Give to the Max for The Link!

Please join me in supporting The Link for Give to the Max Day! 

I am proud to work as a [position] at The Link. The Link provides crisis support, housing, and supportive services to around 2,000 youth each year across the Twin Cities Metro who are:

• Experiencing homelessness: Youth who don't have a safe place to sleep - often because they have been kicked out of their home, fled domestic violence, or aged out of the foster care system
• Sexually exploited: Young people who have been sexually exploited or trafficked - vulnerable youth are often targeted by traffickers who prey on their need for food, shelter, or a sense of belonging
• Justice system involved: Youth who are not attending school or who have been involved in crime - most often because of poverty or underlying trauma affecting them and/or their family

In response, The Link offers youth-driven programs that empower young people to transition out of crisis into safety and stability. Our staff work one-on-one with youth to heal from trauma, reengage in school, find jobs they love, build healthy relationships, and pursue their goals for the future. 

[Optional]: Every dollar makes a difference! For example...

• $25 helps provide a bus pass so a young person can get to work or a safe place to stay 
• $50 helps provide basic needs kits that Street Outreach workers distribute to youth on the streets while helping them find safety
• $100 helps provide a night of housing and intensive services to a youth or family transitioning out of homelessness or exploitation
• $250 helps provide one month of paid leadership opportunities to a young person on The Link's Youth Advisory Committees
• $500 helps provide a young person with the one-on-one support they need to attend school and work towards graduation
• $1,000 helps provide a deposit for a young parent exiting homelessness with their children

[Optional]: Add in a short story of why you love your job or why you are proud of the work your team does! OR highlight any 2023 stats:  

• 307 youth and families exited homelessness into stable housing
• 117 youth victim-survivors of sex trafficking received safe shelter, supportive services, and a path out of sex trafficking
• 573 youth received intensive case management support through our juvenile justice alternative programs

Your donations to The Link on Give to the Max Day help ensure youth in our community have access to the resources they need and the opportunities they deserve.