My team
Why I care
I am running the Twin Cities 10 Mile Race in support of Wildflyer Coffee, an amazing organization dedicated to helping young people who are homeless or facing housing challenges. They focus on providing creating job opportunities and teaching essential life skills to empower these kids. Their ultimate goal is to eliminate youth homelessness.
I chose to support this cause because I can't stand the thought of children experiencing the fear and uncertainty that come with homelessness and instability. Every child deserves a safe place to call home and the chance to build a brighter future.
Description
Wildflyer Coffee is a coffee company that hires and trains youth experiencing homelessness throughout the Twin Cities, giving them the tools and skills they need to leave homelessness, achieve self-sufficiency and build the future they deserve.
Every day, there are approximately 7,500 youth ages 16-24 in Minnesota that experience homelessness. These are people's sons or daughters, siblings, and friends, who are not only fighting to fit in with their peers but trying to find basic needs like food and shelter. The likelihood is high that these vulnerable youth will experience untreated mental health disorders, struggle with substance use, engage in survival sex or trafficking, become victims of violent crime or complete suicide.
This fall, I'm running the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon/10 Mile race to raise money for Wildflyer Coffee. Your donation will help provide youth experiencing homelessness with paid employment, housing assistance, mental health referrals, skills coaching, education help, and future career planning. Thank you for joining me to end youth homelessness!
Recent donors
| Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | Melissa Fletcher | $26.50 |
| Sep 26 | Anonymous | $50.00 |
| Sep 26 | Joel, Beth & Ms. Avery | $106.00 |
| Sep 20 | Paul | $26.50 |
| Sep 18 | Solar ☀️ | $53.00 |
| Sep 07 | Juniper McPhillips | $31.80 |
| Sep 07 | Mom | $106.00 |
| Sep 06 | Goon 2 | $53.00 |
| Sep 06 | Traci Prindle | $53.00 |
