Open Your Heart funding will provide transportation and gender affirming clothing as needed to support LGBTQI+ youth experiencing homelessness. For over 30 years, Avenues for Youth has supported more than 3,600 youth aged 16 to 24 in Hennepin County transition from merely surviving to thriving young adults. Whether a young person needs a place to stay for just one night or for an entire year, Avenues provides youth with the tools to find their path out of homelessness. They do so by providing a stable home, building trusting relationships, and supporting youth in navigating toward their self-identified goals in education, career, health and wellness, housing, and other areas. Open Your Heart is proud to partner in Avenues for Youth’s commitment to ending homelessness among youth.
