WATCH: What happens when someone just needs a chance — and gets one? Meet Angela: youtu.be/h8v7DN5J4Rw She came to Avivo seeking housing and treatment — and now has housing, a career, and continues upward. Support for Avivo this #GTMD25 helps us to assist more people: www.givemn.org/organization...

We are adopting an Avivo family for the holidays but they still have a lot of families who need a match, times are hard, let’s take care of each other

Looking for a socially-conscious - but still fun - activity? Join our friends at zAmya Theater Project for their new show, Living In America: The Waiting List Is Full, with shows between November 13-21. Learn more at zamyatheater.org/the-waiting-...

A growing need means more Avivo kids and families need your help with holiday gifts! 150 Adopt-A-Family families still need a match. Learn more about Adopt-A-Family and how you can help at avivomn.org/adopt-a-fami...

We can’t pause hope. Because of the federal shutdown, thousands of Minnesotans are already feeling the impact: SNAP benefits paused, housing supports frozen, and federal payments to community organizations delayed. Even as payments stop, the need doesn’t.

Please read and share! With the federal government shut down thousands of Avivo participants will lose SNAP benefits in November, which cover the cost of food and necessities. You can help - donate Food Kits at avivomn.org/donate/urgen... and donate gift cards at avivomn.org/donate/wish-...

Please read and share! With the federal government shut down thousands of Avivo participants will lose SNAP benefits in November, which cover the cost of food and necessities. You can help - donate Food Kits at avivomn.org/donate/urgen... and donate gift cards at avivomn.org/donate/wish-...

Thanks to the many businesses who attended this year's Avivo's Business Partner Council Annual Meeting, bringing together both longtime collaborators and new faces. The event reignited momentum for the BPC and sparked meaningful conversations. Learn more: avivomn.org/volunteer/bu...

Avivo's range of services covers housing, recovery services, mental health services, and career advancement. That's why our programs hosted an open house so staff across program groups learn about each other and how to ensure participants in our programs have access to everything they need.

October's Featured Volunteer Opportunity: Gather your friends, family members, or coworkers to help us set up a new donations storage closet to store donations supporting participants and their families in Avivo's programs! Weekdays and weekend days available. Learn more: avivomn.org/volunteer/

Friday is #WorldMentalHealthDay! There's no health without mental health, and that's why Avivo offers several mental health services: our Mental Health Clinic, our Community Support Program, and Case Management. Learn more at avivomn.org/mental-healt...

We were so thankful to host Xcel Energy for their annual Day of Service! Volunteers had a blast – and helped make a huge difference, helping paint at Avivo Village to ensure our spaces match our value of Absolute Dignity. Visit avivomn.org/volunteer/ to learn about volunteering at Avivo!

Last week Avivo staff headed to Rochester for this year's Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless Annual Conference! The conference is a great way for us to share our knowledge, and also learn new ideas and strategies.

Did you know that this month is National Disability Employment Awareness Month? Avivo is proud to work with individuals living with a disability to find employment, enter career education, and more. Learn more at avivomn.org/people-with-...

Ground is broken! Watch highlights from the groundbreaking for our new 48-unit Avivo Village emergency shelter in St. Cloud! Watch here: youtu.be/_GYJvhBcKng?... If you'd like to support Avivo and this project, as well as the people we serve and will serve, visit avivomn.org/donate/give-...

You can make a direct difference in the lives of families in Avivo's programs by supporting a family for Avivo’s Adopt-A-Family Holiday Gift Program! The program matches families in Avivo's programs with community sponsors who anonymously provide gifts for the holidays: avivomn.org/adopt-a-fami...

Join us for this year’s Achieving Dreams Breakfast, presented by Marsden! Celebrate the power of businesses and nonprofits partnering to build stronger, healthier, and more equitable communities. Tickets and sponsorships are still available. Learn more at avivomn.org/achieving-dr...

We're so excited to break ground on a new 48-unit Avivo Village in St. Cloud. We want to thank the local and state media who attended, including Gordon Severson from KARE 11, who shared this story: www.kare11.com/article/news...

Last week we celebrated Avivo's values of Absolute Dignity, Radical Welcome, and Leaning into Curiosity with an all-day all-staff event. This year's theme focused on belonging - with guest speaker Dante Curtis helping lead discussion. Thank you to our JEDI committee who helped make it happen!

Avivo is hosting an Avivo Career Fair on Tuesday, September 30, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. with more than 10 employers in attendance at next week's hiring event! Details are here: avivomn.org/event/avivo-...

Thanks to @kare11.bsky.social for reaching out to and including Avivo's Ending Homelessness team for comment on this story "Experts warn of rising dehumanization of unhoused community, impact of federal cuts." Watch here: www.kare11.com/video/news/l...

Our friends and partners at zAmya Theater Project are starting new, weekly, and free Creative Expressions Sessions on September 30 at the Hennepin County Library Minneapolis Central Library! Learn more at zamyatheater.org/creative-exp...

Thanks to everyone who came out to support this year's Minnesota Recovery Connection Walk for Recovery, including staff, program participants, and members of the public and other organizations! September is #RecoveryMonth and you can learn more at samhsa.gov/find-support/how-to-cope

September is Recovery Month! Avivo celebrates recovery for anyone who seeks it, and we're proud to once again be a Silver-level sponsor for this year's Minnesota Recovery Connection Walk for Recovery! 1/2

100 full-sized hygiene kits arrived this week, thanks to the Minneapolis Area Realtors. They purchased, assembled, and dropped off kits at Avivo for us to distribute to the people we serve as they move into housing. #ThankYou See how your organization can help: lnkd.in/gaigfMC6

We were lucky recently to host Alana Morris from COMPAS recently to teach moms in our programs and their kids dance and movement! Thanks to Alana for elevating the spirits of everyone around. Learn more about Alana and COMPAS at www.compas.org/artist/alann...

