The Youth Legacy Foundation

since 2011

Contact(s): Bridget Siljander

Additional information:

Reason(s) the Group Meets:
Social, Personal Skills

Products or Services Offered:
We are a coordination hub that supports youth with disabilities to engage in a variety of community activities to grow personally and professionally, and use their strengths and abilities to contribute meaningfully to the community.

Board of Directors:
Yes

Receives Support From:
The Minneapolis Foundation, individual donors

Mission/Vision Statement:
The mission of YLF is to engage youth in humanitarian, charitable, and service activities to empower them to lead exemplary lives and create their legacies in the community while making a difference and changing the world. We envision youth with disabilities fully participating in community and building legacies. With an emphasis on legacy building, we engage youth with disabilities in volunteer, leadership, and mentoring activities, to grow in confidence and experience while making a difference, develop personally and professionally, and to use their gifts and talents to give back.

Typical Activities:
Volunteer service, leadership, mentoring, peer mentoring