The Bridge for Youth

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The Bridge for Youth

A safe place for ALL youth ages 10-22 for safe shelter, basic needs, & healthy relationships. Your support provides hope and stability for the next 50 years.

Since 1970, The Bridge has served over 50,000 homeless and runaway youth in the Minneapolis area. The Bridge for Youth is a premier resource for diverse populations of youth and families needing help by offering: Support that empowers. Safe shelter. Sustainable tools for success and restoration of relationships. When possible, family reunification. The Bridge Values: Bold - Resilient - Inclusive - Disciplined - Great - Ethical. We're here to help!

08/19/2026

En garde! In this realm, we support all youth experiencing homelessness 🐲

Planning to attend the Minnesota Renaissance Festival this season? Stop by the Fencing Booth. They are using their unique platform, and exciting sword skills, to support The Bridge! Give them a follow on social media and visit them at fest!

08/17/2026

Here is some to start off your week 🧡

At The Bridge, we know that having someone in your corner changes everything. No matter the journey, The Bridge is here to walk alongside youth to ensure their safe, accepted, and supported.

08/14/2026

A special shout out to our friends at RBC Wealth Management who went above and beyond at their recent kit packing event. Their team put together over 1,000 snack kits for our Mobile Youth Outreach Center - so many that they needed to bring a whole moving truck to The Bridge!

This gift helps us give essential resources to youth as we begin our busy back to school season. We are so deeply thankful for the support from RBC and everyone in our commUNITY of support. It takes all of us to ensure youth are safe, accepted, and supported 🧡

08/12/2026

Keep up to date with The Bridge by checking out our monthly newsletter! This is your destination for the latest community updates, stories from youth, and important BFY news. Dive in to the latest and be sure to subscribe: https://loom.ly/ExZQE9s

08/10/2026

The Bridge is celebrating 56-years of supporting youth experiencing homelessness! 🎉

What began as a thoughtful and meaningful response to the growing number of unaccompanied youth facing exploitation, addiction, and mental illness has grown into a community staple for youth experiencing homelessness. The Bridge flourishes today thanks to you, our community of support 🧡

Look back with us on The Bridge’s impactful history: https://loom.ly/kBql-d8

08/07/2026

Double your impact and help us end our fiscal year strong! Become a new donor or make an increased gift by September 30th and your gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar by an anonymous foundation. Join our commUNITY of support today: https://loom.ly/XZJ7WnY

08/05/2026

Centering youth voice and growing leadership is key at The Bridge. Recently, members of our Youth Advisory Board (YAB) spent a day at our president’s farm. Hear more from Will, a member of the YAB and the Youth Social Media Committee:
"A week ago, we Youth Advisory Board members took a trip to President Lisa’s farm where we crafted colorful zinnia bouquets, did some fun icebreakers, and discussed and established YAB values. The icebreakers were especially important to welcome and get to know our newest YAB member - DJ!

Before establishing YAB values, we set our baseline to the values that The Bridge follows: Community, co-creation, collaboration, integrity, respect, patience, love, and caring.

From these, we established our current YAB values: patience, honesty, fellowship, respect, and passion. And we will carry these values in all of the work that we do at the Bridge 🧡"

08/03/2026

Thank you to our friends at The Creative Partners Group for spending an afternoon volunteering with us. For the second year in a row, this amazing group came by to lend a hand at The Bridge. Together we deep cleaned the Mobile Youth Outreach Center and took on a big organizing project. We're so grateFULL to have such a strong commUNITY of support 🧡

07/29/2026

July is – a time to uplift voices of disabled individuals and share their stories. We invited our Youth Social Media Committee to highlight some impactful people who have made a difference in the lives of the disabled community.

07/27/2026

⚠️ IMPORTANT RESOURCE: The Bridge is a "Cooling Station" for youth ages 10-17 to escape dangerous temperatures ☀️
When a Heat Advisory or Extreme Heat Warning has been issued for Hennepin County, the heat index is forecast to reach 95°F or higher, or other environmental conditions create a risk of heat-related illness, youth are welcome to come in and find shelter from the heat. Youth can use our lobby to cool off, grab a bottle of water and a snack, relax a bit, and charge their phones.
We are located at 1111 W 22nd St in Minneapolis, off of bus lines 2, 6, and 12.
👉 Check ysnmn.org for more resources around the area. And for more ways to assist youth, visit www.bridgeforyouth.org

Address

1111 W 22nd Street
Minneapolis, MN
55405

Website

https://bridgeforyouth.org/, https://bridgeforyouth.org/donate/, https://bridgeforyouth.org/events, https://www.givemn.o

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