Graduations are one of our favorite things at Avivo – congratulations to these two graduates from our Healthcare Technician/Medical Office career training program! Learn about our upcoming training sessions at avivomn.org/avivo-instit...

Support Avivo participants as they move into housing by donating a First Week of Food Kit! This kit should include non-perishable items to support a person’s or family’s first week in their new home. Learn about what's in a kit and schedule a drop-off time at avivomn.org/donate/urgen...

Support Avivo participants as they move into housing by donating a First Week of Food Kit! This kit should include non-perishable items to support a person’s or family’s first week in their new home. Learn about what's in a kit and schedule a drop-off time at avivomn.org/donate/urgen...

Overdose deaths disproportionately impact older Black men. Few programs in Minnesota exist to support them www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...

Thanks to these volunteers from Twin Cities SERVE for their work supporting Avivo! They helped us move mulch, helped clear out old files set to be shredded, and more! #thankyou If your group is interested in volunteering at Avivo, visit avivomn.org/volunteer/ to learn about opportunities!

Do you have extra men's dress/professional clothing clothes that you'd like to put to good use? Donate to Avivo's Clothing Closet and help outfit graduates of our programs as they look for jobs. Drop-offs of lightly-used can be done at our 1900 Chicago Ave location during business hours.

August is Overdose Prevention Month - and this week Avivo spoke with @wcconews.bsky.social reporter Ashley Grams about a synthetic opioid showing up more and more in Minnesota. Watch the report at www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

Avivo staff made an extended appearance on @mprnews.org's Minnesota Now this week. Listen to this 10-minute segment with guest host Chris Farrell: www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...

This month's volunteer opportunity is painting at Avivo Village! A group opportunity to help Avivo Village live up to our value of Absolute Dignity! Learn more: avivomn.org/volunteer/

It's been a while since we asked - but can you reply with any Twin Cities or MN nonprofits on Bluesky you think we should follow? Thank you!

1/3: There's a community advisory issued yesterday from the Minnesota Department of Health for increased risk of overdoses. Avivo's teams are working harder than ever to get the word out and to assist with overdose prevention. Please read the advisory at www.health.state.mn.us/communities/...

We're hiring! See our latest Featured Jobs, which include a Staff Accountant, a Career Counselor, and a Therapist Trainee. See these, plus all of our openings at avivomn.org/about/careers/

Thank you to Colliers for their donation of 48 kids hygiene kits! We are thankful to receive kits to help with parents' needs, but donations like these help parents in our programs keep their kiddos happy and healthy too. You can help, too, at avivomn.org/donate/urgen...

Thanks to our friends from Meetinghouse Church for hosting an Ice Cream Social at Avivo Village! They served dozens of bowls of ice cream, with custom-made/made-to-order ice cream sundaes for all, helping raise spirits during the hottest time of year. #ThankYou

Reminder: July's Urgent Needs Kit is Summer Cleaning Kits! Help Avivo participants moving into housing this summer keep their apartments clean! See what's in a Summer Cleaning Kit and schedule a drop-off time at avivomn.org/donate/urgen... Pictured: Donation of cleaning supplies from The MPX Group.

Thanks to the jobseekers and the hiring companies and their staff for attending this month's Avivo Career Fair! Look for details on upcoming career fairs in the coming weeks.

Thanks to Affordable Housing Finance for covering Bimosedaa, a unique housing project in downtown Minneapolis by Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative, with services provided by Avivo. Bimosedaa means "let's walk together" in Ojibwe. Read the article: www.housingfinance.com/developments...

These volunteers from CCF were AMAZING at Avivo Village! Thanks to their efforts, we were able to pack 1,000 overdose reversal kits to help save lives, and they also helped organize our Street Outreach Team's closet, which houses a variety of things they distribute when they're checking in on folks!

One of our favorite days, 2-4 times per year, is LinkedIn portrait day for participants in our employment programs. Thanks to Tim, a volunteer photographer, who took portraits for about 25 people, giving them a professional photo to share on their LinkedIn profiles during their job hunt.

Looking for a new career or job? Avivo is hosting a career fair on Tuesday, July 22 at our 1825 Chicago Avenue location, from 10-1 p.m.! Some employers: Ampact, Atlas Staffing, Cassia, Children's MN, Dexiros, Hennepin Healthcare, J.B. Hunt, Marsden Services, MnDOT, and more!

Raspberries, flowers, and more! Our gardens at 1825 Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis are in full bloom, and are quite fruitful as well. Thanks to the staff who help manage the gardens and distribute the food when there's enough!

Collaboration between artists, staff, and residents helped transform a blank wall at Avivo Village into a vibrant, community-crafted mural. Over 3 days, artists led open design sessions on-site. As residents sketched words/images, a core concept emerged: avivomn.org/about/curren...

Huge thanks to the amazing volunteers from Geronimo Power (formerly National Grid Renewables) who, via @HOTC , helped beautify our campus by spreading mulch and fixing/rebuilding pergolas, clear 200 archive boxes & more! Interested in volunteering? Visit: avivomn.org/volunteer/

A massive thank you to Harris Company for their donation of nearly 200 travel hygiene kits! Each kit contains essentials for people our Street Outreach Team meets to both look and feel good. Want to provide for someone with an urgent need? Visit avivomn.org/donate/urgen... to see how!