUSING STABILITY: ACCESS TO HOUSING STABILITY RESOURCES IS A PRIORITY FOR YOUTH. THIS STARTS FROM THE FIRST DAY A YOUNG PERSON COMES IN CONTACT WITH A STAFF PERSON. YOUTHLINK IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PROVIDERS OF SUPPORT SERVICES IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE TIWN CITIES; THE AGENCY PROVIDES SOCIAL SERVICES IN 190 UNITS OF TRANSITIONAL AND PERMANENT HOUSING FOR HOMELESS YOUTH. THIS INCLUDES ONSITE SERVICES FOR 69 UNITS THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP IWHT AEON, THE OWNER AND DEVELOPER OF ARCHDALE AND ST. BARNABAS APARTMENTS. YOUTHLINK ALSO PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVIES TO ELIGIBLE YOUTH AT A 42-UNIT NICOLLET SQUARE APARTMENTS, A PARTNERSHIP WITH BEACON INTERFAITH HOUSING COLLABORATIVE AND 46 BEDS AT DOWNTOWN VIEW, A PARTNERSHIP WITH PROJECT FOR PRIDE IN LIVING, ALONG WITH OTHER SCATTERED SITE UNITS. ELIGIBLE YOUTH CAN LEASE A ONE-BEDROOM OR AN EFFICIENCY APARTMENT WHILE SURROUNDED BY AN EFFECTIVE SYSTEM OF YOUTHLINK STAFF SUPPORT. SUPPORT INCLUDES CASE MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS ONSITE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, GROUP SUPPORT ACTIVITIES AND CULTURAL ACTVITIES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Dr Heather Huseby | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $158,340 |
| Alex Tittle | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Hauser | PAST TREASURER, BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Amol Dixit | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Will Roach | PAST PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John Quincy | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Severson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Moriarty | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Crystal Hatcher | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jared Brewington | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Bildsoe | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Medaria Arradondo | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Garcia | VICE PRESIDENT / SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Cramer | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Jeannie Joas | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sharon Pierce | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| David Adams | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Melvin Tennant | PAST VP/SEC, BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
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