About 6,000 young people experience homelessness every night in Minnesota, according to Backpack Project MN.
The nonprofit provides backpacks with personal care items for young people in need. They work with YouthLink, The Link, StreetWorks, Ain Dah Yung Center and the Division of Indian Work to distribute these backpacks to youth in the Twin Cities area.
Through these backpacks, the nonprofit has reached more than 7,000 people in the last ten years. Backpack Project MN is seeking to raise $25,000 for operating costs in 2025.
Founder Randy Palmer visited KARE 11 News at Noon to share more.