Mark McNammer, Director of Programs, brings over 25 years of leadership experience in several different community-based organizations including Headway Emotional Health (formerly The Storefront Group), Freeport West Project SOLO, and Avenues for Youth. His experience spans a broad range of programs and services including mental health, case management, housing and supportive services for homeless youth, […]
Julie Fliflet, CPA, Director of Finance and Administration, comes to HOPE 4 Youth with over 25 years of experience working with nonprofits. Julie’s entire career has been focused on nonprofits, first in public accounting as an auditor in the nonprofit division for a large accounting firm and most recently, directing finance and administration activities for […]
Nikki Kalvin, Community Outreach & Events Specialist, comes to HOPE 4 Youth with over 20 years of experience in both government and nonprofit management. Nikki’s experience includes managing staff and volunteers as well overseeing large special events and annual fundraising campaigns. Most recently, Nikki served as the Membership and Marketing Director for the YMCA where […]
Dear Friends and Supporters, Thank you for your continued support of HOPE 4 Youth during COVID-19. Your on-going gifts of time, talent, and treasure are greatly needed and appreciated as we continue to serve youth experiencing homelessness during this unprecedented time. On any given night in Minnesota, 6,000 youth are without a home. Many of […]
HOPE 4 Youth is excited to announce that Linda Bryant has been hired as our new Executive Director! Linda has three decades of successful experience working with youth, teens, families and adults in developing, implementing and delivering programs that have assisted thousands of Minnesotans in overcoming barriers that have worked to prevent changing their life […]
As we celebrate the New Year, we look to furthering our vision of a community where all youth feel safe, valued, and supported while reaching their full potential. And doing this by providing HOPE for youth experiencing homelessness – HOPE in the form of: Housing, Outreach, Prevention, and Education/Employment. Today, we’d like to share the […]
As the hands on the clock move closer to midnight, we need your help to reach our year end goal. A gift in any amount, allows us to continue providing pathways to end youth homelessness for youth like Amber. Amber shared, “Without HOPE 4 Youth and HOPE Place, I would not be in school and […]
HOPE Place, our supportive transitional housing program, has been changing the trajectories of the young people who have lived there. Beau was the very first young person to move into HOPE Place in December of 2016. Over the past three years he has been empowered to make many changes in his life that he’d like […]
At this year’s Gala 4 HOPE, Kayla shared her story. The entire room was brought to their feet as she left the stage. If you were unable to attend the Gala, please take a few minutes to read her story and how HOPE 4 Youth has empowered her to move forward on her journey. “My journey […]
Take a moment to look out your window. Now picture yourself without a home and having to live – to sleep – outside. Can you imagine it? Yet every day, 6,000 youth are living without a home. Tonight 6,000 youth will sleep out in the cold. These are their stories: I’ve slept on the streets. […]
