The Link Minnesota

Looking for a way to give back this season? 🍂🧡🍁 Sign up to join The Link for our upcoming Fall Community Volunteer event on November 12th in Apple Valley! We will be making individual servings of Pasta Primavera and packaging Cookies in a Jar so young people can enjoy warm meals and homemade treats during the holiday season. ➡ Sign up to attend and bring needed ingredients: https://lnkd.in/gsVHMfKJ

Congratulations to the Minnesota Lynx on an incredible season! An amazing team on and off the court 💜

“𝙄 𝙖𝙢 𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙥𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧- 𝙬𝙚 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚." Youth Leader Spotlight! Meet Karli, The Link’s Youth Council President and Housing Advisory Committee Co-Chair. The Link is a youth and adult led organization, engaging youth as leaders in order to be responsive to the changing needs of our community. Learn more about Karli and her role as a youth leader in our Annual Report: https://shorturl.at/fQYup

📸 Rise for Change photos are here! We are beyond grateful to everyone who sponsored, donated, supported, but most importantly- LISTENED to youth survivors and rose for change. We couldn’t do this work without people like you 🌞 Special thank you to our wonderful photographer, PavlicaPhotography!

The Link has THE BEST staff 🤩 Last week youth and adult staff gathered together for our Annual Retreat to reflect on the past year and celebrate all that we have accomplished. We gave out awards, enjoyed lunch together, and engaged in self-care activities outside at the beautiful Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 🌳 ☀️ Thank you to our incredible staff who work tirelessly to support and empower youth in our community!

TODAY is your chance to support The Link on Target Circle’s list of featured nonprofits. Here’s how: Step 1: Choose ‘My Target’ in the Target app or ‘Account’ on Target.com Step 2: Tap ‘Cast votes’ Step 3: Find us & vote

We are thrilled to share that Vednita Carter, a groundbreaking leader in the anti-trafficking movement and the founder of Breaking Free StP, will be the keynote speaker at The Link's Rise for Change Breakfast! LAST CHANCE for tickets ➡ https://lnkd.in/gh-hDZ2K Join us at Rise for Change on Wednesday, October 9th to learn about youth sex trafficking in Minnesota and what each of us can do to prevent sexual exploitation and support youth survivors.

We had so much fun stopping by KARE 11 this week to chat Rise for Change with our event host Alexis Rogers! You don't want to miss this energizing event! Attendees will learn about youth sex trafficking from youth and adult experts, hear from an inspirational keynote, and enjoy connecting with fellow changemakers. Get your tickets ➡ https://lnkd.in/gh-hDZ2K

We are so grateful to partner with Apple Autos for their 2nd Annual Season of Giving. This month, Apple Autos is donating $25 to The Link for every car sold - up to $10,000! 🚗 ❤️

Grab a bike and join the Rotary Club of North Minneapolis in exploring the Northside's breweries and black-owned businesses, while benefiting The Link and our work to build housing equity for BIPOC youth and families. Each ticket will get you an event t-shirt, drink tickets at each stop, and a curated bike tour of North Minneapolis. Tickets ➡ https://lnkd.in/gFsE29vy