Gender-affirming care is an important service to many LGBTQ+ youth. Many states across the United States have been trying to restrict access to gender-affirming care,… Read More
Gender-Affirming Care for LGBTQ+ Youth
Tag Archives: Health Equity
Don’t Settle on the System
In Hennepin County, programs alone can’t solve homelessness. Families need connections to people. Kayla Richards knows what homelessness looks like and feels like. When she… Read More
Hennepin County Helps Teens
In the wake of the pandemic, many adolescents have shown heightened signs of anxiety and depression. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, teenagers’… Read More
Breaking the Cycle
It was only after becoming a father that Felix Martinez-Paz realized he had a lot to learn. Before his daughters were born, Martinez-Paz didn’t understand… Read More
Hope Is Key
Esperanza United is engaging the youth of the metro through domestic violence education Many nonprofit organizations are facing a critical question — in an era… Read More
Fighting Tobacco to Help Mental Health
Commercial tobacco use is literally killing people who are living with mental illness, but they’re not getting the help they need to kick the habit…. Read More
Connecting Hmong Kids to Culture Through Food
HAFA is reintroducing traditional dishes to new generations while supporting farmers. The Hmong American Farmers Association is helping to feed kids in East St. Paul… Read More
Dismantling Inequities in Brooklyn Center
Edwards works to rebuild community in wake of Daunte Wright’s death, pandemic. Reggie Edwards became city manager of Brooklyn Center the day after Daunte Wright… Read More
Opening Doors to Truth, Justice, Healing
NABS, Department of Interior publish the truth about federal Indian boarding schools. For decades, federal Indian boarding schools ripped Native American children from their families,… Read More
Closing the Gap
Be The Match works to build equity in access to bone marrow and cord blood transplants. Imagine a loved one on their deathbed, in need… Read More
Saving Lives by Recruiting Donors, Reaching Minorities
Be The Match is working on ways to find more bone marrow donors to save people from diseases like leukemia. Recently Be The Match and… Read More
Battling Addiction in the East African Community
Alliance Wellness Center assists those struggling with substance abuse in the Twin Cities. Yussuf Shafie knows firsthand how substance abuse impacts the Twin Cities’ East… Read More
Reviving Culture at Leech Lake
The Family Spirit Program connects people on the reservation with forgotten culture. Michael Smith Jr. knows the importance of a name. Many people are given… Read More
App Keeps Lawyers on Standby
TurnSignl co-founder Jazz Hampton knows firsthand what it’s like to be a statistic. As a 31-year-old person of color from Minneapolis, he has been pulled… Read More
Creating Safer Spaces for LGBTQ Youth
How OutFront works to transform Minnesota communities for the better. Northfield, like many cities on Pride weekend, was flooded by people enjoying the evening as… Read More
Foundation Moves Beyond Soccer
Tony Sanneh’s lifelong journey to empower youth, enrich communities When soccer star-turned-CEO Tony Sanneh was asked, “Who are you?” he responded with an emphasis on… Read More
