Friday, November 25, 2016

Southwest BLAST Partner Avenues for Homeless Youths


BLAST (Being Loving and Sharing Together) Days: Month of December
Sponsored by Southwest Student Council
AVENUES for Homeless Youth:  Helping Homeless Youth Move from SURVIVING TO THRIVING

Since 1994, Avenues has been helping homeless youth.  Over 4,000 youth are homeless and on their own every night in MN.  Avenues operates six programs in the Twin Cities that support more than 300 youth every year with shelter, transitional housing, jobs, education, and other services.  Avenues’ has a committed and caring staff and volunteers to support the youth 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  Each youth works with a team of case managers, mental health therapists, nurses, education specialists, youth counselors and community partners.  Avenues, also, sponsors host home programs which match youth to live with host families in their homes throughout Mpls and the suburbs. 

We can help support Avenues through financial support and the donation of supplies. Donations can be brought to Southwest or given to your student to bring to SW.  Please see a wish list of supplies and further information on Avenues webpage:  http://avenuesforyouth.org/

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