Cincere Burns, The Link: Fundraising Page For The Young Families Program.

The Young Families Program at The Link serves pregnant and parenting youth exiting from shelter to housing.  Our program is a scattered site program with 29 units of housing for families and the program is inclusive of all.   Families include single mothers, fathers and couples including same sex couples.

There is a large number of young families experiencing homelessness with children, so it is critical that we provide housing programs at The Link that support both young parents and their children.  

After moving into housing each young person creates a goal plan and works with   their assigned Case Manager in order to reach the goals that they set for themselves.  The youth's assigned Case Manager will provide information, resources and referrals in order for the youth to reach their goals.  The Link is also unique due to the fact that in addition to housing and all other traditional support services that are provided to the youth being served, we are also providing them with early childhood programming, parenting education in their homes, assistance with childcare enrollment and conducting the Ages and Stages Questionnaire. These services are provided by our Family Support Specialist.

Supporting the Young Families Program will allow The Link to continue to provide quality services to the families that are being served as they work towards gaining stability and ending the cycle of homelessness.

Please consider donating to The Link, The Young Families Program and the young families that we serve.  For additional information about The Link and our Young Families Program, please visit our website at www.thelinkmn.org